Judge, 1904-10-01 · page 12 of 16
Judge — October 1, 1904 — page 12: what you’re looking at
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This page combines advertisements with period humor reflecting early 20th-century racial stereotypes. **Main Cartoon:** "A Reminder" depicts two domestic workers—a housekeeper and cook—discussing their employers' children "coming out" (making social debuts). The joke plays on the phrase's double meaning: the cook misunderstands it as the son being released from prison after serving time. The artwork uses heavy dialect spelling ("comin' out," "thot") typical of how Judge portrayed working-class and Irish-American characters. **"Dance Time in Georgia":** A poem in exaggerated African American dialect describes a rural dance with possum as a prize. It relies on period stereotypes about Southern Black rural life, using dialectical language and imagery meant to be humorous to contemporary readers. **Advertisements:** The page also features whiskey, rye, and Leslie's Weekly ads—standard magazine content of the era. The satire targets working-class misunderstandings and relies heavily on ethnic and racial caricature—humor that modern readers would recognize as offensive rather than entertaining.
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Taste Tells The palate must be gratified and satisfied. and the fine, rich flavor of Baltimore Rye Charms the taste and it becomes at once a fixed choice against change. BatTIMORERYE WH LaNAHAN SON BALTIMORE ItIs Always Uniform Sold at all frat-ctana cafes and by jobbers, WM.'LANAIAN & SON, Haltinore, Sa. Tess— What's the celebration at Bess’s | house this evening 2” ‘Fess—" She's keeping her birthday.” Tess—" Well, it will be a great success if she only keeps it as well as she keeps the date of her birth."—Philadelphia Press. DANCE TIME IN GEORGIA, Hear dat win’ a-whistlin® "Roun’ en ‘roun’ de skies ? We gwine ter have a dancin’ En a ‘possum fer de prize! Come ‘long, my chillun, Don’t you stan’ en wait W'en you hear de fire talkin’, En de ‘possum on de plate! See dem banks er ‘taters— Punkins ripe fer pies ? We gwine ter have a dancin’ En a ‘possum fer de prize ! Come ‘long, my chillun, Don’t you stan’ en wait Wen you hear de fire talkin’, En de ‘possum on de plate! —Altlanta Constitution. Lighter hearts and stronger bodies follow the use of Abbott's Angostura Bitters. At grocers’ and druggists’. you were very seasick on the trip over 2” asked Mrs. Goodart. “ Yes, indeed,” replied the old lady. “Why, [understand your daughter left a sure remedy in your state-room before the ship sailed.” “No, indeed; there wasn’t nothin’ there but a bottle of somethin’ for * mal- de-mer,’ an’ I knew [ didn’t have no for- cign disease like that."— Philadelphia | Ledger, “Ts it true th: “Are you a fatalist ? t is to be will be 2” Well, yes, to a certain extent. I be- lieve, for instance, when I draw my salary, | that the coal trust and the meat trust and | the grocer and the milkman and the rest of the people who make it their business to get my money away from me are going to do it just as surely as the sun is sure to rise to-morrow mornin; ord-Herald. Do you believe There's Money Leslie's Weekly From the Our on the Topics of the Times Fully Illustrated LESLIE’S WEEKLY $4 PER YEAR $1 FOR 3 MONTHS THE OLDEST AND BEST FEARLESS AND PROGRESSIVE Write for Extraordinary Offer to New Subscribers Accurate War News Correspondent Jasper's hints to money-makers will make and save money and alone are worth ten times the subscription price... Far East Own Field 225 FOURTH AVE. NEW YORK WILSON WHISKEY THAT’S ALL! A REMINDER. Tue House-Mat>— There'll be grand doin’s over to Mrs. Cashley's nixt wake. eldest daughther is comin’ out.” Tue coox—" Faith! thot remoinds me, He's bin In over a year.” Her Casey's son ought to be comin’ out soon. <MAN-LE FP>VWCHayz BOTTLED IN BOND AT THE DISTILLERY, BROAD FORD, PALU.S.A comicbooks.com BOTTLED IN BOND WHISKEY MUST BE AT LEAST FOUR YEARS OLD EVERY BOTTLE CONTAINS FULL MEASURE