Judge, 1903-10-17 · page 12 of 16
Judge — October 17, 1903 — page 12: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising** with some humor content typical of Judge magazine's satirical style. The "How To Do It" section contains brief humorous exchanges about everyday situations—a wife asking for shopping money, a prisoner defending himself in court, a city editor testing a new reporter. These are gentle, observational jokes rather than political satire. The cartoons and illustrations support whiskey and other product advertisements dominating the page: Hunter Whiskey, Wilson Whiskey (established 1823), Old Overholt Rye (established 1810), and Carl H. Schultz beverages. The "Wasted Sympathy" illustration shows a woman sympathizing with a child's swollen cheek, only to learn it's from eating sweets—a light domestic joke. Below are advertisements for joke books by Jim Jones, Si Perkins, and Joel Jarvis, sold through Judge Company. **Context**: This reflects Prohibition-era advertising (such products would be banned soon after), humor focused on domestic/workplace situations rather than politics, and Judge's reliance on paid advertising for revenue.
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