Judge, 1903-02-07 · page 21 of 24
Judge — February 7, 1903 — page 21: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertisements** rather than satirical content. The ads target early-1900s consumers: **Main Advertisements:** - **Pabst Blue Ribbon**: Beer marketed as Milwaukee's finest, featuring a small comic about a man returning a lost opera glasses case to a woman—a genteel "romance" setup typical of period advertising humor. - **Williams' Shaving Stick**: Emphasizes "rich creamy lather" with a mustachioed man's portrait, appealing to masculine grooming standards of the era. - **Evans' Ale**: Another brewery product - **Sohmer Pianos**: High-end instruments - **Bugville Life**: A 25-cent publication illustrated by Gus Dirks - **Whitman's Chocolates**: Positioned as courtship gifts The small comedy pieces (opera glasses, cigarette smoking) are generic period humor used to make ads engaging rather than satirical commentary. The page demonstrates how Judge monetized readership through luxury consumer goods marketed to middle and upper-class audiences.
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Pabst ILLIAMS *sriex° BlueRibbon he most popular club beverage a Mila uhes's choicest brew Rich Creamy Lather I* its great thick, close, creamy lather, Williams’ Shaving Stick is incomparably ahead of all others. This lather not only penetrates and softens the beard as no other will, but it is wonderfully soothing and healing. It imparts a velvety softness to the face and leaves it cooled and refreshed. THE BEGINNING OF A ROMANCE. Sold everzwhere, but sent postpaid on receipt Suim—" I beg your pardon, miss, but you have just Of price, 25c., If your dealer does not supply you. Gropped this package.” Se eae AL should Miss Ctark—" Oh, thank you ever so much!: I shou! have been very sorry to have lost that It is a palr of THE J. B. WILLIAMS COMPANY Flammarion Opera Glasses." Suir" Then, two chefsd'ceuvre—one carrying the Glastonbury, Conn., U. S. A. other—beauty and optics!" DRESDEN syoney Eustacia—" How pleased Eleanor looks | to-night!" THE NEW ERA Edmonia—"Yes; she’s cither had a| in the Ale industry bevan Bi) proposal, or some man has sent her a box | with the BOTTLING ot of candy Detroit Free Press. > Evans WHEN, YOU GO “TO COURT- YOUR Ale WHITMAN'S = Chocolates and Brewery. ‘ S Kind old gentleman—" Little boy, do You smoke cigarettes?” Se ‘ «For Sale ~ yer a chew." —Chicago Journal. THE “SOHMER” HEADS THE } Everywhere LIST OF THE HIGHEST GRADE PIANOS SOHMER | ov ve onner=snene 25 Cents ment of your goods it would be PIANOS seen in all parts of the world. | | Advertise in ‘‘JUDGE,” the | Illustrated by GUS DIRKS Sohmer Building, ont eS all-over-earth medium. Sth Ave., cor 82d St. Por — ia | PUBLISHERS, AND Desiring paper of superior excellence and uniformity can secure it of the makers of the papers used in tTHOGRAPHERS _ the various publications of THE JUDGE PUBLISHING COMPANY. Ccomicbooks.con