Judge, 1903-12-19 · page 7 of 52
Judge — December 19, 1903 — page 7: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, not political satire. It contains three distinct ads: 1. **Great Western Champagne** (top left): Marketed as an affordable alternative to expensive foreign wines for sick people's recovery—playing on the genteel association of champagne with health and convalescence. 2. **Welsbach Quality burner** (top right): Gas lighting technology, with a humorous anecdote about a farmer and professor debating whether wet or dry corn digests faster in hogs—a joke about impractical academic thinking versus practical farming sense. 3. **The Equitable Life Assurance Society** (right): Promotes life insurance by invoking Dickens's *A Christmas Carol*, appealing to readers' anxieties about family financial security after death. 4. **"Wonderful Offer" book ad** (bottom): Sells a marriage/sexuality manual for $2, emphasizing its value to married couples and those contemplating marriage—a mail-order health/advice publication common in this era. The page reflects early 20th-century consumer culture and marketing strategies rather than political commentary.
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Christmas Cheer FOR CONVALESCENTS ‘WOULD BE ENHANCED AND THEIR RECOV- ERY MADE SURER BY Great Weslern Champagne natural sold at about one- half the cost of foreign vintages (Made by the PLEASANT VALLEY WINE COMPANY RHEIMS, N.Y. WELSBACH OUALITY the light in your hom 4 ee it's not p of Quality is aaa on the Genuine Burner. What are you feeding to those hogs, my friend ?" the professor asked. Corn, professor,” the grizzled old farmer, who knew the learned gentlemen by sight, replied, Are you feeding it wet or dry ?" + Don't you know if you feed it wet the hogs can digest it in one-half the time 2?” he farmer gave him a quizz Now, see here, professor,’ much do you calculate a hog's time is worth ?"—Lippincott's, ‘You will get more prompt atte nd better service by mentioning Jubce when answering advertisements. “ But is she sure he is a real duke 2” When Cupid lays his golf course out “Oh, positive. Why, he borrowed It daunts the bravest souls ; money from het father to buy the engage-| For it is in your bank account ment ting."—Chicago Post. That he locates the holes.—Sus, | “How did you like Dr. Fourthly last.“ And you say this patent burner wi Sunday morning 2" asked Mrs, Oldcastle. actually reduce one’s gas bills, ‘Don't you think he indulged rather freely | queried the prospective customer. in mixed metaphor 2” * No; you evidently misunderstood me, “Goodness ! I didn’t notice him. Did | answered the conscientious dealer, who he have it right there in the pulpit ? This'll | was trying to follow in the footsteps of | be a terrible blow to Josiah, He thinks | the immortal George. “I said it would so much of the doctor.""— Chicago Record-| reduce the consumption of gas."—Chi- Herald. |cago News, A Wonderful Offer to Judge Readers A Book Worth $100.00 for only $2.00! $00. 00 JN GoLD! By te aoe Foe EXCE OP A NEW jour Com nto every thoug Tan, ie has received the highest seximontal : mendations from leading medical and religious criss fas teen indorsed by al the leading pslanthropst aa recommended to every well-wishet of the human face TO ALL WHO ARE MARRIED, Or are contemplating marriage, it will rive information worth HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS, besies confer. 1a lasting benefit not only upon them, bat upon their Children, Every thinking man and woman should sterly this work. Any person desiring to know more ab at the book before purchasing t may send 10 ws for oc. 6 page descriptive circular, giving full and complete tle Etcontents, Tt will be scot free by mail to any address. The folowing i the table of contents: I~ Marrage and its Advantages. Chapter ry. Chapter IIl.—The rove Analyred. Chapter V. ould Avoid in Choosing. Chap: —Qualities the Woman should Avoid ia Choosing Chapter VIL.—The Anatomy and Paley of Gener- eh?" jan. Chapter Amativenesetes Use and Abuse. Chapter X—The Prevention of Conception Chapter Xion The Law of ildren—TheseDesir- Law of Genius. Chapter 5 a few Life. "Chapter X¥.— The Physiology of Inter-Uterine Growth. Chapter XVI. = Perio of Gestative Influence. Chapter XVEl— nancy—Its Signs and Duration, Chapter XVIII.—Disorders of Pregnancy. Chapter X1X-—Confinement. Giver RX“ Management of Mosher and i after Delivery. Chapter XXI.—Period of Nursing Influence. Chareer Pesticide ner XXIII. —Diseases Pec to Women, Chapter X3IVs— Diseases Peculiar to M: Chapter RS '.—Masturbation. Chapter XXVI.—Sterility and Impotence. Chapter KRVI1 Subjects of which More might be Said Sige A Wappy Starred Lite-How Secured. ‘This book isa handsome 8vo., bound in heavy clash. and contains 420 pages with 100 illastrations, and willbe seot by mail postpaid and securely sealed lor $3.00. A SPECIAL OFFER TO YOU re, wilt send a copy of the abo le work by mall p. "$2.00, provided you me ct that you saw. age Actincad all orders and remutances to J. S. OGILVIE PUBLISHING COMPANY, B. 0, Box 767. 57 ROSE STREET, NEW YORK. Os ant a Nite JW ALEXANDER IM WYDE Past,Present and le Future Christmases were all shown to Ebenezer Scrooge in Dickens Christmas Carol u could be shown your ee Artin your family Dont you think it might possibly to protect your loved’o ones and to provide for your own old age An adequate Endowment Pol- icy in the Equitable will accom plish both of these results Foe fell tatormation fil out this coupon, of write THE EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY of the United States 120 Broadway, New York. Dept. No. 25. Please send me information regarding an Endowment for comicbooks.com