Judge, 1903-10-03 · page 14 of 16
Judge — October 3, 1903 — page 14: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page from *Judge* magazine contains primarily **advertisements and humorous anecdotes** rather than political cartoons. The content includes: - **Whiskey ads** (Old Crow Rye, Dewar's Scotch, White Rock) dominating the layout—typical of early 20th-century magazines - **Short comic dialogues** poking fun at everyday life: a woman mourning fashionably, a farmer's weather troubles, a drunk man's spilled whiskey, a faithless suitor compared unfavorably to a pug dog - **One illustrated cartoon** ("Bang Goes Saxpence") showing children in Eldridge Street, likely depicting lower-class urban life with mild social commentary - **An offer to sell original water-color sketches** from the "Sis Hopkins" character (a recurring *Judge* feature) The humor is gentle domestic satire—marital mishaps, literary clichés, class observations—typical of *Judge's* lighthearted editorial voice. No major political figures or events appear referenced on this particular page.
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AGAIN WE SAY That it does not m: ter what assertions or claims are made by| others, the fact still re- | mains that a HAND-| ** MADE SOUR MASH Whiskey is far superior to any other.—Compare with any of them. 2 has never been equalled H.B. Kirk & Co. Sole Bottlers, N.Y. Mrs, Pretty— isn't it strange? Mrs, Beautl has not_put on mourning for her husban Mr. “prety I understand that her late husband particularly requested that | she should not.” Mrs, Pretly—" The brute! 1 suppose he knew how lovely she would look in it. Me-Up. “Why do so many writers use that hackneyed phrase ‘the weather- beaten | farmer’ ?” said the young man who reads novels. dunno,” answered Mr. Corntossel as |he laid down the paper containing the latest news, “unless it's because the | weather beats us out of so many crops.” — Washington Star, An old tippler had become so shaky that he could no longer pour out a glass of whiskey without spilling the contents all over the place. “It's rather a bore,” he said, = from one point of view; but you've no idea how useful it becomes when I wish to put the sugar on the berries."— John Bull. Desdemona was listening enrapt to the Moor's tales of war. * But tell re, dearest,” she murmured, “shave you never.caught any-fish ?" And the entrance ot Iago was hardly necessary to rouse the’ fire in Othello’s he WHITE ROCK high has a smack of its own Miss Passay—* You may sneer at pet , but they're faithful, any way. {'d rather kiss a pug dog than some men.” Mr. Sharpe—" Well, well, some men are born lucky."— Catholic Standard and Times. 1005 Ganooe Joe aes Eran Shlain anette First co-ed—* My landlady puts up the best lunches I ever saw.” ‘Second co-ed—" What does she: give you?” eye.—New York Sun, “Our minister gave voice to some great thoughts in his talk this morning,” said the good deacon. «Yes, replied the village librarian, “thoughts, in fact, that have been thought by some of our greatest thinkers."— Si: cago News, Norton—" 1 came near getting into an awful scrape while my wife was away this summer. [ wrote a letter to a lady friend of mine, and by mistake put it into an envelope addressed to my wife.” Hill—" My! 1 suppose she actually raved ?” Norton—" That's the joke of it. She was so tickled at the sweet things in the letter that she didn’t notice it was written to somebody else."—Boston Transcript. The man who's coaled in summer— Though strange the truth may sound— Has little trouble keeping warm When winter rolls around. First co-ed—" Nothing but pickles."— Chicago News, —etroit Free Press. Sis Hopkins The captivating JUDGE COMPANY, 225 WE OFFER FOR SALE A Limited Number of the Original WATER-COLOR SKETCHES used as Cover Designs for :: :: At TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS Each originality displayed in the clever character impersonations of “SIS 2 HOPKINS” Is artistically portrayed in these sketches. :: 3: t: 02: Proofs will be sent on application, or the originals may be seen at the office of ” Own Book and bewitching Fourth Avenue, New York JOHN DEWAR & SONS, Lid. Distillers by Réyal Warrant to His Majesty King Edward VI. ‘The flavor, mellowness and delicacy of DEWAR’S White Label Scotch Whisky have won the uaalied sogroal of food jodge of OLD Scotch Whisky. Te has Jory merited it Cle as “The Whisky of Great Age,” Nein ted, where dnd rom the largest Tesefve etek of thoreughly.tatored. Scotch Thay in the world, and Snpported only glass, FREDERICK GLASSUP Sole Agent for United States 126 Bleecker Street, New York “BANG GOES SAXPENCE. IN ELDRIDGE STREET. First xip—"' How dirty your face is!"" Secon xip—"' Yes. Me mudder jes’ slapped me.”* Highest Grade HavanaCigars Manuel Lopez @ C Q-1l Thames St. = © New York 35-37 Randolph St. - Chicago, Il. a comicbooks.com