Judge, 1906-08-18 · page 12 of 16
Judge — August 18, 1906 — page 12: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily an **advertising page** with minimal editorial content. The few satirical pieces are brief: **"The Widows of Conquest"** jokes that Oklahoma towns with suggestive names (like "Conquest") promise romance to unmarried women, but the reality disappoints—grass widows there are "getting pretty tired of batching" (cooking for themselves alone). **"The Great Scheme"** satirizes a Milwaukee saloonkeeper who displays millinery in his window so wives won't grow impatient while their husbands are inside "seeing a man"—a euphemism for drinking. **"The One Thing to Do"** is a brief dialogue about always telling the truth. These reflect early 1900s concerns: **women's loneliness on the frontier, wives' frustration with husbands' drinking habits, and masculine hypocrisy**. The page is otherwise dominated by patent medicines (Blood Poison cure, Santa Capsules), soaps, champagne, and piano advertisements—typical of Judge's revenue model.
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old-world hand pro- cesses. Only purest juices used. COOK'S fexraa Ghampagne The standard wine of America. “MADE AT KEY WEST— Pears’ Pears’ Soap leaves the skin smooth, cool and healthy. There’s no free alkali in Pears.’ Only good soap and pure. Sold here an: -road. ALAS! Every girl of eighteen would be hap- pier, of course, if she were only under- stood. —Somerville Fournat. wliipe THE WIDOWS OF CONQUEST. Relativity robs life of its joys. Okla- homa is thought here in the East to be a paradise for the unmarried woman, and of all places in that territory Conquest is blessed with a name which seems to promise surcease to the sorrows of celi- bacy. But, behold ! here is-a Conquest correspondent writing, “Many of the grass-widows of this neighborhood are getting pretty tired of batching.” Digestion's greatest aid—Abbott’s Angustura Bitters. A ‘‘nip" after each meal affords relief. THE HEIR. “That young Medders seems rather new to the city, but he's got a lot of money. How did he get it ?” You mean he was engaged in the manufacture of gas?” a rich old uncle of his blew it out." —Catholic Standard, A CROP HALLELUJAH. Corn is thumping, Wheat is bumping, Stocks are jumping, Business. humping, Diamonds trumping, Glory be! | Mothers wil ing Syrup the | GREAT SCHEME, | Yeast—"'{ see a Milwaukee saloon- keeper has hit on a great scheme.” Crimsonbeak—" What is it 2” Yeast —" Why, he fitted up one of: his windows with a millinery display so that a man’s wife won't get impatient while her husband is inside * seeing a man,'" Yonkers Statesman, ‘The Sohmer Pianos are pronounced superior to all others by leading arusts. THE ONE THING TO DO. McFibb—« That fellow Huskie called | What would you do Well, if I were you I'd make it a point always to tell the truth when he's around."— Exchange. If you drink champagne because it’s good, You're sure to drink the ** Brotherhood.” But if you drink it for a bluff, Then imported is good enough. ‘The wine says the rest. BLOOD POISON FOR MORE THAN TWENTY YEARS Boot res. COOK REMEDY Co. 140 MASONIC TEMPLE, — Chicago, TIL, U. S. A Jasper’s Hints to Money-makers *+Leslie’s Weekly” at your fealer’s for ten cents, and see for If, or send in a three month? trial subscription to **Leslie’s Weekly” for $1.00, which will give you the right to free an- @ Buy a copy Wison- “Whe ony wnrskey thet paces a compare, quararieed analysis on each kevery, beitle- See back label! Thots Nt TYPICAL AMERICAN DRUMMERS —the weekly that makes people laugh. Full of fun, good-nature = optimism. Seen everywhere. A great favorite with the general pu! Makes mirth for the reader and money for the advertiser. the pioneer illustrated news weekly uf Amet- Judge Leslie’s Weekly =e er incre sos and is read by all the family. clean, instructive and entertaining. A very profitable advertising medium. For advertising rates, specimen copies, and detailéd information, address JUDGE COMPANY :: 225 Fourth Avenue, New York comicbooks.com