Judge, 1913-11-22 · page 22 of 26
Judge — November 22, 1913 — page 22: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This Judge magazine page is primarily **advertising**, not political satire. The dominant content features three liquor advertisements (Sunny Brook whiskey, Gold Seal champagne) and various mail-order ads (art instruction, cartooning books, traveling salesman jobs). The small comics scattered throughout are reprinted from other publications—British humor magazines *Punch* and *Sketch*, plus French *Le Sourire*. These depict working-class domestic life: a mother sending her son on an errand with minimal money; a magistrate confused by a woman's unclear testimony about a fight; and a Frenchman regretting an argument with his wife. The "Inspector" imagery on the whiskey ad refers to **government food safety regulation**—the Pure Food and Drug Act (1906)—which advertisers invoked to assure consumers of product legitimacy during an era of widespread food adulteration and patent medicine fraud. The page reflects early 20th-century consumer culture and working-class humor, with no apparent political agenda beyond commercial promotion.
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» Ask any good doctor what he thinks of the judicious use of pure, old whiskey, and he will tell you that it is the best Sort of a tonic and in- vigorator. But you must choose the right kind with care—a poor whiskey will do more harm than a good whiskey can do good, When you buy SUNNY BROOK The PURE FOOD Whiskey —you have the guarantee of the largest distillers of fine whiskey in the world that it is the very best and purest ‘that money and skill can produce—a whiskey scientifically distilled and carefully aged for the express purpose of being used as a ealthful stimuiant in the home, SUNNY BROOK The PURE FOOD Whiskey is distilled, aged and bottled in bond under the direct sup- ervision of U.S. Government Inspectors, and the Gresn Government Stamp that seals each bottle guarantees that the contents are cht, patural whiskey, properly fored, end full U.S. Standard 100%) proof, MAKE MONEY Drawing comic pictures. Let the world’ 's famous cartoonist, “ZIM” few ideas into your head. Get im Book—it's chuck full of valu- able suggestions. Price $1.00, “TRAVEL! NG SALESMEN "carn $1000 to $5000 a Year Ze See Satay ie eases hte ‘seats National Ssicemene Gitteoet Seiten Ramsar paid, Bound in 3-+ Morocco. ” Satis- faction guaranteed. Money back if book is returned within 10 days. Address ZIM BOOK 143 Breer bettie BE AN ARTIST r’ | OF BRAINS IGARS Cortez MEN “MADE AT Cortes ( WeEsTs— Gold Seal inour# You can pay more for wine than Gold Seal costs, but you cannot get +a better champagne at any price. Gold Seal is the American wine that proves import duty to be useless waste—also giving afalse impression of superior quality by doubling cost. Two Kinds: Special Dry and Brut Order a Bottle or Case Today Sold Everywhere “All wine—no duty’ UrbanaWine Co. Urbana NY.SoleMaker In answering advertisements please mention JUDGE, It will be appreciated. Llewellyn's Job Mother—Now, young Llewellyn, I’ve only got a penny left, so you'll ‘ave to run along of the "bus an’ I’ll meet yer at the other end.— Punch (London). Yo 'er’s Human Puzzled magistrate (to witness)—Now, madam, please give us your version of the fight. Witness—Well, yer worship, if ‘er ad "it ’er like ’er did ’er, ’er’d a killed ’er, or ’er ’er.—Sketch (London). After the Storm “Aussi, c’est bien fait pour mol, ¢a ni appendra a toujours diseuter avec elle !"” This will “Well, it serves me right. teach me never to discuss with her!’’— Le Sourire (Paris). comicbooks.com