Judge, 1906-09-15 · page 12 of 16
Judge — September 15, 1906 — page 12: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This Judge magazine page is primarily **advertising**, with some light satirical humor scattered throughout: **Main Cartoon/Humor**: "THE AUTO SPEED MANIAC" (poem) mocks reckless drivers who drove dangerously on public roads—a new social menace of the early automotive era. The joke: a driver dies speeding but "may be scorching yet" (implying he's still driving in hell). **Other Brief Jokes**: - Amusing anecdotes about ticklish wives, poverty, and a drowning Scotsman who won't release a whiskey bottle - These are period humor snippets typical of Judge magazine **Advertisements**: The page is dominated by product ads (Hunter Rye whiskey, Pears soap, kidney remedies, Cook Remedy Co. for syphilis treatment, Sunny Brook whiskey). One ad includes **a U.S. Capitol building** and large text about penalty for "re-using or refilling" whiskey bottles—likely referencing Prohibition-era regulations. **No identifiable political cartoons or caricatures** appear on this page. It's essentially a humor/lifestyle magazine with extensive advertising.
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