Judge, 1903-09-05 · page 12 of 16
Judge — September 5, 1903 — page 12: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, with several brief comic anecdotes interspersed. The main content includes ads for pianos, whiskey, ginseng, cigarettes, and railroad travel. The **cartoons** are short, joke-based pieces rather than political satire: 1. A mother threatens to spank her son; he negotiates a "compromise" by offering to use his influence with his father to get her a bonnet she wants—humor based on a child's manipulation and role-reversal. 2. A tobacconist speaks to a wooden Indian statue about making profit from "a perfectly square deal"—wordplay on the wooden Indian being literally square-shaped. 3. A proprietor complains about no responses to a job advertisement; an associate explains that the ad was poorly written, insulting to intelligent people—workplace satire about incompetent advertising. 4. A Shakespeare illustration accompanies a quote about confession visible in one's appearance. The page reflects early 20th-century American humor: domestic comedy, workplace dynamics, and clever wordplay rather than pointed political commentary.
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THE “SOHMER” HEADS THE LIST OF THE HIGHEST GRADE PIANOS SOHMER PIANOS Sohmer Building, 0x “me Sth Ave, cor mast. = Yon fadid Grow Ginseng Fa ortunes Made in Small iets e-American Ginseng Co Scranton, Pa. _Mamma—* Now, sir, for your disobe- dience I'm to spank you!" Willie—* Say, ma, let's compromise this thing. Mamma—" What?” Willie— Call it quits and I'll use my influence with pa to get you that bonnet you want." Philadelphia Press. By an original and improved method of con- structing the frame, the far-famed Sohmer Piano acquires extraordinary strength, and is enabled to sustain the enormous tensional strain of the strings. * Still, of course,” said the tobacconist to the wooden Indian, “it is possible sometimes to make a good round sum out of a perfectly square deal."—Syracuse _ WILSON DISTILLING CO, Baltimore, Md. Established 1823. WILSON WHISKEY. That’s All! | Herald. Manager —* Strange, there haven't been any/answers to’ my advertisement for a clerk.” Proprietor —No wonder. You made a mess of that ‘ad.’ The idea of adver- tising fora man of‘ average intelligence ! | Everybody who isn't hopelessly below it feels he’s far above it."—Philadelphia Public Ledger. | = LOOK FORTHENAME (CARL H. SCHULTZ ) 40 Years 0-444 et AVLY, ‘Tel. 40 Madison of Quality AROMATIC DELICACY— Egyptian Cigarette MILDNESS— PURITY ERS, PRINTERS AND For Reasons of State A vivid little love story, beautifully Illustrated; told simply but with appealing interest. The story 1s contained In a 128 page book which describes some of the most delightful mountain and. resortsin the East, Sent free on receipt of 5 cents in stamps to cover postage. Address, T. W. Lee, General Passenger Agent, Lackawanna Railroad, New York City. SHAKESPEARE ILLUSTRATED. * There is a kind of confession in your looks.” —Hamlet, act Il., scene 2. Dy A 4) “DRINK ONLY THE PUREST") Slows connotssturs., “WRIGHT & TAYLOR, DISTILLERS._ LOUISVILLE. KY. Desiring paper of superior excellence and uniformity can secure it of the makers of the LATHOGRABHERS papors used In the various publications of THE JUDGE PUBLISHING COMPANY. [ comicbooks.com