Judge, 1887-02-19 · page 13 of 16
Judge — February 19, 1887 — page 13: what you’re looking at
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This is primarily an **advertising page** from Judge magazine, not a satirical cartoon page. The bulk consists of product advertisements typical of the era. The editorial content is minimal—brief commentary on recent magazine publications (The Cosmopolitan, a German humor paper called Lose Blatter) and a nostalgic lament about vanishing joke subjects. The author mourns the disappearance of familiar comedic themes, particularly **Vassar-girl jokes and buckwheat-cake jokes**—apparently well-worn humor from an earlier era that had fallen out of fashion. This reflects changing tastes in American humor around this period. The advertisements reflect period concerns: safety razors, safes, soap, and "vitalized phosphites" (a patent medicine claiming benefits for mental and physical vigor). The ads themselves contain no political content—they're purely commercial.
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Mapes “THE CELEBRATED ARE AT PRESENT THE MOST POPULAR AND PREFERRED by LEADING ARTISTS WAREROOMS ; 149 151, 153 155 EAST 14TH STREET, N.Y. SOHMER 3 CO., TA, PA., 1119 Chestnut St. 209 Wabash Avenue. ANorse 0, CAL, 922 Market St. SHAVE YOURSELF. © NO DANGER. PERFECT. The Cosmopolitan, Roch- ester's new magazine, is cer tainly worthy of the great encouragement it has re- ceived. The February number has a capital table of contents, and among its contributors are some of our best writers. The Germania publishing company of this city send out Lose Blatter, consisting of reproductions in type and pictures from the German humorous papers. The Ger man mind evolves from the depth of its profundity some of thebest wit and humor of this period, and there is cer- tainly room for this paper, admirably conducted as it appears to be “All are gone, the old fa miliar faces!" wrote gentle Charles Lamb with rare pathos. What theme he might find today in the complete disappearance of the well-loved jokes that have dropped so plenteously from the paragrapher’s pen in “the days that are no more.” Oh, chiming bell that knelled them to obliv: ion! And one class in par- ticular do we recall with feelings of peculiar sadness. Dear old Vassar-girl ! where art thou now? hi- ther art thou gone, O blithe- some jest of the buckwheat cake! and to what realm hast thou been relegated, 0 sweet refrain of the chew- ing-gum? About this time pebbled! x PEARS’ TRANSPARENT SHAVING STICK. lOO years established as the cleanest and best preparation fer SHAVING. it makes at profuse, Creamy,and Frageant Lather wich leaves th SOAP & CASE THE IDEAL SAFETY RAZOR! A great invention, which renders shaving an easy, t luxury, and obviates all f Warranted to share clean young, poems to travelors 7 land and by nea. persons camping out, to the indolent ious, to the man who wants @ quick Per Day. sict'Wetes nd. Honey. packed ina satin lined case, with ‘and full directions how to use weill send a sample by mail to any n the United States on receipt o ich is NIN'S Al RVIN AFES MAN HWE PATEN ROVEMENTS 1 Not FOUND N. AER MAKES THAT Wi fu WELL REPAY AN INVESTIGATION BY THOSEWSG. 70 SECURE THE BEST SAFE MARVIN SAFE CO. NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA, LONDON. ENCLAND. -HENRY LINDENMEYR, Paper Ware House 15 & 17 BEEKMAN ST., N. Y. thou art due, What shall we do without thee!—Buf 3, feeserrin rl rice We il eal sis tasers 192 pages; 94 Maps; 60 Colored aime Circulars with complete terms to Agenta address upon receipt of stamp. ‘ ‘ or s antics yore ave. in the World, with statistical tables, etc. Size, 3} by 6 inches. corner nina street, Chicago, Ml. | Tells (n emall compass a surprising amount of accurate infor le., of each region. Botton Advertiser. Han reached {ts 300,000th copy. A degree of popularity which it ny ‘consequence on the fare of the globe, drawn to ascato that Ww Ol R D S| | 99 sptwrre the purposes of te general reader very wall indeed. The most marvelous of geographical publications. | atenough iene small" book we have uot space to tll all its good PRAISE Hare never asen any tle Dook which coblains ax much valo- . able, usefal information —N. Y. Franciaco (Cal) Chromite in a single school. Remit for sample. Agents given * usual discount. 448-164 Monroe Street, Chicago, or 823 Broadway, New York. CROSBY'S VITALIZED PHOSPHITES. Not a secret. It aids in the bodily and wonderfully in the mental growth of children. Young men vith impaired mental faculties can regain their strength by its use. It restores the energy lost by Phosphite, not a Laboratory Phosphate or soda water absurdity. It is used by the Emperor Dom Pedro, Bismarck, Gladstone and other great brain workers |falo Express. tes for leas than price quoted. . Contains complete railroad map of every State, Territory and Country wu convince yours mation in regard to the history, government, climate, population, STRONG | faliy deserves. It cootainn mapa of every Slate and country, of features.— Woonsocket (R. [.) Reporter. A_marvel of condensation, coe and cheapness. —San 1BnBo copies of this “ATLAS oF THE WorLD” have been sold RAND, McNALLY & CO., For 15 years has been a standard remedy with Physicians treating mental or nervous disorders nervousness, debility, over-exertion ; refreshes weakened vital powers in old or young. A Vital For sale by druggists, or mail, $1. “FE. CROSBY. ‘CO., 56 West 25th Street, N. ¥