Judge, 1904-12-17 · page 45 of 48
Judge — December 17, 1904 — page 45: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, not political satire. It contains four commercial advertisements interspersed with one small cartoon. The cartoon "Tommy's Home for the Holidays" shows a rural woman (Aunt Prue) discovering a spider and planning to have her father eliminate it—a lighthearted domestic scene reflecting early 20th-century rural life and attitudes toward household pests. The advertisements include: - **Lea & Perrins Sauce**: A Worcestershire sauce ad claiming their product grants access to "best society"—suggesting that proper seasoning signals social refinement - **Sackett & Wilhelms**: A lithography/printing company - **"This and That" book**: A humor/caricature instruction manual by artist Zim The page reflects advertising conventions of the era, using humor and social aspiration to market consumer products. The spider cartoon likely appealed to rural readers familiar with such domestic concerns. The Lea & Perrins ad humorously equates condiment use with social status.
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TOMMY 'S HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS. Aunt Prue—*'O-oh! that horrid, nasty spider! Lan’s sakes alive! thet's th’ first one o' them I ever saw. Guess Ill have ter speak to father an’ have ‘em driven away.” Lea & Perrins Sauce THE ORIGINAL WORCESTERSHIRE HAS THE ENTREE INTO THE BEST SOCIETY. Good cooking is not merely combining ingredients, but giving them just the right seasoning to make them appetizing. Soups, Fish, Roast Beef, and Gravies are given a delicious flavor by adding LEA & PERRINS’ SAUCE, JOHN DUNCAN'S SONS, The Original Worcestershire. Agents, New York. Sackett § Wilbelms Lithographing and Printing Zo. Parker Building, 225 Fourth Avenue, Corner 19th Street, oe Tew York, are prepared to taruish the Finest Class of Color Printing Show Cards, Pamphlets, Calendars, Advertising Cards, Labels, Novelties, Etc. as well as All Kinds of Commercial Work, such as Bill, Letter and Note Heads, Business ards, Certificates, Bonds, Etc. LLLS Faving unusually large facilities, advertisers placing large contracts will serve their interest by procuring our estimate before ordering elsewhere. “THIS THAT" ARPUT GRICATURE: “THIS AND THAT” About Caricature # by Zim Is the title of a Book now being published which will give the young student of Comic Art much desired information. IT CONTAINS 90 PAGES of advice humorously illustrated with One Hun- dred and Twenty-Five Sketches. Bound in White Cloth with Red Morocco Trimmings and Gilt, Pocket Size; Very Handsome; $1.50 ZIM, JUDGE CO., PARKER BLDG., NEW YORK ie a ++ePlace Your Orders For First Edition...