Judge, 1882-09-16 · page 14 of 16
Judge — September 16, 1882 — page 14: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, not satirical content. It's from *Judge* magazine but contains commercial notices rather than editorial cartoons. The visible advertisements include: - **Knox hats** and haberdashery (top) - **James M. Bell & Co.** liquor (with bottle imagery) - **Billiard tables** manufacturer - **Weber pianos** (with an illustration of a couple admiring an instrument) - **Walker, Tuthill & Bresnan** printers' warehouse - A book advertisement for "**Famous Assassinations of History**" featuring John Wilkes Booth and Charles Guiteau There's a small narrative vignette about a child wanting a drum, but it's merely a brief anecdote, not political satire. **The point**: This reflects late-19th-century magazine economics—*Judge* relied heavily on paid advertising to fund operations. The ads reveal period consumer interests: parlor entertainment (pianos, billiards), fashion, and sensationalist reading material.
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14 THE JUDGE. No. 194 FIFTH AVENUE, | ENO, | ENGLISH HATS, Under Fifth Ave. Hotel. “Martin’s” Umbrellas. No. 212 BROADWAY, \THE HATTER’S “DENTS” GLOVES, Corner Fulton Street. Foreign Novelties. 2” STYLES ARE CORRECT !! WORLD RENOWNED (Quality — THE BEST!! Agents for the sale of these remarkable JE3C_AX "W"65§ 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. JAMES M. BELL & CO., 31 Broadway, New York. Mis father, who bad ninds of his that dram come from ‘all designs a THE H. W. COLLENDER CO. |": 22! "=" iF tl markt | wew wore wioine sonoe Svronvnentven corn Walker, Tuthill Bresnan zea 241 TREMONT ST., Bos! 138.571 Successors to R. FP. COLF & CO. PRINTERS’ WAREHOUSE, 201-205 WILLIAM STREET. CORNER FRANEYORT STREET. New York. Metal Furniture and MANUFACTURER OF Grand, Square ana Upright | PIANOS. PRICES REASONABLE. TERMS EASY. <4 Tas E -¢ Warerooms: Fifth Avenue and West Sixteenth St. New York, AMOUS ASSASSINATIONS OF HISTORY. FROM THE TIME OF JULIUS CESAR TO THE PRESENT DAY. Embracing 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 Phenix Park, Dublin. PRICE 25 CENTS. | Box 2730. FRANK TOUSEY, Publisher, 34 and 36 North Moore St., N. Y. | ssa FOR SALE BY ALL NEWSDEALE! avy comicbooks.com