Judge, 1903-10-10 · page 15 of 16
Judge — October 10, 1903 — page 15: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains primarily **advertisements and humor columns** rather than political cartoons. The main satirical content includes: **"His Interpretation"**: A brief comic about a Black figure who misreads a "No Fishing" sign, claiming "there's good fishin' dere." This reflects the era's racist humor stereotyping Black Americans through dialect and intelligence. **Politician's Wife Joke**: A brief anecdote where a politician's wife urges him to deny false statements, but he refuses, fearing it will prompt his enemies to reveal *true* damaging information instead. This satirizes political corruption and hypocrisy. **Society Humor**: Several jokes about wealthy social circles, their amusements, and courtship rituals—typical Judge magazine fare mocking upper-class pretensions. The page is dominated by **period advertisements** for Trimble Whiskey, Sulphume (a patent medicine), Ball-Pointed Pens, and other products. These ads are historically valuable for showing late 19th/early 20th-century marketing and dubious health claims.
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uy do drink, dring Tr een yo “With many a cup and many a smile The festal moments we beguile, And let all here hail with me The genius of Festivity !” im rim e Green Label. ‘AT ALL FIRST-CLASS DEALERS. es Mays | RY ls flee HIS INTERPRETATION. Can't you read that sign, you little’ “Lkin read de sign all right, but dat sign 's wrong. Dere's good fishin’ dere.”” “Well, the statements they make ainst you aren't true,” said the politi- cian's wife. “Why don't you deny them ?” ‘I'm afraid it will incite them to dig up some other libelous statements that are true."—Philadelphia Ledger. The Four-Track News for October is one of the finest numbers of this popular magazine yet issued, which is Itnot only keeps up to, but occasionall goes ahead of itself in point of general, all-round merit. The text of the October number is characterized a very wide variety of subjects, each and every one of| which will be sure to make new friends for the magazine, The illustrations could not be improved upon in point of subject and artistic presentation. The frontis- piece is a picture of a section of Keene valley in the Adirondacks, and the tourist who has visited this fairyland can almost smell the balsam of the woods in this fascinating panorama. There are many other illustrations, besides poems, jokes, | and bits of philosophy. Be sure to take |a copy home with you. If your news- | dealer has it not, tell him to wake up and keep it in stock. For further information address George H. Daniels, publisher, 7 East Forty-second street, New York city. Jenkins is a queer duck.” « What's he done now ?” “Why, last night he fretted and fumed, and finally slanged, because his wife took three minutes to dress for a car-ride out to the park, and last week he sat in an ‘open boat in the hot, broiling sun from two o'clock until six without getting a bite, and enjoyed Baltimore News. “Don’t you think the amusements of many society people are very nonsensi- cal?” “Sometimes,” answered Miss Cayenne, “but not as nonsensical as the amuse- ments of those people who amuse them- selves by imagining how society people amuse themselves."— Washington Star. Berean will ‘Sold by First Class Dealers Everywhere. W# BARKER CO. TROY.NY. SE COLL™ cuFFS 7 ARE THE BEST BUY THEM. 600D INCOMES MADE By galing our geibrated A and 30 per cent. Coramiasion of. The Great American Tea Ce., aaa Saige Vek Ripans Tabales are the best deine ever nates A busted i pes of them have been sold tbe ‘pation, heartburn, ik headache, izziness, sore throut, ted every citer ess arin fram cured by Ripans Tabaieae One wil generally give relat 28 Tal will generally give Sieeoady maces ths bret posegs cong ict ordinary occasions, “All druggists sell them, HENRY LINDENMEYR & SONS PAPER WAREHOUSE on 22,84, and 38 Mleecker Street Sennen W icon, esta See Sew Tort L xixps oF Nell— Yes, we'te engaged; but I took my time about accepting him.” Belle— Indeed? Waited until he actually proposed, did you ?"—-Philadel- got riod nd searched. fee cay Ronatcss 99 Union Square, 8. Ye |phia Public Ledger. {mpure Blood, Pimples, Tetter, Eczemaand Acne are permanently cured by SULPHUME Price, $1.00, express paid ls pure sulphur in SULPHUME | jiquid form—a new chemical discovery. Sulphur heretofore was considered insoluble. Sulphume when taken internally, and applied as a lotion, will cure any skin disease, and all skin irritations, softens and whiten: vost vaex rxo1 ‘SULPHUME LITTLE LIVER PILLS act ‘SULPHUME BOOK FREE—In it you will blood, Be sure this signature FAZ<2et~e9— Buy an asserted sampls box of 2& peas for 28 ots., and chovsr| otherwise it is not genuine. 4 fon to suit your hand. Having found one, stich to it! ‘Your druggist can procure Sulphume charge to you. WH. BAINBRIDGE 4 CO., 99 Waiiam StAErT, New Yoar, or any Stationtry Sore YMAN, FONS & CO, PRESS OF GACKETT & WILNELUS LITHOGRAPHING AND PRINTING COMPANY, REW YORK can be taken at home, having all the advantages (and SULPHUME BATHS | nore) of the most famous Sulphur Springs. One bottle of Sulphume makes ten strong sulphur baths. is the only soap in the world made with liquefied sulphur. SULPHUME SOAP J thot is why it isa Genuine Sulphur Soap, It stops itching bath, Prices: Perfumed soap, asc. a cake; (H, HEWITT’S PATENT.) Suitable for writing im every position; glide over | to the skin. any paper) mever serateh or spurt Made in England of the finest Sheffield rolled steel, Batt-Porxren | do not gripe or nauseate. Price, asc. pens are mere duraNe, and are ahead of all others FOR EASY WRITING oo xs yy & Or % OF SULPHUME 8 the skin, and has no equal for the tollet or Unperfumed, 15c. a cake. Will mail trial is the perfection of soaps for shaving. Itisa perfect antiseptic, prevents rash breaking out, cures and prevents all contagious skin diseases, gives a creamy lather and is soothing directly on the liver, kidneys and bowels, but find solid facts about the care of the skin and ison each package of Sulphume Preparations, Preparations from his jobber, without extra SULPHUME CHEMICAL CO., Suite 106, 557 Broadway, New York Ly Canadian Agents, Montreal, comicbooks.com