Judge, 1903-02-21 · page 13 of 16
Judge — February 21, 1903 — page 13: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, not political satire. It contains several product advertisements from the early 1900s: **Main content:** - A small cartoon captioned "In the Skating Season" shows a man (Mr. Frock) complaining about people ice-skating on his roof and disturbing his sleep—a gentle domestic humor joke. - **Schlitz Beer** advertisement emphasizes manufacturing quality and purity (filtered water, selected barley, sterilization by Pasteur's process). - **Moët & Chandon Champagne** ad boasts sales statistics, claiming 3.7+ million bottles sold in 1902 and record growth in America. - **Evans Ale** advertisement includes a small joke: a child asks what "angel-food" is; the father lists undesirable substances. - **Arnold Constable & Co.** advertises upholstery fabrics and home goods. The page reflects **turn-of-the-century consumer culture**, emphasizing scientific/industrial manufacturing methods as selling points. The skating cartoon is the only actual humor; everything else prioritizes product claims and market statistics.
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IN THE SKATING SEASON. Mr. Froc— Dear me! I wish those people wouldn't Keep coming down on my roof with a bump every five minutes. I simply can't get a wink of sleep.” The water used in SCHLITZ Beer comes from six wells, driven down to rock. The barley is the finest grown, selected personally by a partner in our concern. ’ The hops come mostly from Bohemia, and cost twice what common hops cost. Every process of the brewing is in personal charge of two of the brothers who own the business. All the air that touches SCHLITZ Beer is filtered. Every drop of SCHLITZ Beer is filtered through masses of white wood pulp. Every bottle is cleaned by machinery Jour times before using. SIEM AA, GLANT, STRIDES} : & CHAN, | CHAMPAGNE | i IN THE YEAR 1902 WERE q 3,733,744 ; BOTTLES, A PIGURE NEVER REACHED BY ANY OTHER CHAMPAGNE HOUSE. "SHE INCREASE INTHE UNITED STATES FoR ven OnE WOLAS.& 367,116 | BOTTLES.A RECORD NEE BEFORE mano IN THE HISTORY OF THE CHAMPAGNE TRADE IN ; ‘THES COUNTRY, MARKING AN ADVANCE EQUAL T0 A. DER CENT GREATER THAN THE COMBINED INCREASE. OF ALL THE OTHER CHAMPAGNE HOUSES” Demet. ets ae eat Set Cede ener eh, STATISTICS SHOW A FITTING After the bottle is filled and sealed, it is sterilized for 1%4 hours by the process of M. Pasteur. Common beer can be brewed for half the cost of SCHLITZ; but our extra cost is all spent to insure abso- lute purity. Yet common beer and SCHLITZ Beer cost you the same. Why not get the best for your money ? Ask for the Brewery Bottling. To Keep in step with the march of progress, drink ‘Evans Walter—* Pa, what is Pa—"Oh, lots ‘o things I | green, laudanum and green apples. oonol Constable AoC Upholstery. Printed Cretonne, Taffeta, Dimity and Glazed Swisy Tambour Ale |Brewed and bottled for those who seek the best. sa customer at this "Grand Maplda, Wek. Curtains, and goods by the yard. Scotch Etamine, Crépe and Madras Curtains, Tapestry Table Covers, Curtains and Portitres. Carpets, Rugs, Floor Coverings. Mounted Skins. Recadooay & 19th a. NEW YORK. —— Theater Train—I2, i0 MIONIGHT_NEW YORK CENTRAL. VP. comicbooks.com