Judge, 1886-04-10 · page 12 of 17
Judge — April 10, 1886 — page 12: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, not political satire. It's a typical late-19th-century magazine page mixing patent medicine ads with commercial notices. The main illustrated cartoon shows a western gentleman offering to "exchange his house and furniture for a row boat"—a humorous comment on frontier life or perhaps economic desperation, though the joke's specific context is unclear without more historical detail. The rest of the page consists almost entirely of product advertisements: Allcock's Porous Plasters (a popular medical treatment), Dr. Sheffield's artificial teeth, cream balms for catarrh, telephones, hats, flour sacks, and printing services. These ads reflect the era's faith in patent medicines and new technologies like telephones. The sole satirical element appears minimal here. Judge's typical political humor is largely absent; instead, we see the commercial landscape of Gilded Age America, where dubious medical remedies and industrial products dominated magazine pages.
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12 OveraMillion | persons have been cured by Allcock’s Porous Plasters | of Weak Back, Rhe i | Local Pains, Lumt ica, Cold d Kidney Dif. Malaria, Dyspepsia, Heart, Spleen, Liver and i Stomach Affections, Strains, Stitches, Fem Affections, Nervous Det Cramp, Paralysis Stiffness of the Joints, and | Weak Muscles, The valuable curative pro- perties of ALtcock’s Porovs Prasters are due to the em- ployment of the very highest medical and chemical skill. They act safely, promptly, and effectually; do not burn or blister, but sooth and relieve while curing. Allcock’s Porous Plasters are a purely vegetable prepar- ation, the formula of which is known only to the manufactu- rers. They are the only genu- ine Porous Plasters, and all other so-called Porous Plasters are nothing more than perfor- ated counter-irritants, made to sell on the reputation of ALL- COcK’s. Do not be deceived by mis- representation. Ask for ALL- cocr’s and let no explanation or solicitation induce you to accept a substitute. MANCTACTCRERS oF JUDGE. ILLUSTRATED AD.” = RNs “A western gentleman will exchange his! 4 ce | house and furniture for a row boat.” CATARRH AND BRONCHITIS CURED. A clergyman, after years of suffering from that nd vataly try ription which Without Plates NEW PROCESS SEND FOR @ AMPHLET | 26 WEST 32° STR; *NEW-YORK _ THE BEST. EDITION PUBLISHED. | PLAYS ! PLAYS! in Tare Meta Ca PLAYS! e be wrrr, Publisher, 33 Rowe | ADAMS, JEWETT & CO. MASCYACTCRERS OF ~SUVET & CO., [OTT AND PAPER FLOUR SACKS, _ CLEVELAR, D> OF rc. TIME & RELATIVE TIME KELLOGGS 4 MILLER | GLOBES. CANAJOHARIE, NEW YORK. FOR GENTLEME EXTRA QUALIT PROPRIETSCRS AMSTERDAM LINSEED OIL WORKS, AMSTERDAM, N. Y. ESTABLISHED 1824. GODFREY & CLARK, MASCPACTERERS OF EXPRESS PAPER & ELOUR SACKS BURKE, ' tbat | PITTSBURGH, PA. | UNTON SQU AIRE UNDER THE MANAGEMENT. OF J. M. 1TLL. SBLYsS {CREAM BALM Cleanses the Head. CaATARRH Taste, Smell, Hear- ing. A Quick Reliet, A Positive Cure. | a particte intoeacn nostril and is agreeable to use. Price 2 cents by Drugytsta. Send for etreular. BROTULKS, Drugxtsts, Owego, N.Y. MoM. Ei. GREDI, ~_ TOME PRINTING OF EVERY TISCIPTIN, 324, 326, 328 & 330 PEARL St. N. Ye GEORGE WEST, MASUPACTERER OF GROCERS’ BAGS, BALLSTON SPA, ~ - New York. | eaeeek D:: DCURE, by one who was deat 4 by most of the noted. spectal “ efit. Cured Aémaelf ta tree others by same process, Ap treatment. Address 1. PAG! HENRY LINDENMEYR, Paper Ware House 15 & 17 BEEKMAN ST.,N. Y. FREE fetes 23 ou Best toe, Machinery. Address, HawrarEip FURNACE Ci port, Ky comicbooks.com