Judge, 1886-10-30 · page 13 of 16
Judge — October 30, 1886 — page 13: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertising**, typical of late-19th-century magazines. However, it contains one notable editorial cartoon worth discussing: ## "On the Right Track" Cartoon The large central illustration shows children playing with newspapers and cutting out pictures—likely from Judge magazine itself, based on the caption's setup where a grandmother asks what they're doing with "all these newspapers." The joke appears to be **self-promotional**: it depicts families actively engaging with Judge's content (cutting out illustrations and advertisements), presenting this engagement as wholesome children's activity. It's a gentle, humorous pitch for the magazine's value to households. ## Context The page is surrounded by patent medicine ads (Ely's Cream Balm, Sapolio soap, Dr. Pierce's remedies, Crosby's Phosphites)—standard for the era. A reference to **Levi P. Morton** (likely Vice President at this time) appears in congratulatory text about Judge's portrait illustration of him. The overall effect is a magazine asserting its cultural importance while monetizing advertising space—nothing particularly satirical by modern standards, mostly commercial promotion dressed in light humor.
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