Judge, 1882-04-08 · page 15 of 16
Judge — April 8, 1882 — page 15: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily an **advertising page** from Judge magazine (page 13), not a satirical cartoon page. It contains numerous merchant advertisements for 1880s New York retailers, including furniture stores (Coogan Bros.), bookstores (Leggat Bros.), and clothing shops (E. Ridley & Sons). The only editorial content is a brief **poetry excerpt** at the top by Boston Transcript about Modern Parlor conversation—a mild satire on pretentious social talk where people speak through "speaking tubes" and discuss fashionable but shallow topics. The poem gently mocks how parlor conversation deteriorates into gossip and superficial chatter. The rest of the page is commercial: advertisements for parasols, hosiery, kid gloves, beauty cream (Gouraud's "Magical Beautifier"), and Hungarian government bonds—typical 1880s consumer goods and financial products targeting middle-class readers.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
COOGAN 121, 128, 128 and 127 Bowery, Corner Grand Street, Furniture, Carpets, Bedding, etc. EASTEST TERMS OF CREDIT GIVEN, ILLUSTRATED DESCRIPTIVE PRICE LIST SENT FREE ON APPLICATION. JAMES AND EDWARD COOGAN. LEGGAT BROS. CHEAPEST BOOK STORE IN THE WORLD. No. FIVE DOLLARS HUNGARIAN GOVERNMEN 120!000 * 100,000 «18, “INTERNATION No. 150 Broadway, THE JUDGE. Jennings’ Sanitary Depot. y is a Joy Forever. X GOURAUD'S |KASTER Oriental Cream, or Magical Beautifier 18. E. Ridley & Sons, Grand, Allen, and Orchard Sts. N.Y. | PARASOLS. 2O4NCH BROCADE PAIASOLS, LINED, $1.53. NOVI ELEGANT DESIGNS, FINEST WORKMANSHIP. DIRECT FROM PARIS ARTISTS. ALSO FINE LACES, Entirely new and exclusive a HELOW PRESENT MARKET PRICES. Kid Gloves, 3 and 4 Buttons, 3% Eiosiery. A FEW SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS. and 4c. ALL FULL REGULAR, LADIES! SUMMER MERINO SESTS. 2 SSONTMENT OF THE LATEST STYLES AND LADIES! HOSIERY OFENED THIS WEEK POR THE Pnist TIME Gentlemen’s Furnishing. UNLAUNDRIED SHIRTS AT 45 CENTS. COMPARE ARPS, COLLARS, CUFFS, MINS IN THIS DEPARTMENT RIBBONS, FLOWERS, FEATHERS. EDW. RIDLEY & SONS, | 309, 311, 311 1-2 GRAND ST., 58, 60, 62, 64, 64, 68 AND 70 ALLEN ST., 59, 61 AND 63 On IARD ST.