Judge, 1904-07-09 · page 16 of 24
Judge — July 9, 1904 — page 16: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising and humor filler** rather than political cartooning. The main content includes: **"Perhaps" Cartoon**: A comic exchange between two street urchins arguing about whose grandmother is tougher—one claims his 100-year-old grandmother can't be beaten; the other boasts he could lick her if she were twice as old. It's generic working-class humor with dialect comedy typical of early 1900s publications. **Advertisements**: Miller Beer, Whitman's Chocolates, Allen's Foot-Ease powder, and Ridpath's History of the World dominate the page. The history book ad notably references the Russo-Japanese War as current events, dating this to 1904-1905. **Light Humor Snippets**: Short jokes about servants' days off and insurance adjusters reflect mundane domestic concerns. The page lacks significant political satire—it's mostly commercial content interspersed with period humor relying on ethnic dialect and slapstick rather than substantive social commentary.
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Milwaukee Beer: MILLER BREWING GO. MILWAWHEE LSA. PERHAPS First xio—" Ah, youse couldn't lick me gran mudder, an’ she’s over a hundred years old."" Second xin—"' Git out! 1 could lick her If she's twicet 's old."” IF YOU ARE GOING AWAY THIS SUMMER INSURE A GOOD LAUGHING TIME BY SUBSCRIBING FOR THREE MONTHS BY MAIL ANYWHERE $1.25 FOREIGN $1.75 PLEASE FILL OUT THIS BLANK AND SEND IT TO THE JUDGE OFFICE, 225 FOURTH AVENUE, NEW YORK Sentimental Sue— Here's an arucie in the paper, * Why Men Don't Marry.'” Tantalizing Tess—" | know why some of them don’t.” To sweetly wedge your way into her affections keep her well Sentimental Well 2” : : Tantalizing Tess—" They never asked provided with you."— Cincinnati Enguirer. Subbubs— Friday is always irl's off day.” timan—* You mean her ‘day off, don’t you ?” Subbubs— No; Thursday is her day off. ‘That's why Friday is her + off day." —Philadelphia Post. and Confections ‘Sold evervehere. TEPHEN,F, WHITMAN & 80) . 1816 Chestnut 8, Phila. ia USE ALLEN’S FOOT-EASE, a powder to be shaken into the shoes. Your feet feel swollen, nervous and hot, and get tired easily. What is your business ?” I'm an inspector of ruins.” * How romantic.” He—* Well, hardiy—I'm an insurance | adjuster."— Cleveland Leader. — Sellen, Sweating ects Incrow «Theirs was , EBlious ‘spots: Relieves corns an A—* Theirs was a case of love at first iicierrest and comfort. “Try it today.” Sold by al drugs and she stores foe 361 Trad package FIRES. ‘Address; Allea S Olmsted, Le Roy, N. Yes; I should judge that very lit- Ue foresight was displayed."—Princeton Tiger. ‘You will get more prompt attention and better service by mentioning JUDGE whes auswering advertisements. t struggles in history opens with the Ru ntire map of Asia, and perhaps Europe. ns becoming involved ? anese war. Its outcome at likelihood is there of ament, who inves ew York Herald: “Look up the history of the Crimean War and find how long Russia fought England, France, Turkey and Sardinia combined, to lind how loog the Clears Army can stand up agalast Japan.” Ridpath’s History of the World “The only World’s History that reads like a story- book, yet is recognized as a standard authority,” is a necessity at all times, and doubly so now aa 9 Volumes HW tacbes Tall, 8 taches Sent on Seven Days’ Approval GREAT NEWSPAPERS AND PERIODICALS WILL SPEND HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS to give you the latest news of batties and movements fof the armies ana navies. To, appreciate what the great struggle means you should go farther Back than the newspapers and magazines will ke you. ‘Read the records ot tbe nations. Vou can’t understand the news of the war unless you're reasonably familar with the history and development ol these countries. "Nowhere can you find everythmg you want to know $0 succinctly and interestingly told as in Ridpath’s History of the World, A SAVING OF FIFTY PER CENT. tratlons, Weight 62 Lbs. Occupy Z1as.Shelf Rooes That specimen book will tel] you all about the histo HOW \eame ta bewrittens [OW tw od 700 8 yen ean secore mismatched sets at knach fess than the sutecriptwn price Merrill & Baker, Publishers, MW East 16th Street, New York 1f you mention Je War you nerd not eat out coupon,