Judge, 1907-02-16 · page 12 of 16
Judge — February 16, 1907 — page 12: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising with minimal editorial content**—typical for Judge's back pages. The few text items are brief satirical quips: **"RUBES"** mocks Omaha's outrage over painter Peter Paul Rubens's nude works, suggesting puritanical Midwesterners were scandalized by classical art. **Short humor pieces** include wordplay about proposals, taxation of breweries, and "comfortable fortunes"—the last a cynical joke that wealth should be large enough to buy what you want but *small enough to avoid grand jury attention* (implying tax evasion or corruption concerns of the era). **Advertisements dominate**, hawking whiskey, champagne, patent medicines (including dubious "blood poison" and morphine treatments), and pianos. These reflect early-1900s advertising practices, including medical quackery now recognized as harmful. The masthead announces Judge as "The Only Humorous Monthly Magazine in America" at 10¢, noting its twentieth year of publication—establishing its longevity and market position.
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