Judge, 1903-02-28 · page 12 of 16
Judge — February 28, 1903 — page 12: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, featuring whiskey, patent medicine, and playing cards from early 1900s America. The small humor pieces are period jokes: 1. **"Invisible Men"**: A joke about married men becoming socially invisible—the implication being that famous wives overshadow their husbands' identities. 2. **"Little Mary"**: A child's conversation with her mother assumes her father can't go to heaven because he "can't leave the store"—satirizing workaholic merchants prioritizing business over spiritual matters. 3. **"Annual Shopping"**: A customer asks a gunsmith for "bullet-proof vests" because baseball pitchers ("hurlers") throw recklessly. This reflects actual contemporary concerns about dangerous playing conditions before modern safety standards. The advertisements promote **Sulphume** (a dubious "liquid sulphur" cure-all for skin conditions), **Wilson Whiskey**, and **Bicycle Playing Cards**—typical products marketed with exaggerated health claims, status appeals, and quality assurances characteristic of unregulated early-20th-century American advertising.
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Myer—" In olden times it is said that it was possible for a man to render him- self invisible.” Gyer—"Pshaw! That's not at all re- markable. Men in this country are doing it every day.” Myer—"You don't tell me! they manage it?” yer—" By marrying famous women.” —Chicago News. The Whiskey That Made The High Ball Famous How do Little Mary was discussing the great |hereafter with her mamma’ when’ the following ensued: “Mamma, will you go to heaven when die?” Yes; I hope so, child.” “Well, I hope T'll go, too, because Il be so lonesome.”” “Oh, yes, and I hope your papa will , too.” “Oh, no; papa can't go—he can't ve the store.""—Current Literature. Hunter Baltimore Rye WM LaNaHan & SON BALTIMORE Sold at all first-class cafés and by jobbers. WM. LANAHAN & SON, Baltimore, Md. Miss Fellus—* Your bedroom must be healthy place, dear." Miss Prettiface— What makes you think so?” Miss Fellus—" Because I have noticed | that when you are down stairs sometimes you are dreadfully pale; but if you go up into your bedroom fora short time you | come down with a beautiful color.” Bits. Lonponperry is the water that every expert club and hotel waiter always serves to particular people. ‘They know that it lends zest to the appetite and blends perfectly with wines and liquors. {mpure Blood, Pimples, Tetter, Eczemaand Acne are permanently cured by SULPHUME Price, $1.00, express paid is pure sulphur in SULPHUME J jiguia form—a new chemical discovery. Sulphur heretofore was considered insoluble. Sulphume when taken internally, and applied as a lotion, will cure any skin disease. SULPHUME BATHS ] ©" be taken at home, having all the advantages (and more) of the most famous Sulphur Springs. One bottle of Sulphume makes ten strong sulphur baths. SULPHUME SOAP | ‘2theonly soap in the world made with liquefied sulphur. That is why it is a Genuine Sulphur Soap. It stops itching and all skin irritations, softens and whitens the skin, and has no equal for the toilet or bath. Prices: Perfumed soap, asc. a cake; Unperfumed, 1sc. a cake. Will mail trial cake upon receipt of price. SULPHUME SHAVING SOAP |! the perfection of soaps for shaving. Itisa perfect antiseptic, prevents rash breaking out, cures and prevents all contagious skin diseases, gives a creamy lather and is soothing tothe skin. SULPHUME LITTLE LIVER PILLS act directly on the liver, kidneys and bowels, but do not gripe or nauseate, Price, asc. SULPHUME BOOK FREE—In it you will find solid facts about the care of the skin and blood. Be sure this signature P72-2r4~"9~ ison each package of Sulphume Preparations, otherwise it is not genuine. Your druggist can procure Sulphume Preparations from his jobber, without extra charge to you. SULPHUME CHEMICAL CO., Suite 106. 337 Broadway, New York LYMAN, SONS & CO., Montreal, Canadian Aj | Established 1823. WILSON WHISKEY. That’s All! THE WILSON DISTILLING CO, Baltimore, Md. + ANNUAL SHOPPING. “+I just thought I'd drop in and inquire if you had one of those patent bullet-proof vests in stock. The hurlers are awful careless up our way and don’t seem to care which way they shoot.” Bicycle Playing Cards wear well. Sold by dealers, Popular price. 29 backs, including new Automo- bile designs, Order by name. Design shown {s “Motorette”” back. Copyrighted, 1900, by The U.S. Playing Card Co. Cincinnati, U.S. A ‘We will send 128-page Condensed Hos'¢ for 10c. stamps, If addressed to Dept 26 comicbooks.com