Judge, 1903-06-20 · page 15 of 16
Judge — June 20, 1903 — page 15: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily an **advertising page** with minimal editorial content. The few satirical pieces are brief: **"Midsummer-Night's Dream"** (photo strip): A visual joke about a man's dream sequence, though the specific narrative is unclear from the OCR'd text. **Short aphorisms**: Include observations on optimism/pessimism and the absurdity that inventors of diseases gain fame while the inventor of pie is forgotten—mild social commentary on what society values. **"For the Sake of Her Little Ones"**: A sentimental poem about a widow remarrying for her children's sake, only to abandon them to grandma's care—likely satirizing the gap between noble intentions and actual behavior. The page is dominated by **patent medicine advertisements** (Sulphume, Morphine, Romoke's) typical of early 1900s Judge magazine. These ads are now historically notable as examples of unregulated medical claims that would later be prohibited. No specific political figures or events are referenced.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
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