Judge, 1904-05-28 · page 13 of 16
Judge — May 28, 1904 — page 13: what you’re looking at
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This is primarily an **advertising page** from Judge magazine with several short comic anecdotes interspersed. The main cartoon depicts **"Bronco Pete,"** a stereotypical frontier character, absurdly proposing to start a lumber-yard in a desert. The joke satirizes naive or foolish business schemes—the character plans to harvest "sun-beams" in a barren landscape, mocking both frontier optimism and impractical entrepreneurship. The page is dominated by **product advertisements** (Old Crow Rye whiskey, Williams' Shaving Soap, Whitman's Chocolates, Club cocktails) and travel promotions (Union Pacific railroad, Michigan tourism). The scattered **one-liner jokes** target stock characters: pretentious Bostonians, incompetent detectives who invent crimes to fit theories, and a woman claiming her engaged friend knows nothing about housekeeping except "how to get a man to keep house for" her—reflecting period gender stereotypes about women's domestic roles. The overall effect is typical Judge content: light satire mixed with advertising.
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DELICIOUS flavor, smooth- ness and purity characterize Crow registered bot- tles everywhere. H.B. KIRK & CO., Sole Bottlers, N.Y. BORATED TALCUM james Scarlett & Co. 391 Fifth Avenue, New York Telephone, 2988 Madison Cororavo AND RETURN. UNION PACIFIC EVERY DAY from June Ist to inclusive, with final Oct. 31st, 1904, from ST. LOUIS $25.00 CHICAGO $30.00 With correspondingly low rates from other points. Be sure your ticket reads over this Une, Inquire of E. L. LOMAX, G. P. & T.A. OMAHA, NEB. ver—* What ails the human os- ¢ skeleton —"Oh, he’s having trouble with a padlock and chain he ate yesterday. Manager —* Another case of undi- gested securities, I see."—Sphinz. George III. was wondering how the apple got into the dumpling. “I don't see how it found the keyhole,” he explained. Perceiving he had given himself away, he © hastily changed the topic.—New York! The governess— Of course, you know, 7 story we have just read is merely a y-tale, and there are many such quite filiae to childhood. Can you tell us another, Elsie Little E. * Oh, yes; you once told | |mamma that you had four proposals of |marriage during your life.” "Brooklyn! Life. She—"It is true that Miss Richleigh has money, but she is also very exacting. If you marry her you will have to give up smoking and drinking.” Hard- * Well, if I don’t marry her Tl have to give up eating also. | Yorker. “Do you think, that Boston men are inclined to form cliques ?” “ My boy,” replied Bilkington, « the av- erage Boston man is a clique." Pittsburg Post. “Why aren't you as. smart as some of those story-book detective: “1 would be,” answere ‘A the plain-| clothes man, * if I could follow their meth- od and invent a crime to fit my theories instead of inventing theories to fit a crime."—IVashington Star. inquired Pilkington, | | “ARE THE ORIGINAL BOTTLED COCKTAILS. Blended from the choicest liquors and brought to perfection by aging. No made-by-guess-work cocktail is ever so soft and mellow. Refuse all Substitutes. Insist upon having the ‘Club’ brand. The name guar- antees the flavor and quality. SEVEN VARIETIES. G. F. HEUBLEIN & BRO., HARTFORD, NEW YORK, LONDON. “We're Bronco Pere—" Lunatic ys, what's up now ?"* e going to start a lumber-yard."* *What! out here on this desert land ?"" “ Best place in the world to get sun-beams.” Your face tells! If soft an d smooth, you use Williams’ Shav-| ing Soap. Williams’ Shaving Sticks and Tablets eold every | where. The J. B. Williams Co, , Glastonbury, Conn, Chocolates and Confections The most delicious product of the candy making art. Sold everywhere oF NY Bt 1% | I'm sorry for the man. DO YOU WANT TO KWoW ‘about the most deitghtful places tn this country to spend the summer? region easy to get to, beautiful sco- ‘plenty cf at~ ceeatihine. ishing. “Michigan in Summer” [containing 64 pages. 200 pictures. maps, hotel rates. 4 Interesting tnforma- tion about’ this famous resort reg! reached by 1 Grand Rapids & Indiana Ry Tun Frisina Lin WeeterosinG. MAGON (A Walon Uae an ComEd nanteron vient service fat the, extant if cars, etc. from St. Louts, Louls- ‘indlanapolia, Cincinnati, Chicago. “ C. Lb. LOCKWOOD, Gen’l Pass. Agt. pevesaty gan BOR PONT Betty—""So Maud is engaged? Well, She doesn’t know the first thing about keeping house.” Bessie—" Oh, yes, she does.” Betty—«V'd like to know what.” Bessie—“The first thing is to get a man to keep house for."— Harper's Bazar. WHEEL CHAIRS WE MAKE OVER 70 STYLES and are fully equipped to make any special designs or size. ~ Catalogue “* B'" ilustrates and describes f GEO. F. SARGENT Co. NEW YORK CITY NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CONVENTION NUMBER OF “JUDGE ” In 1900 it was the largest issue of that year. It will prove so again this year, Shrewd advertisers should be quick to take advantage of it. The centre-page picture of President Roosevelt will make it sell like hot cakes, NUMBER DATED JUNE 18th— ADVERTISING FORMS CLOSE JUNE 7th SHARP ~ comicbooks.com