Judge, 1904-06-25 · page 13 of 19
Judge — June 25, 1904 — page 13: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page consists primarily of **advertisements** interspersed with brief humorous quips typical of Judge magazine's satirical style. The jokes mock marriage and courtship conventions of the era: - A woman is "deaf to his suit" despite his loud clothes - A man married his "ideal" but became dissatisfied with himself - A man thought he was marrying money but married "something else that talks"—satirizing women as talkative - A child kills chickens for profit; divorce lawyers profit from matrimony The advertisements promote period products: Evans Ale tonic, Remington typewriters, Old Overholt whiskey, Williams' Shaving Soap (with before/after facial imagery), Milo Egyptian cigarettes, and Ball-Pointed Pens. The shaving soap ad is notable for its testimonial format—a common advertising technique claiming the product cured facial irritation. The overall page reflects early-20th-century commercial culture and conventional attitudes toward gender and marriage typical of Judge's audience.
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“ She was deaf to his suit.” “Tdon't see how she could be. Why, his clothes are louder than those the col i 9 b] Every Piano bought of Sohmer & Co, will be found strictly as represented, and war- SOAP ranted. He— Jack married his ideal.” * How did it turn out 2” He—Same old story. It made him dissatisfied with himself."—Zown Topics. Lighter hearts and stronger bodies follow the use of Abbott's Angostura Bitters, At grocers’ and druggists’. “He married money, didn’t he 2” i f 1 , Fon Eane ne a “No; he thought he was marrying money, but he merely married something AND HANDS else that talks." Philadelphia Press. Tht TAKE YOUR CHOICE. A Michigan man writes us: MT ad tried neasly every soap made, and my face was so broken out en 11n on HM] that T could not shave for months. When T’ began to use si Soap the irritation rapidly disappeared, and now my face is as st F child's. 1 would not be without Williams’ SI ing Soap for a farm. Billing Typewriter Will you choose other soaps and the risk of a writes bills, statements, and tabular forms of all sore, irritated face, or Williams’ Shaving Soap and kinds, no matter how intricate, with twice the a face, soft and smooth and free from irritation? speed of the nee 4 nan It’s up to you. Its use insures legibility, neatness, and accuracy, and it repays its cost quickly in economy of time, wn ‘Wollame’ Shaving Sticks, Sharing Tablets, Toilet Waters, labor, and space. Wut Write for Free Boot, "Hor t Shave" Adaptable to all billing systems, including daily wid entry biling, muliple bing, and every variety of AFA bill and charge. Full information furnished on request. wud Remington Typewriter Company |! " 327 Brosdway, New York ” gyptian —_ Cigarette aba : &F Quality wy5 ®t f wi yd THE J. B. WILLIAMS CO., Glastonbury, Conn., U. 8. A. AROMATIC DELICACY— MILDNESS— PURITY At your club or dealer’s “Johnnie, what do you mean by killing| “Do you think that matrimony. will all those chickens ?” add to the duration of human life?” “Paw said they was money in chick-| “Yes; I don't see how most of the ens, an'I want a ball an’a batan’a mitt."| divorce lawyers would live without it.” —Houston Post, —Cleveland Plain Dealer. Ball-Pointed Pens (H, HEWITT’S PATENT). rasa BALL: POINTED. Suitable for writing in every position glide over S2IF ‘any paper} mever acratch or spurt. Made in England of the nest Shefeld rolled steel, Natt-PowrreD pens are more durable, and are ahead of all others FOR EASY WRITING. BOTTLED IN BOND WHISKEY MUST BE AT LEAST FOUR YEARS OLD BOTTLED IN BOND AT THE DISTILLERY, BROAD FORD, PA.U.S.A pens Sor 28 eta and choose a pen Sound one, stick to it! EVERY BOTTLE CONTAINS FULL MEASURE H. BAINBRIDGE 4 CO., 99 Wittiam SrAEeT, New York or any Stationery Store. Leaves New York 5.30 every afternoon via NEW YORK CENTRAL. = Arrives Chicago 4.00 next afternoon via LAKE SHORE. comicbooks.com