Judge, 1882-09-09 · page 14 of 16
Judge — September 9, 1882 — page 14: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is **primarily advertising**, not satirical content. It's dominated by commercial notices for period products: Knox hats (with trademark emphasis), James M. Bell billiard tables, Wilson Patent adjustable chairs, and Weber pianos. The only substantive editorial content is a **bound book advertisement** for "Famous Assassinations of History," priced at 25 cents, published by Frank Tousey. This sensationalist title promises accounts of historical assassinations from Julius Caesar onward, notably including **John Wilkes Booth** (Lincoln's assassin) and **Charles J. Guiteau** (who assassinated President Garfield in 1881). The advertisement also references the "Phoenix Park" murders in Dublin—likely the 1882 killings of British officials in Ireland. The page reflects late 19th-century American print culture: lurid true-crime publishing coexisting with genteel consumer goods advertising in a satirical magazine. The assassination book's prominence suggests contemporary public fascination with political violence.
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THE JUDGE. No. 194 FIFTH AVENUE, KNOX, | ENGLISH HATS, Under Fifth Ave. Hotel. “Martin’s” Umbrellas. No. 212 BROADWAY, _ T H E H A T T E R’ S | “DENTS” GLOVES, Corner Fulton Street. Foreign Novelties. 1 STYLES ARE CORRECT !! WORLD RENOWNED (ovanity — THE BEST! 2 Agents for the sale of these remarkable JE3C_AX "K"S§ can be found in every city in the United States. All Hats manufactured by this house are the recognized standard of excellence throughout the world. None genuine without the trademark. The Wilson Patent ADJUSTABLE CHAIR, With Thirty Changesof Positi Invalid JAMES M. BELL & CO., iway, New York. Yea, but my cellar mus my hins will all be drowne 1 you see the mayor about the a cloge the other evenin; THE H. Ww. COLLENDER Co. homewanis, dat whi ten Uke | ew YORK soe cHOoL, BOUND COPIES Successors to R. PRINTERS’ W. FIRST VOLUME a mi “ieee na “2 cae ‘ CORNER PRANEFORT New York. Price in Cloth, $3.80. SS RETNOON! Ai) NS FOR SALE at the PUBLICATION OFFICE, 34 and 36 North Moore St. ASSASSINATIONS HISTORY . FROM THE TIME OF JULIUS CESAR TO THE PRESENT DAY. ti i i 4 t f t r i ] eur xR. The Loves, Adventures, and Revenges of many of the Great Characters who’ have figured conspicuously in the dramas of the World. ALSO. CONTAINING The Lives and Tragic Deaths of the Noted American Assassins, JOHN WILKES BOOTH and CHARLES J, GUITEAU, Together with a Full Account of The Mysterious Assassinations in Phentx Park, MANUFACTURER OF Dublin. PRICE 25 CENTS. GRAND. SQUARE? U JPRIGHT PIAN sa POR SALE BY ALL NEWSDEALERS IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA. -@8 FRANK TOUSEY, Publisher, Box 2730. 34 and 36 North Moore St., N. ¥.! Warerooms: Fifth Ave. and W. Sixteenth St., New York, PRICES REASONABLE. TERMS EASY. comicbooks.com