Judge, 1903-01-10 · page 12 of 16
Judge — January 10, 1903 — page 12: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertisements** rather than editorial content, typical of early 1900s magazines. The main cartoon is small—a single-panel joke titled "EVIDENTLY 'O.K.'" showing two society women discussing a neighbor's social standing. **The Cartoon's Joke:** One woman asks if the other's family is "all right socially." The response: "They must be. Why, their house has been burglarized at least ten times." **The Satire:** This mocks upper-class social pretension by inverting respectability markers. Frequent burglaries supposedly indicate a house worth targeting—thus valuable possessions, thus wealth, thus social status. It satirizes how wealthy people judge each other primarily by material display rather than character or actual accomplishment. The rest of the page contains advertisements for whiskey, shipping lines, dining cars, Oriental rugs, and patent medicines—standard Judge fare of the era. The "PURSUIT" poem above discusses chasing fleeting goals (butterfly, money) only to devalue them when caught, offering moral commentary rather than satire.
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On the Wing Reputation travels like the wind. Over the Continent the Ameri- can Gentleman’s Whiskey — Baltimore Rye has founded a new type, a new name for what isa Pure, Old Mellow Product A good thing passes from lip to lip. Sold at all first-class cafés and by jobbers. WM. LANAHAN & SON, Baltimore, Md. “Well,"" said the friend, “how do you like Washington?” Colonel Stilwell paused to consider, and then answered, “Well, the speech-making is more frequent, but I don’t think the quality of the liquor is nearly as good as w at we have at home."—Washington Star. NEW DINING CARS. ‘The Lehigh Valley Railroad has placed in service two new dining cars to supplement its present excellent dinng-car system. ‘The new cars are products ofthe Pullman shops at Chicago, being constructed from Plans supplied by the rallfoad company, and for com: Pleteness of design and richness of decal, considerably turpass previous products of the Pallman shops Constable KoCa Oriental Rugs. Axminster and Aubusson Whole Carpets, Wilton and Brussels Carpetings in New and Special Designs and Colorings. Upholstery, Fabrics. ‘Lace’ Curtains, Lace Sets and Panels for Beds, Nets and Applications for Curtains. Tapestries for Walls and Furniture Coverings. Designs Prepared and Estimates Furnished, High & NEW YORK. LOOD poIso guaranty. It Steep yon feed elt have achog and fan, ran, Bere ‘Threat, Pimples, Copper’¢ Any part ot the body, fair or 1490 Masonic Tern; Capital, $200 mn. for-page book fore cera. oc Vyebrows failing oat, write COOK REMEDY CO. le, Chicago, TI, for proofs of cares. tree. (oF PO PURSUIT. A boy once chased d butterfly; it led him far away. till he was out of breath, until the twilight gray. His hands were torn jae ran ith briers and his | we. legs were sore— | And when he caught the fluttering thing | he valued it no more. | A man once chased a dollar, and he ran with might and main, | Unmoved by other pleasures and indiffer- ent to pain | And when a glittering fortune in his grasp | quite safely lav, He said, “I't! turn philanthropist and give #t all away —Washington Star. Health of body and strength of mind are represented in Abbott's, the Original Angos- tura Bitters—the best-known tonic for blood and nerves. All druggists. Manager—" Hittemhard has challenged you. Can you lick him?" Pugilist—"Sure. Why, say, I could do dat mug if I was tongue-tied.” Higgins—"How does that new cook } of yours hold out? You said she was | an angel.”” Wiggins—"I forgot at the time that angels have wings. She has flown."— Boston Transcript SSS CLYDE LINE THE ONLY DIRECT ALL- WATER ROUTE BETWEEN NEW YORK, BOSTON Charleston Jacksonville, Fla. St, Johns River Service between Jacksonville and ‘Ssnford, Fla., and intermediate Landings. Every copy of JUDGE for 1905 ta two volumes, substantially bound ia cloth, with gilt edging, express pre- paid anywhere in the United States, for $9.00. Send orders promptly. Judge Publishing Co., 0 FIFTH AVERUE, NEW YORK. Established 1823. WILSON WHISKEY. ’ That's All! THE WILSON DISTILLING CO. Baittmore, Md. EVIDENTLY “0. K."" Is her family all right socially 2 Epr—" They must be. Why, their house has been burglarized at least ten times.” SA i, o i} SSS SSS SSSR ty Mi leu fh 3 Shee PUBLISHERS, PRINTERS AND Desiring paper of superior excellence and uniformity can secure it of the makers of the papers used in LITHOGRAPHERS _ the various publications of THE JUDGE PUBLISHING COMPANY. comicbooks.com