Judge, 1904-12-10 · page 19 of 20
Judge — December 10, 1904 — page 19: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily an **advertising page** from Judge magazine, with minimal editorial content. The main cartoon, "Double-Edged," depicts a doctor-patient dispute: Dr. Squeeze claims his treatment cured Mr. Brown's insomnia, demanding payment. Brown retorts that the doctor's bill itself caused the insomnia to return—the "double edge" being that the cure created a new problem worse than the original. The page is dominated by period advertisements: Iver Johnson revolvers (marketed as home safety devices), Cook's champagne, Judge's own publications, and cigarettes. The text includes brief humor snippets ("First barber," "Whiszer," etc.)—typical Judge filler jokes about everyday situations. **For modern readers:** This reflects early 1900s anxieties about home security and the normalization of firearms for civilian self-defense. The doctor joke satirizes medical incompetence and billing practices—concerns that remain relevant today.
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As safe in the home as a kitchen table and just asimportant. You may be so fortunate as to never need the ser- vices of a revolver to defend your life, property and the lives of those depending on your protection, but you can’t tell—no one of the hundreds robbed and murdered every year suspected that he or she would be the next, TVERJOHNSO REVOLVERS are made for your protection—in enery way. The “Iver Johnson” is the original safety revolver, and the only one with a salety ‘mechanism worthy the name. For ealo by all Hardware ‘about them anyway leak for tt. wo ttle Book. ith our 8 told me to-day you were a regular brick ;| he went further, in fact, and said you| werea regular gold brick."—Shiladelphia Public Ledger. First barber—“ Whew! stormer must be a bad actor !" Second barber—" Why ?” First barber—“ When 1 asked him if he wanted an egg shampoo he jumped right out of the chair and made for the} door."—Detrojt Free Fress. that barn- Whiszer— Every man ought to divide | his time between work and play. Foshem—"Yes, Your friend Toucher over there certainly docs that. When he isn't playing the races he is working his friends."—Chicago News, es, indeed. I never tell her anything without finding out that she has already told it hersell."—/hiladelphia | Bulletin, SERVED EVERYWHERE Judge’s Library A MAGAZINE OF FUN FoR DECEMBER A BOOK FULL OF LAUGHS REPLETE WITH SKETCHES BY AMERICA'S MOST CLEVER ARTISTS PRICE, 10 CENTS JUDGE COMPANY 225 Fourth Avenue, New York BOND & LILLARD WHISKEY IS THE BEST “THE PIONEER OF ILLUSTRATED JOUR: DOUBLE-EDGED. “ You must admit," sald Dr. Squeeze To Mr. Brown the other day, “ That my good treatment of the case Drove your Insomnia away. * Since you admit this to be true (For now you are no longer ill), Why is it that you still refuse ‘To pay my modest little bill 2 " Your * modest little bill,’ forsooth!"* Cried Mr. Brown in voice of pain; “Why. man alive, your modest bill Brought th’ insomnia back again|"* 2) NALISM—a the exponent of illustrated ewspaperdom in America. H MOST PROGRESSIVE AND UP-TO-DATE . fs th sore bppestant events at the world are onptly dey pages. Accurate War News rom the far East from our own Correspondent, PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT JASPER'S HINTS TO MONEY-MAKERS BOOKS AND AUTHORS At your club or deater’a AMATEUR PRIZE PHOTO CONTEST The Egyptian é Cigarette of Quality AROMATIC DELICACY— MILDNESS— PURITY Sanu oa abennetea as Shqeaity jen with every. Diamond 5c. COFFEE Good Roasted COVYRER, ear For fall particulars and prompt attention, address WR. COOK, caro ot THE GREAT ANERICAN Teh 81 BB Vescy Atreet, 1°. 0. Hex 241 Popular Reading Fun tor the HYittions JUDGE'S LIBRARY MAGAZINE ‘Ten Cents a Copy SIS HOPKINS’ OWN BOOK Ten Cents a Copy JUDGE'S QUARTERLY ‘Twenty-five Cents a Copy JOEL JARVIS'S JAY JOKES Ten Cents a Copy Any of the above by mail from the publishers on receipt of price Address JUDGE, New York |_ HENRY LINDENMEYR & SONS PAPER WAREHOUSE Rew, 3, and 9 Mleecker Street Hranch Wareloase, 2 Keekman Street, New York ALL KINDS OF PAPER MADE TO ORDKE ROMEIKE’S Press Cutting Berean in gend you all newspaper clippings which may appear about you, your friends. of any abject on which, You. want to be “up to date.” very newspaper and periodical of imoortance in the Unueed Staten and Europe is pearched. Terma $50 for soo notices, Hany Romaixe, 33 Union Square, N. Ye 8 OF SACKETY & WILMCLME LITHOGRAPHING AND PRINTING COMPANY, NEW YORK. comicbooks.com