Judge, 1883-04-21 · page 13 of 17
Judge — April 21, 1883 — page 13: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily an **advertising page** from Judge magazine (page 13), with brief satirical snippets interspersed among commercial notices. The humor relies on **political and social commentary**: - **Congressional cigar consumption**: A gossip item mocks Congress members' indulgence—they buy expensive cigars while clerks buy cheaper ones, sarcastically suggesting this explains why members "live to a ripe old age." - **Poets and funerals**: Judge jokes that America waits 90 years after a poet dies to honor them with a funeral, wondering why more people don't become poets given this delayed recognition. - **Salmon Morse and licensing**: A brief jab at someone struggling to obtain a New York license, possibly referencing bureaucratic red tape. - **Party newspaper editors**: A quip mocking editors of partisan newspapers who "know the truth and dare not speak it"—critiquing journalistic dishonesty. The page is dominated by **advertisements** for government bonds, Peck's Bad Boy (serialized fiction), Dr. Felix Le Brun's Cough remedy, music boxes, book binding, and candy—typical late 19th-century magazine revenue sources.
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