Judge, 1903-05-09 · page 12 of 16
Judge — May 9, 1903 — page 12: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, with several small joke items interspersed. The main content consists of period whiskey and product advertisements (Hunter Whiskey, Wilson Whiskey, Trimble Whiskey, Mennen's Powder). The satirical content includes brief dialogue jokes typical of Judge: 1. **"Parson Sisterlove"** excerpt mocks Black dialect and suggests a preacher holds multiple services—early morning for the wealthy, noon for believers in miracles, and night for the dancing crowd—satirizing religious hypocrisy and class divisions. 2. **Marriage jokes** about a wife demanding a bonnet and a husband's exasperation reflect period domestic comedies. 3. **"Sioux Falls" joke** references the town's reputation for swift divorces—a genuine phenomenon where people went for easy legal dissolution of marriage. 4. **"Weary honest"** gag implies someone without a job hasn't had opportunity to betray trust. The Pocono Mountains advertisement promotes tourism. Overall, this reflects early 20th-century American advertising culture and period humor styles.
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