Judge, 1903-02-07 · page 3 of 24
Judge — February 7, 1903 — page 3: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising** rather than political satire. The top cartoon titled "Just in Time" appears to be a humorous domestic scene showing a man and woman with golf clubs, likely making a joke about leisure activities or marital dynamics, though the specific reference is unclear from the caption alone. The large lower advertisement promotes **Moët & Chandon Champagne**, celebrating sales figures from 1902 with a costumed figure. It emphasizes the champagne's market dominance using statistics. The right side advertises the **Victor Talking Machine** (an early phonograph), claiming it's a genuine musical instrument—not merely a novelty—that can reproduce performances by famous singers and orchestras affordably, positioning it against competitors. Both ads represent early 1900s consumer products targeting affluent readers.
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ses || |, | EVERYTHING, | = | EVERYTHING) L Mis Master's A Real Musical Instrument Not a mere novelty — for curiosity and fun. The Victor is a musical instrument, like a piano. More than a piano; itisor- | chestra if you want it; band if you want it; piano if you want it; voice if you want it. And it plays itself. It is not like an idle piano standing around with nobody to play it. It brings the talent of the great sing- ers, players, orchestras, entertainers of every sort, right to your home. You could not get the originals—even for a single per- formance— for less than $100,000, if you | get them at all. You can have them, with the Victor —whenever you want them, as ‘long as you want them— for a few dollars. There can be but one best. The judges at the Pan-American Exposition unani- mously decided that the Victor was it. Send for catalogue of the xew Victor (with the rigid arm). ante ~~ JUST IN TIME. Mr. Suonry (with the cigar)—"" Hullo, Scribbler, old chap! Was that last book of yours a success ?” ‘Scripster—“* Rather. ‘The publishers sent the entire edition up to my house just as we had run out of coal.”* . GLANT, STRIDES & CHAM CHAMPAGNE Yy IN THE YEAR 1902 WERE 3,733,744 BOTTLES, A FIGURE NEVER REACHED BY ANY OTHER CHAMPAGNE HOUSE. “yuu aca THE OTD SATS Foren ova met Chicago—Talking Machine Co. Chicago—Lyou & Healy s New York—Victor Distributing & Export St. Buffalo—P. A. Powers ictor Talking Machine, Ltd. immons Hardware Co. Dubuque—Harger & Blish San Francisco—Sherman, Clay & Co, St. Paul—Koehler & Hinrichs Milwaukee—Huseby Co. Indianapolis—Carlin & Lennox Lincoln—Wittmann Co. Omaha. Cleveland—Cleveland Talking Mch. Co. Pittsbu Jacksonville—Metropolitan Talking Ma- Pi chine Co. Co, New York—C. Bruno & Son Syracuse—W. D, Andrews Boston—Eastern Talking Machine Co. , BostortgJohn C. Haynes & Co. Kansas City—Schmelzer & Sons. Arms BOTTLES. A RECO! mi aie air cai OF THE CHAMPAGNE TRADE IN MARKING AN ADVANCE EQUAL TO GREATER THAN THE COMBINED INCREASE ‘© OF ALL THE OUre CHAMPAGNE HOUSES? | |NATU RE ( ‘New, Hayen—Henry Horton Philadelphia—Western Electric Co. Philadelphia—Penn Phonograph Co. Cincinnati—Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. Baltimore—H. R. Eisenbrandt Sons ickard & Co. Grand Rapids—Julius A. J. Friedrich New Orleans—National Automatic Fire Alarm Co, VICTOR TALKING MACHINE CO. PHILADELPHIA ever comicbooks.com