Judge, 1885-06-20 · page 15 of 16
Judge — June 20, 1885 — page 15: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertising** rather than political satire. However, it contains several period-appropriate jokes embedded in the editorial content: **"Hit the Wrong Mark"** and **"A Poor Recollection"** are humorous anecdotes using racial dialects common to 1880s-90s American humor magazines. These jokes rely on stereotypical depictions of African Americans and Irish immigrants—considered acceptable comedic fodder at the time, though offensive today. **The "Educational Item"** is a gentle joke about corporal punishment in schools (the boy's answer about using "a strap" when asked about teaching methods). The remaining content is classified advertising for patent medicines, pianos, trusses, and medical "treatments" that were typical of Judge magazine's revenue model. Many of these remedies (particularly the "delicate diseases" ad) would today be recognized as fraudulent quackery. The page reflects Victorian-era attitudes toward both humor and unregulated medical marketing.
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