Judge, 1903-01-31 · page 12 of 16
Judge — January 31, 1903 — page 12: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, with a collection of short jokes interspersed between ads. The advertisements promote whiskey, upholstery, pianos, playing cards, and tonics—typical early 1900s consumer goods. The scattered **jokes** reflect period social attitudes: one references expensive divorce costs (suggesting marital discord among wealthy women); another mocks rural ignorance (a farmer questioning a horse's "pedigree"); and several feature condescending humor about servants, children's logic, and immigrant speech patterns. One joke references Morocco's political instability and a one-eyed pretender to the throne—a topical reference to early 1900s colonial conflicts. The cartoon "Her Status Quo" depicts a wealthy woman in fine clothes, with the caption suggesting she's either "very poor, very rich, or very literary"—satire on social ambiguity and class performance. Overall, this represents **turn-of-the-century American humor**: genteel, focused on domestic situations, class commentary, and contemporary news events, all surrounding commercial messaging.
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A Fine Tonic When a tonical stimulant Baltimore Rye is the purest and best. For the debili- tated of both sexes it is (AHAN & SON BALTIMORE Perfection in Age, Purity, Flavor. Sold at all first-class cafés and by jobbers. WM. LANAHAN & SON, Baltimore, Md. Upholstery. ngs and Furniture Coverings. Cretonnes and Linen Taffetas. Ruffled Muslin and Madras Curtains. Slip Covers, Beds and Bedding. Hotel and Yacht Work a Specialty. Estimates on Request. High ee. NEW YORK. You will get more prompt attention and better service by mentioning Jock when answering advertisements. | “It cost me one thousand dollars to get my divorce,” said the Boston woman. “You were swindled,” replied the woman from Chicago. ‘That's about : much as I ever paid for any of Philadelphia Record. Perkins, jr—" Why don't ye buy that horse of Seth's, pop? He's got a fine pedigree.” Perkins, sr —"Pedigree? The ques- she wuth anything? Why, boy, them Sassiety folks what comes here in the summer has_ pedigrees.” —Brooklyn Life. “Do you have any highwaymen ou here?” asked the timid tourist. “Yes,” answered Bronco Bob, who was reading the papers that had come in |by the weekly mail. “But cheer up. They're just amateurs. We haven't any trusts yet.""—Washington Star. She—"Do you regard marriage asa necessity or a luxury?” He—" Well, when a man marries a cross-eyed girl who says silly things, whose nose turns up at the end, and whose | [should say it was a nece Chuctigo Record-Herald. “It appears that the Moorish pretender is fighting for the purpose of winning the throne of Morocco for the present sultan's brother, a prince with but one cye named Mulai Mohammed. . “Would it inconvenience you too much to mention the name of his other eye?” —Cleveland Plain Deale Mamma—" Johnny, did you wipe your feet on the mat when you came in?" Fohnny—"I couldn't get my shoe- strings untied; they were in a hard knot.” Mamma—'But what have the shoe- strings to do with it?” Fohnny—"1 couldn't. wipe my feet without ‘taking off my shoes, could 1?" —Boston Transcript. Get strength of bone and muscle, purify the system with Abbott's, the Original Angostura Bitters. Druggists. “She always has two servants in Her house,” said Mrs. Tumming. “Huh! so have we,” said Mrs. D), “One going, other coming.” —Philadelphia’ Press. Little girl—" A pound of steak, please, and cut it tough, will yer?" Butcher (amazed)—" Why?” Little girl—"'Cause, if it's tender, father cats it all!” —London Tatler. month or year. To Those Interested ‘in Pianos A piano investment is not an investment of a day, The money paid for a piano should represent the enjoyment of more than one century of ownership. THE KNABE costs more in the first instance than most pianos, but IN THE LONG RUN it proves to be not alone the most satisfactory instru- ment, but the least expensive compared with any piano. We will be glad to tell you why. WM. KNABE @ CO. Baltimore New York Washington Established 1823. WILSON WHISKEY. That’s All! THE WILSON DISTILLING CO. Baltimore, 64. father is worth about two million dollars, | insures a clear head, a bright eye and a good digestion. Athletes ac- cordingly enjoy and com- mend it. HER STATUS QUO. h, mamma! just see that woman! How wretched she looks, and such When you play with Bicycle Playing Cards you hold Good Cards. Bicycle cards always wear well. Sold by dealers. Popular price. Order by name, 20backs. Design shown is “Automobile” back, copyrighted, 1902, by The U.S. Playing Card Co. Cincinnati, U S.A. We will send 128-page Condensed for 10c. stamps, it addressed to Dept 6 comicbooks.com