Judge, 1903-12-19 · page 46 of 52
Judge — December 19, 1903 — page 46: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising** with one satirical cartoon. The main cartoon depicts a social situation: a man and woman are invited to a fancy-dress ball, but the man refuses, saying he doesn't want to "make myself look a silly ass." The joke plays on the double meaning—he's suggesting that wearing costume/fancy dress would make him look foolish, but the woman's response implies he already looks like one naturally. The page is dominated by period product advertisements (Wilson Whiskey, Packer's Tar Soap, Laughlin Fountain Pens, etc.) typical of early 20th-century magazines. There's also a humorous poem titled "The Whole Story" about catching colds and getting well, which is lighthearted rather than satirical. The overall content reflects Judge's format: mixing social commentary through cartoons with commercial advertising revenue.
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IF GENUINE Always the Same! WILSON WHISKEY, That’s All ! To keep the hair and sty THR WiLS0" DISTILLING 00, clean and healthy there's nothing like shampooing with Cleanliness The WHITE ROCK high ball The WHITE ROCK high ball Tar Soap It removes dandruff and prevents diseases which produce baldness. "s,z2is.07 Our leaflet, “The Value of System- atic Shampooing.” mailed free: THE PACKER MANUFACTURING CO. FULTON 8T., NEW YORK. SENT.ON APPROVAL THE WHOLE STORY. TO RESPONSIBLE PLOPLE Catchin’ cold an’ gettin’ well ; That's ‘bout all there is to tell Lavghlin “g | Of this life, it seems to me, Alll the way from a to z. il Some one asks you * How d'ye do?” Fountain Pen me‘oneiasks yout Howid y An’ you've only got jes’ two Guaranteed Finest Grade Idk. Answers, if the truth is told— SOLID GOLD PEN “ Gettin’ well,” or * catchin’ cold.” Special Christmas Offer When your throat is feelin’ sore Yous Hote o h An’ your head begins to roar, Then you know that if you wait Patiently you'll feel first rate. An’ you know, when free from pain (PESTA TT, You'll be catchin’ cold again loli nade of fost geality That's ‘bout all there is to tell— Bard rubber, in four simple parts, in* . . hardubter,in four simple parts Catchin’ cold an‘ gettin’ well. large size sak gold pen, any Be —Washington Star, ibily desired—ink feeding Either style—Richly Gold Mounted lor presentation purposes, $1.00 extra. Grand Special Offer You may try the pen a week, if you do find repre- sented, tlly as fine a value as You can secure for three times ihe price in any other makes it not entirely seeeecery inev Send you $1.10 for fethe extra toc. i for ‘your troable ia ‘writ- RY ing ws, and o show our confidence Ed in the Laughlin Pea. Ladies1—To a young man or an old man, to a married man or READY-MADE. tks soca move aprecpcloes toes We're invited to the Talbots’ fancy-dress ball. Will you go?" welcome, of, useful, ether as He—**Fancy dress? Oh, | say, look here, you know, rather not, I don't want Sean oepanie cand pekeer to make myself look a silly ass!" ever handy, and ever suggestive of the giver. Mustration on left is foll-size of Ladses’ style ; on right, Geatle- ALBANTAELLA & CO., Makers, TAMPA, Fla, je. old by First Clasa Dealers Everywhere. NAUAURIQUS WAITING | oe 2see" RR secre serren cme All allow that pure food and fresh air are BALL-POINTED PENS (“: zs Sac ueairccte ee essentials to this end, but not every one seems a to know that right underclothing is practicall EY NURG UD LIAoEE Settadle for writing im every post Laughlin Mfg. Co. a3 important inour climate, And after all 6 Leal) | 22 Griswold Street said and done, there is no right underclothing Made in England ofthe finest Shefield rolled stel, Baii-Poorrap pens are Detroit, Mich. but wool. But the wool must be absolutely eset Gar ae ont, are Abend, of al others) SO pure and the fabric of scientific weave, like FOR EASY WRITING. HENRY LINDENMEYR @ SONS _| Jacger’s, or else half the benefit is lost. re aS raaanaiae ee |PAPER WAREHOUSE! Fo cee eG ee Lae ete ng (heme tem tel cach Hitec hee Seer tow yor | “Well,” said Mr. Polk for ache [ALL KINDS OF PAYER MADE TO ORDER giik dela Umust be gone: ne piscep cee Core edtignorianticercrero | ae ta queer dalasionsg replied Miss . BAINBRIDGE 4 CO., 99 WiLLIAM STREET, New YORK 'o pay till eu: rd; “you're really quite stationary."— fede! Siatincery Soret 4 oP 1U eee ORD E STEPHENS COs | Philadelbhia Press. TREGS OF SACKETT & WILHTLWS LITHOGRAPHING AMD PRINTING COM! Ew yore the fourth or comicbooks.com