Judge, 1907-11-16 · page 13 of 16
Judge — November 16, 1907 — page 13: what you’re looking at
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This page primarily contains **advertisements and brief humorous items** rather than political cartoons. The main satirical content is a "Darktown" sketch—a racist genre popular in early 20th-century American humor that stereotyped Black Americans. The narrative describes a horse-show among African American characters with exaggerated dialect, portraying them as prone to violence, drinking, and petty crime. Characters like "Bet Ploggy" and "Ike Hambers" engage in craps games and fighting rather than watching horses. The humor relies on crude racial caricature and stereotypes common to the era. The page also includes brief joke items ("Where the Danger Lies," "A Doubtful Triumph," "Feminine Finance") with typical period humor about courtship, money, and professional life. Advertisements dominate the lower portion, promoting products like Pears Soap, Sohmer Pianos, and collars—typical Judge magazine content mixing satire with commercial messaging.
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wage DARKTOWN HORSE-SHOW ENDED IN | LIVELY GENTLEMEN WHO DRESS FOR STYLE REATHESS, AND COMFORT ‘WEAR THE IMPROVED the best Darktown expert in any alley of \the burg, challenged the whole settle- It’s MEUX’S ("ren") Original London Stout and comes ment to show a better plug than his = rn Teed Reed nes “ Frolic," dam any old horse. from the Meux Brewery, London. eee The very élite of Dark : ' . . Monday evening to see the horseshow. || Here it is! The Digestive Stout Ike Hambers, who was admitted to be Immediately there were several takers, ously since 1764—and bottled only by them. Soft, smooth, GARTER for the horse-show chill had struck Dark- delicious—try it. “The Perfect Pint of Stout” For sale by Half of Darktown turned out to see the leading grocers, wine merchants, etc. Booklet Free. THe recocnizeD staroaro, jShow; the other half was busy either Za The Name Is |drinking beer or shooting craps. The | half that did get box-seats did great honor |to the occasion. | There was Bet Ploggy, who boasted of a police pedigree that made her the sin- a-sure of all eyes. She was escorted by Bill Wiggs, alias the “Frog.” Watsy LUYTIES BROTHERS, Sole Agents, New York P,S. They—the Meun’s, also brew India Pale Ale —the most exquisite Ale ever brought to America. Jones took a prominent part because of Ppres WHERE THE DANGER LIES ne, hat she wore j it had cost three dol-1 Speaks well for Pennsylvania that they| Benevolent old gent—" Don't you find ars, payable in monthly installments, in 2) are naming gitl babies * Lusitania.” No|a sailor's life a very dangerous one ?” Mes rar rome teo— never Pavn-shop on Decatur Street. Lillie May | Goube the old state means to keep up with| Old salf—*Oh, yus, sir; but fortu- PS, TEARS RORUNFASTERS Ht | Dipps, who was visiting from Hell’s Half-| 46 procession now.—ddlanta Constitw. y it ain't often oe nite into port matsp smiste,Catwasie.f| | Acre, was the guest of Jess Whaps, who | ‘Re y Matkdoareceiptot price. “f |has made good to the claim of having Is a been arrested sixty-eight times and es- caping from the stockade eleven times. A DOUBTFUL TRIUMPH. FEMININE FINANCE, “T can pronounce your name, but I] Me//—** What is call money, dear 2" ‘There was a large number of equally| can't spell it,” she said to her partner,| Bel/e—*I guess it’s the kind you call prominent spectators who had broken the | trying to remember who he was. up your husband on the telephone fo police records many times. « J-o-n-e-s," he replied gravely.—£x. | tell him you must have it right awa When a scrap started over a side game of craps, the horse-show was entirely for- gotten. 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