Judge, 1903-10-31 · page 13 of 16
Judge — October 31, 1903 — page 13: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertising with some humor sketches**—typical of Judge magazine's mixed format. The main visible content includes: **Humor sections:** Brief jokes about racial stereotypes and domestic situations—common to early 20th-century American humor but reflecting period prejudices (African American dialect jokes, husband-wife banter). **Major advertisers:** Sohmer Pianos (prominently featured as "highest grade"), Evans' Ales, Keeley Cure (a substance-abuse treatment center), Bicycle Playing Cards, and Egyptian Deities cigarettes. The government positions ad lists federal job openings. **Notable detail:** A joke about Washington (likely George Washington) accepting the presidency but retiring to baseball and history-writing instead of military duties—a playful founding-father reference. **Social context:** Advertisements for alcohol, tobacco, and dubious medical "cures" (the Keeley Institute treated "alcohol, cocaine, and drug using") reflect pre-regulation, pre-FDA-approval standards. The page exemplifies how Judge mixed satirical cartoons with commercial content to fund operations.
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