Judge, 1903-12-19 · page 50 of 52
Judge — December 19, 1903 — page 50: what you’re looking at
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This is primarily an **advertising page** from Judge magazine, with one central cartoon. ## The Main Cartoon The illustration shows a domestic scene with a woman (Mrs. Homeileigh) and another woman conversing. Mrs. Homeileigh explains that her husband spends much time at his club because "the poor boy hates being at home alone." The joke satirizes **masculine avoidance of domestic life**—the husband frequents the club to escape solitude at home, implying his wife's company is so undesirable he prefers spending money on club membership. It's a gentle jab at both marital discord and the era's social culture of male club life as refuge. ## Advertisements The page features numerous period product ads: Evans' Ale, Pabst Blue Ribbon beer, Kennedy's tailoring, Krementz collar buttons, toy cats, a parlor lamp, and other merchandise—typical of Judge's revenue model. The "Shrinking modesty" quote at top is a standalone humorous observation about workplace dynamics unrelated to other content. The page reflects early 1900s advertising aesthetics and gender dynamics rather than overtly political satire.
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i iy ( | Xmas Tip Give him several dozen of good old ANY DEALER ANYWHERE. ©. ML EVANS & SONS, Eatabiicbed 1784, Hadeon, §.T. SPORTING AND MUFTI TAILOR 292 FIFTH AVENUE Our designs in English Top Coats are noted for thelr Indi- vidual Smartness and are Abzo- lutely Proper; also our Famous Ulster and ‘Automobile Coat Riding Breeches and Odd Waistooats. salary.—Somerville Journal. Shrinking modesty is an attractive trait of character, but it seldom gets a raise of EASY MONEY = po Address Chas, Johnsea, P.O. COLLAR BUTTONS for CHRISTMAS THERE ARE MILLIONS OF KREMENTZ COLLAR BUTTONS SOLD EVERY YEAR: Krementz Quality Mas Made This Possible. Set of 4 makes Excellent Christmas Gift. ae, An yout dealer lore etet : KREMENTZ & CO., ° Sewaen na paced Seat TKE?S Pre cating Bras =a Pascoe may appear abcut you, fon which Fou, want to be up to date” sed. Terma, ran 390 et newspaper and perioixal 0 Stateaend La in eatin “Hieway Recanes $9 Union Sen You will get more bby meatoning JoDce when anewering prompt attention and better service advertisements, i © Pabst ented the plate glass room for sooling| beer with filtered air—and dis carded 1¢ ten years _ago, and to-day Pabst Beer ts cooled with filtered air in modern hermetically sealed rooms that abso- lutely prevent. infection and destroy all germs or microbes. Pabst Blue Ribbon is the mark of undeniable superiority in table cers. yen do drink, drink 7,. yow Tr; ble» “The best liquors all their virtue lose, By a too frequent and too bold a uses And what would cheer the spirit in distress Ruins our health when taken to excess.”” Green Label. AY ALL PInsT.CLASS DEALERS. Pa =, )} zi) 4 | aie ~—— oa HIS REASON. Mrs. Homezeicu—" Your husband is at his club a good deal, isn't he?" Yes. The poor boy hates being at home alone, you know.”* Lapr Gapasour—* Patented July MA and Oct th, 1888 These Famous Toy Cats and Kittens are printed on cloth in fast colors, with directions for cutting out, sewing together and stuffing, using pasteboard to make them flat on bottom, ny child can easily make them to look like al Kittens. *| One Cat on half yard of cloth, . . 10 cts. Four Kittens on half yard of cloth, 10 cts. If your dealer has not got them, show him this advertisement and ask him to get you'some. For Sale by All Leading Dry Goods Jobers. Mr, Spratt—1 suppose you do not re- member that you promised to obey me when we were married 2” Mrs. Spratt—* Don't you know, John, that a woman who could marry you would be equal to any kind of foolishness."— Boston Transcript. at ) a This magnificent PARLOR LAMP, beautifully Gecorated, with an order for 20 Ibs. ‘of New Croy The Electrotyping of all of “Judge” Publications is done by WILLE @® SAAM 134 and 136 William Street, New York Half-tone Work a Specialty Estimates cheerfully furnished comicbooks.com