Judge, 1905-11-04 · page 15 of 16
Judge — November 4, 1905 — page 15: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily a **25th anniversary celebration** of Judge magazine (1881-1905) rather than featuring political cartoons. The upper left contains brief **humorous anecdotes** mocking foolish customer behavior—a woman buying expensive ribbon remnants at inflated prices, and a "glass-eater" performer whose digestion fails. These appear to be generic jokes typical of the era's humor magazine content. The main feature is Judge's **boastful retrospective**: the 1881 Christmas issue was 16 pages requiring only one week's advance notice; by 1905, the magazine needed one month's advance planning and six weeks for illustrated pages, reflecting advertising's explosive growth. Judge celebrates this expansion by listing prominent **writers** (Jerome K. Jerome, Mark Twain) and **artists** (J.M. Flagg) contributing to their 1905 Christmas edition. The surrounding advertisements—for "Keeley Cure" (drug addiction treatment), "Blood Poison" remedies, and commercial products—reveal the magazine's actual readership and the dubious medical claims common to the period. This is essentially a **trade publication moment**: Judge asserting its importance and influence in American popular culture.
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