Judge, 1886-03-06 · page 14 of 16
Judge — March 6, 1886 — page 14: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is **primarily advertisements**, not satirical content. It represents a common monetization strategy for 19th-century magazines: selling ad space to various manufacturers. The central image—a circular badge labeled "UNITED STATES MUTUAL ACCIDENT ASSOCIATION"—is the main editorial content. It accompanies text presenting the organization's 1885 financial statement, detailing accident insurance offerings at different price points ($13-$26 annually for various coverage levels). The surrounding ads promote consumer goods typical of the era: Lundborg's perfumes and cologne, Horace Waters & Co. pianos and organs, flour sacks, printing services, and inks. These ads reflect what middle-to-upper-class readers and businesses of the period valued. The accident insurance advertisement itself represents early American casualty insurance—a relatively new financial product gaining traction in the 1880s, marketed as protection against workplace injuries and accidents. The page demonstrates how 19th-century satirical magazines relied heavily on advertising revenue to sustain operations.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
LUNDBORG'S — PERFUMES, Landborg's Pertamey Lily of tho Valle. LUNDBORG’S of itskind | aannot Trav par, Itisa y illuste BLT's CREAM BALM A-RAE & CO., MANUFACTURERS OF FLOUR SACKS, 4 coood sta WELLESBURG, W. VA. H " TELEPE - THE [NITED MUTUAL ACCIDENT 4 STATES ASMUCTATIOS OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK Presents to the Public the follow- ing Statement of its affairs December 31, 1885: companies, and other Week il TIME & RELATIVE TIME ‘' ae sc corporation, OVER $600.000.00 $5,000 Accident Insurance, $25 Weekly Indemnity, - atan annual cost of about $13, in Preferred Occupations, or, $10,000 Accident Insurance, Q at an annual cost of about $26. | MEMBERSINP FEE IN EACH DIVISION 83.00 PIANOS j / 4 | the Gnest toned and most durable made. | Horace Waters &Co. world renowned Parlor and Chapel | ORGANS the best and most popular of all. SPECIAL TERMS: THE UNITED STATES 124 Th Ave. fr 1Sth St.gNew York. | Write for Cireular and Application Blank. $50 Weekly Indemnity, | BOSTON, CHIC | MUTUAL ACCIDENT ASSOCIATION, | JUDGE PURLISHING CO. LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTERS. Fine Color Work a Specialty. 324, 326 AND 328 PEARL ST., CHATFIELD & woobs, call ‘Grocery Bags ‘and Paper Flour Sacks, CINCINNATI, OHIO. “GODFREY & CLARK, | EXPRESS PAPER & FLOUR SACKS PITTSBURGH, PA. ~ KELLOGGS & MILLER PROPRIETORS AMSTERDAM LINSEED OIL WORKS, AMSTERDAM, N. Y. ESTABLISHED 1824. THE CHEAPEST ANO BEST & 6: Park Place New Yorr > FINEST BLACK & COLORED vo LITHGRAPIG & LETTER-PRESS INKS, All Our Inks Guaranteed to be the Best in the Market. SPECIAL PRICES NSUMERS. TP RPECIMEN noo PLICATION. 22 25 & 27 ROSE ST., New York; ALso aT "AGO aN SAN FRANCISCO, The * Judee Inks exclusively. " ARKELL & SMITH, | FLOUR SACKS CANAJOHARIE, N. ¥. Kervabsolutely sure. Terms t comicbooks.com