Judge, 1908-06-20 · page 20 of 28
Judge — June 20, 1908 — page 20: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page combines editorial cartoons with period advertising. The left side shows "Mr. Frog, the Artist, a Humble Pygmalion"—a six-panel visual gag about a frog attempting to create art or impress mushrooms, likely satirizing pretentious artistic ambitions or self-delusion. The center features a Blatz Beer advertisement from Milwaukee, emphasizing the brewery's distinctive character and quality, a common marketing approach for early 20th-century brewers competing in a crowded market. Below are brief comedic snippets: a "Courteous" joke about a boy smoking, and "Her Business," mocking a woman's gossiping as her primary occupation—reflecting period gender stereotypes about women as busybodies. The page concludes with advertisements for mechanical cleaning equipment and a vacuum machinery company promising $3,000 profit—typical entrepreneurial pitches from the era. The overall effect is typical *Judge* magazine content: light satire, gender-based humor, and commercial advertising mixed together.
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MR. FROG, THE ARTIST, A HUMBLE PYGMALION. Sheds D You can tell a Blatz Bottle @ block away! In preparing good beer for the market, much is due to the treatment during the process—the cooling, sterilizing, aging and so on. There is a result, however, attained in the brewing of Blatz Beer— a_distinguishing characteristic—that has been uniformly maintained. Certainly the best_of components are used, but it’s to the “brewer's knack” that Blatz Beer owes its character—and that’s where Blatz bases its claim for supremacy. There’s the delightful satisfaction of honest hops and barley malt and that indi- vidual_goodness that “touches the spot.” If you are “keen to” beer quality and would enjoy its benefits, cultivate the“ Blatz Sign Habit”—watch for the name—ask for any of these brands, whether on draught or bottled—Wiener, Private Stock, Export, Muenchener. ASK YOUR DEALER VAL BLATZ BREWING CO.., MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN hen COURTEOUS: The ete." e cost mankind more] A man must have an awful lot of Mother—Oh, Bobby, you naughty than a uxuries combined.— | money to enable him to dress as well as you've been smoking! e.) Dallas Ne his wife does.—Chicago News. The Man Who Owns a Mechanical Cleaning Wagon Makes Money $3000.00 CAN BE MADE hi HER BUSINESS. s is Miss Gaddie ybody's busi when it comes toa bit retails that."’—Catholic General Compressed Air & Vacuum Machinery Company The Machiae That Makes the Moser. 4497 Olive Street, St. Louis, Ma. comicbooks.com