Judge, 1904-12-10 · page 16 of 20
Judge — December 10, 1904 — page 16: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising** with minimal editorial cartooning content. The main illustrated cartoon depicts a snowy rural scene with poorly-dressed figures, captioned "AWFULLY POOR." The dialogue below references poverty during what appears to be the Thanksgiving season—one character claims he couldn't afford a turkey because a neighbor (implied to be wealthy) is so "blame poor" he keeps only ten dogs and won't share his turkey-coop. This is **ironic humor**: the "poor" neighbor actually has resources (multiple dogs), suggesting either false poverty claims or inverted logic about wealth and stinginess. The page otherwise consists of product advertisements (Wilson Whiskey, Peres Chartreux liqueur, Leslie's Weekly magazine, and Clyde Line steamship service) and filler humor excerpts from various newspapers about automobiles, trains, and trusts. Without visible dates or specific historical context, the cartoon's exact satirical target remains unclear, though it appears to mock either economic hypocrisy or the absurdity of Depression-era poverty claims.
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Mrs. Fohnson—" 1 wish I could think; of something to keep my husband at home nights.” Mrs. Smithson—“ Give him an auto- mobile.” Mrs. Fohnson—" He'd be out more than ever, then.” Mrs, Smithson —“No, indeed. My The Highest Grade After-Dinner Liqueur | says he won't be out for six weeks."—.Mil- | waukee News. Strong and better men and women are those who use Abbott's Angostura Bitters. At drug- | } gists’. _ Lute Morse is telling a story about a green recruit from the old sod who was walking with his brother through a rail- } road cut, on a pleasant Sunday afternoon. When a train came up behind them and whistled, the experienced Irishman clam- bered up the bank, while his brother struck off down the track as hard as he could run, only to be overtaken and tossed about forty rods by the cow-catcher. The| brother rushed to his side and shouted, " Moike, are ye hurted 2” . if I couldn't bate it on the snorted the wounded Irishman, he divvel could I bate it climbing ?"—Nebraska State Journal. Sohmer & Co., the great piano firm, can point with pride to the magnificent indorse- LIQUEUR ment their instruments have received at the Peres Chartreux hands of the best native and foreign musical —GREEN AND YELLOW— artists. Formerly known as Chartreuse . . “You don’t know what the trusts are going to do next !" said the alarmist. As rstclass Wine Merchants, Grocers Motels Cafes, “No,” answered Farmer Corntossel ; ffer& Co. 45 Uroadway, New Vork, N.Y ansy ; brn losse Sole Agents for United States’ “and until I find out, I'm not goin’ to quit my work to worry about it."— Washing- ton Star. There's Money in Leslie’s Weekly FROM THE FAR EAST accurate WAR NEW Our Own Correspondent on the Field Jasper’s hints to money-makers will make and save money and alone are worth ten times the subscription price TOPICS OF THE TIMES FULLY ILLUSTRATED LESLIE'S WEEKLY $4 Per Year 225 FOURTH AVE. $1 For 3 Months NEW YORK The Oldest and Best... Fearless and Progressive | husband got one last week and the doctor } WILSON WHISKEY THAT’S ALL! JUDGE COMPANY, 225 Fourth Ave., New York. AWFULLY POOR. Mose Possuu—"Yo! say yo’ didn't git a tukkey dis T'anksgibin’ on account cb poverty 2” Pere Ketcuum—"'Jesso. Squire Hennery ‘s got so blame poor he keeps ten dees, an’ Ah couldn't git neah his tukkey-coop.” ONLY Dimer!) ALE WATER ROUTE -N EW. Yo RK BOSTON & CHARLESTON, S.C. JACKSONVILLE: St. Johns River Service between Jacksonville and Sanford, Fla., and Intermediate Landings ‘The “ Clyde Line” is the favorite route between New York, Boston, PutLa- peLruia, and Eastern Ports, and Cuarzestox, S.C, and JACKsox- VILLE, FLA, making direct connection for all points South and Southwest. FASTEST MODERN STEAMSHIP: AND FINEST SERVICE rs ‘Ws. P. CLye& Co. General Agents 19 State Street, New York comicbooks.com ANOS RLETS DD, iny