Judge, 1905-06-10 · page 13 of 16
Judge — June 10, 1905 — page 13: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This Judge magazine page is primarily **advertising with one humorous sidebar**. The main satire appears in "A Toothpick Town," which mocks Indianapolis's alleged obsession with toothpicks. An unnamed newspaper correspondent describes the city as so consumed by toothpick use that they literally cover public spaces—the building balls are "sown with toothpicks," women leaving public places chew them, and restaurants serve them alongside meals like condiments. The satire targets both the city's perceived unsophistication and contemporary newspaper sensationalism through exaggerated reportage. The remaining content is straightforward advertising for insurance (Prudential), whiskey (Trimble), soap (Glenn's), medical treatments, hotels, and cocktails—typical of Judge's commercial revenue model. The "Why We Taste" article appears to be pseudo-scientific humor explaining taste sensation, though context is unclear from the fragmented OCR text.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
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