Judge, 1903-08-01 · page 14 of 16
Judge — August 1, 1903 — page 14: what you’re looking at
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This is primarily an **advertising page** from Judge magazine (early 20th century), with scattered humorous snippets typical of the publication's format. The main content features: **Buffalo Lithia Water advertisement** — promoting mineral water as medical treatment for kidney/bladder conditions (Bright's Disease, uric acid problems). It includes endorsements from physicians, reflecting the era's widespread promotion of "medicinal waters" as cure-alls—a practice we'd now recognize as pseudoscience. **Pears' Soap ad** — emphasizing "cleanliness and comfort," standard early advertising rhetoric. **Penn Mutual Life Insurance** — typical financial services advertising. **Short humor pieces** — brief jokes about marriage, public service fitness, and death that rely on period-specific social assumptions (wives as financial dependents, etc.). **An illustration captioned "It's an Ill Wind"** — appears to show a boating rescue scene. The page reflects **early 20th-century advertising trends**: medical/mineral product promotion, soap marketing focused on gentility, and brief satirical commentary on domestic life. Most content now seems dated rather than satirically pointed.
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| | Pears’ , Its least virtue is that it lasts so, Soap is for comfort and cleanliness. Pears’ soap cleanliness— perfect cleanliness and comfort. Sold all over the world, Sold by First Class Dealers Everywhere. There is high cost and low cost | insurance, and everything between. All depends on the variety ; but none of it costs more than it’s worth in the PENN MUTUAL LIFE, 921-3-5 Chestnut St. Philadelphia. Haskins—" | wonder your friend Sillers never went to the legislature. I consider him eminently qualified for public service.” Belmont— Oh, there's no doubt about his fitness. That's the very reason, you see, why he never had any desire that way."—Boston Transcript, Mr. Quarles—"Well, I see old Gold man is dead, and leaves upward of three millions. Wouldn't you like to be his widow 2”. Mrs. Quarles (sweetly)—" No, dear; nothing could possibly delight me more than just to be yours."—Public Ledger. “Oh, yes; she's always being invited ‘out to musicales. She's a great one to keep the conversational ball a-rolling.” "Great talker, eh 2” “Ob, no. She sings on the slightest provocation."—Philadelphia Press. Pleasant old gentleman—“ Have you lived here all your life, my little man ?” Arthur (aged six)—* Not yet."—Lip- pincott's Magazine. “Always think twice before you speak,” said little Tommy’s mamma. “Gee, maw !" he answered, “if you do that you must do some pretty fast thinkin’ sometimes when you git to goin’ for paw.” —Chicago Record-Herald. “T wonder what we'll have to contend with after we are married 2” said the she end of the sketch. “Well,” replied the matter-of-fact young man who was about to don the matrimonial harness, “we'll have each other."—Chicago News. “So your daughter is engaged to the titled foreigner ?” “1 don't know that she’s exactly en- gaged,” answered Mr. Cumrox. “But I think I may say that we have an option on him."_Washington Star. Many a woman who has made her hus- band look like thirty cents all his life will give him a thousand-dollar funeral when he dies.— Philadelphia Record. BUFFALO LITHIA WATER Is Successfully Employed by the Profession in the Treat- ment of Inflammation of the Bladder, Albuminuria, Bright’s Disease and Uric Acid Conditions. The Long Experience and Many Carefully Conducted Experiments of these Eminent Medical Men En- title their Opinions to Consideration. Cyrus. Edson, A. M., M.D, Health Commissioner, New York City and State, President Board of Pharmacy, New York City, Examining Physician Corporation Council, New York Cily, ete», with great benefitin ribed na case of Uric Acid Gravel in which I recently prescribed it, beneficial effects were ap sarent after the third dose.” mond, Va.: Uric Acid Diathesis, it isa remedy in its use only confirms the good opinion Dr. J. T. Le Blanchard, Professor of Montreal Clinic, SM., SN. VU.. ici BUEFALO LITHIA WATER in the Bladder and in Uric Acid Gravel Additional medical testimony mailed. water trade. Hotel at Sprit Ex-President American Medical Association, ‘Surgery, University Collegeof Medicine, Rich- , indeed, in disease f extraordinary potency. Many yearsexperience ia) “8 generally dependent upon I have so often expressed in regard tot is in most obstinate cases of Chronic In- flammation of the Bladder, in Stone with most efficacious results." For sale by the general drug and mineral Ings now open. PROPRIETOR BUFFALO LITHIA SPRINGS, VIRGINIA, “IT'S AN ILL WIND," ETC. I may never get a chance like this again!"* Rescuer—"' Hold on a bit! | earth,” said the abrupt man, “ what good ee Star. LOLA SurFS = ARE THE BEST BUY THEM. “Suppose you succeed in owning the will it do you 2” « Well,” answered the trust-promoter, “I'm naturally a man of hospitable stincts. There will be a kind of satisfac. tion in feeling that I am permitting other | people to inhabit this globe."—_Washing- | Savage Rifles Toselect a fire-arm at haphazard may spoil the pleasure of your hunt. Cer- tain rifle loads are designed purely for a given purpose, anda particular cartridge that is excellent for target work may be useless as a hunting load. Savage HammerlessRifles are made in all the desirable standard sizes, and will give the hardest sort of accurate service. Write us, we may be of assistance in your selection. Our new catalogue (No. 11) is full of interest to sportsmen. Mailed on request. SAVAGE ARMS COMPANY, UTICA, NLY., U.S.A. taker & Hamilton, Pacific Coast Ane ‘San Fran eco and Sacramento, NEW YORK TO ASHEVILLE, HOT SPRINGS AND BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, ‘The Land of the Sky” and “ Sapphire Country.” The Southern Railway offers superb service to these charming summer resorts. The National Dental Association will hold its annual tneeting at Asheville, North Carolina, July 24th to.3tst. Tickets will be on sale, New York to Asheville and return for the above occasion, July 21st and 22nd, 25th and 26th, at $23.85. For descriptive literature on the Land of the Sky and Sapphire Country, address New York offices, 271 and 1185 Broad- way. Alexander S. Thweatt, eastern pas- senger agent. Tommy—* Pop, what is an optimist ?” Tommy's pop— An optimist, my son, is a man who is married and glad of it.” —Philadelphia Record. PUBLISHERS, PRINTERS AND Desiring paper of superior excellence and uniformity can secure it of the makers of the LITHOGRAPHERS P2#pers used In the various publications of THE JUDGE PUBLISHING COMPANY. comicbooks.com