Judge, 1904-11-12 · page 13 of 16
Judge — November 12, 1904 — page 13: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising and promotional content** rather than editorial cartooning. The dominant features are: **"An Inducement" cartoon** (bottom left): Shows Uncle Sam offering a child cake and soap for a cent—a visual pun promoting Miller High Life beer. The joke plays on the phrase "inducement" (a promotional offer). **Small joke items** scattered throughout reference everyday absurdities: an editor underpaying a poet, a sharp-tongued woman cutting friends off, romantic miscommunication, and a tramp's refusal to work. **Train advertisement**: Promotes the "20th Century Limited," a prestigious New York Central express train, framed as appropriately named for "the century of all ages." **Product ads**: Old Crow Rye whiskey, Pears' soap, Jaeger underwear, Bond & Lillard whiskey, and Miller beer dominate the page. The page reflects **early-1900s consumer culture**, where Judge magazine monetized by mixing light humor with advertising pitched at middle-class readers. No specific political satire is evident.
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w « > a < ul = 4 4 > in 0 5 = e z 9° o wl 4 E r) a > 4 wl > i ASK FOR and see that you get OLD Sold only in our registered bottles. Never sold in bulk. H.B. KIRK & CO., Sole Bottlers, N.Y. The young man with the uncut hair and hagey book had submitted a poem for editorial consideration.‘ Well,” said the man behind the blue pencil, after a hurried glance at it, « how does five dol- lars strike you?” “ Why—er—really,” stammered the rhymester, « that is more than I—er "—— “Well, that’s the best I can do,” inter- rupted the busy editor. “I couldn't think of printing a poem like that for any less. —Chicago Daily News, “Miss Keenley has an awfully sharp tongue, hasn't she ?” «'L should say so! She's cut most of| her friends off her list with it."—Detroit Free Press. Faith, hope and charity should crowd closer and make room for gratitude.— Atchison Globe. He—1 told your father that I just dote on you.” She—“ And what did he say 2?" He—“ That I had better find an anti- dote."—New York Mail. AN INDUCEMENT. “Here yer are, boss! fer a cent.” De last extra an’ a cake uv soap The finest hops, ‘chomically pure waler and can hire— those are used in the perfect beer, When yo ede att lr SF 10n lare “ The Busy Man’s Train.”” Appropriate in its Name, Appropriate in its Route, Appropriate in its Character— “THE 20th CENTURY LIMITED.” This is The century of all the ages. The New York Central—Lake Shore 20- hour train between New York and Chicago (the two great commercial centers of America) is The train of the century, and is appro- priately named “THE -20th CENTURY LIMITED.” A beautiful etching of this train printed on plate paper 24 x 32 inches, ready for framing, will be sent free to any address on receipt of 50 cents, by jorge H. Daniels, General Passenger Agent, Grand Central Station, New York. Now approaches the season of coughs and colds, of rheuma- tism and pneumonia, which number more victims than ‘plague, pestilence and famine." ‘Against these evils there is no surer all-around safeguard than Jaeger Under- wear. Famous the world over for its curative as well as protective virtues. RECONNERDED RY LRADIXG PHYSICS EVERYWIL Booklets and Samples Free. Dr, deege’s 8. W. 8. Go's Onn Sires: New York: 306 itth Ave., 157 Broadway. Brooklyn: 504 Paltos St. Boston: 230-232 Boylston St. Philadelphia: 1510 Chestest St, Chicago: 82 State St. Agents in all ‘Princi head Farmer's wife—* Why have you lett that piece of steak I sent out for you ?” Tramp (indignantly)—"1 didn't ask for work, ma'am; [asked for something to eat."—Ulustrated Bits, BOND & LILLARD WHISKEY IS THE BEST Pears’ Pears’ Soap leaves the skin smooth, cool and healthy. There’s no free alkali in Pears.’ Only good soap and pure. Sold here and abroad. “How's you gettin’ on wid youah ‘rithmetic, Lou ?” “I done learned to add up de oughts, but de figgers bodder me."—Collier's Weekly. Th PIONEER OF ILLUSTRATED JOUR- NALISM—and to-day the exponent of ilhustrat new ‘America, MOST ADVANCED MOST PROGRESSIVE AND UP-TO-DATE ri, rts ees Aen em PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT JASPER’S HINTS TO MONEY-MAKERS BOOKS AND AUTHORS ‘Yoo will prompt attention and better service boy mentonlng Juba’ when answering adverusements. AMATEUR PRIZE PHOTO CONTEST comicbooks.com