Judge, 1885-12-19 · page 15 of 16
Judge — December 19, 1885 — page 15: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertisements and filler content**, not political satire. The bulk consists of period product ads: Hale's Honey cough remedy, book binding services, lithographic printing, gold frames, and various patent medicines. The one substantial editorial piece is "The Modern Shakspere," a satirical poem mocking the overwrought language of contemporary fashion writing and society gossip. It parodies Shakespearean dramatic verse applied absurdly to describing a woman's elaborate outfit at a social gathering—using mock-grandiose language about "turkey's breath brocade" and "spangled gabardine." The joke ridicules both pretentious society fashion-obsession and the affected literary style magazines used to describe it. The piece signed by Bill Nye offering to help a poor "zodiac man" is humorous but not clearly political. Overall, this reflects Judge's typical mix of advertising revenue and light satirical humor about social fashion and manners rather than political commentary.
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