Judge, 1887-03-05 · page 13 of 16
Judge — March 5, 1887 — page 13: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, not satirical content. It showcases period patent medicines and consumer products typical of late 19th-century American magazines. **Key advertisements:** - **Pears' Soap**: A British luxury soap marketed for facial complexion, claiming to prevent redness and roughness—reflecting Victorian beauty standards emphasizing pale, smooth skin. - **Dr. Carter Moffat's Ammoniaphone**: A quack medical device claiming to cure asthma, bronchitis, hay fever, and consumption (tuberculosis) through "artificial Italian air" inhalation. The endorsement by European leaders (Pedro, Bismarck, Gladstone) is typical snake-oil marketing. - **Crosby's Vitalized Phosphites**: A nutritional supplement allegedly restoring mental vigor and energy, marketed toward young men with "impaired mental faculties." These ads reflect period anxieties about health, appearance, and vigor while promoting dubious or ineffective remedies. The "highest authority" endorsement claim appears ironic to modern readers but was serious marketing then.
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ENDORSED BY THE HIGHEST AUTHORITY. —————————— The Great English Complexion iil Specialty for the Toilet. For CHILDREN AND ALL PERSONS whose skin is delicate or sensitive to changes in the weather, winter or summer, PEARS’ SOAP is invaluable, as on account of its emollient, non-irritant character, Redness, Roughness, and Chapping are prevented, and a clear apprarance and soft, velvety condition maintained, and a good, healthful, and attractire complezion insured, Its agreeable and lasting perfume, beautiful appearance and soothing properties commend it as the greatest luxury and most elegant adjunct to the toilet #2 A Beautiful Complexion is certainly insured by the regular use of PEARS’ SOAP, TO THE LADIES, | PRICE $8, - Witt LAST LA LIFE TIME. sEuD FOR DING SKIRT FORM, adjustable to any the Brice, 83:00. SEND FOI CIRCULATC DOMESTIC SEWING MACHINE co, Troadway and i4th-at., New York. THe coc D NEY s- 13.0ee is DIES: on receipt of post card, “HISTORY OF THE AMMONIAPHONE,” showing how thousands have been immediately relieved and promptly and permanently cured of jifat Gord Band oF Moss soccetuia Gold Bend or Mow F Ri ARRH HAY FEVER eran o er ‘ASTHMA, ’ | CONSUMPTION, Chest, and The Nose, Throat, BRONCHITIS, | and affections of Bronchial Tubes, By Inhalation f Aruifctal Teailan Ate. protocel by Dy. antes Marraris enianeforention, Orel 200 at pended by A dover The oials of SD) ened ret ee 1° Company's Rooms, shee te esiruardlnary ority of the. An a daly decorated 7 "he Colpanye Medical Adviney, who will Ineo aly Insulin lier perscoal or by heer witout chara. remus AMERICAN AMGWAPONE CO, Lr, 30 Ut, Kew Yo. C O Cc (eo) A | CROSBY'S VITALIZED PHOSPHITES. | _ For 15 years has been a standard remedy with Physicians treating mental or nervous disorders (Merchant only) wanted in every town for | Not secret. It aids in the bodily and wonderfully in the mental growth of children, Young men with impaired mental faculties can regain their strength by its use. It restores the energy lost by nervousness, debility, over-exertion ; refreshes weakened vital powers in old or young. "A Vital Phosphite, not a Laboratory Phosphate or soda water absurdity. It is used by the Emperor Dom Pedro, Bismarck, Gladstone and other great brain workers. a Demand unprecedented. R.W. TANSILL & CO... Chicago. For vale by druggists, or mail, $1. es F. CROSBY CO., 56 West 25th Street, N. ¥ Ove books.com