Judge, 1887-03-12 · page 15 of 24
Judge — March 12, 1887 — page 15: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertising and testimonials**, not political satire. The dominant content promotes **Hop Bitters**, a patent medicine marketed as a health tonic rather than an alcoholic beverage. The testimonials use authority figures—a U.S. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, clergy, and physicians—to legitimize Hop Bitters as medicinal rather than liquor. This reflects late-19th-century tensions around Prohibition and "temperance" movements: the product's makers needed legal cover, claiming medicinal status while clearly marketing to heavy drinkers seeking to quit alcohol ("Cure of Drinking" section). The page also advertises **Palace Organs** and Torrey Razors, plus announces Judge magazine's **Grant Monument Fund puzzle contest**—a fundraising gimmick offering $1,000 in contributions. There is **no political cartoon visible**; the only illustration is an ornate organ. This appears to be a typical magazine interior page mixing advertisements with light editorial content.
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A Medicine, Not a Drink, HIGH AUTHORITY. Hop Bitters is not, in any sense, ap alcholic beverage ‘orliquor, und could not be sold, for use, except to per- | joas desirous of obtaining medicinal bitters. GREEN B. RAUM, U. 8. Com'r Internal Rev. Washington, D. C., Sept. 24, 1884. =Why don't you get @ certificate from Col f Naltimore, showing how he cured himeelf ness by tho help of Hop Hitters, His ta wonderfui case. Ho Ig well known in Rochester, N. Y.. by ull the drinklag people there. Ho is \nown in thls ety, Cincingati, New Orleans, Now York; in fact all over a8 -ho-bas spent thousands of dollars for nestly believe bis card would be worth thou- lars to you in this city and Baltimore alone, make thousands of sober men by inducing the uso of your bitters. JAW. Presupice KILLS. “Bleven years our daughter suffered on a bed of misery under the care of several of the best pbysicions, bo gave her diseaso various names but no relict, and now she Is restored 80 us in good health by Hop Bitters, that we bad poohed at two years before using it, We y bope and pray that no one else will let their sick sutfer as we did, on account of prejudice against 60 good « medicine as Hop Bitters."—The Parents—Good Templars. Maton, Del., Feb. 10, 1888, | Having used Hop Bitters, the noted remedy for de- Uilty, nervousness, indigestion, eto, I bave no hesitation {9 saying that it is indeed an excelient medicine, and recommend it to any one as a truly tonic bitters, Kespectfully, Rev. Mra. J. H. ELGOOD. Scipio, N. ¥.. Deo. 1, 1884. [am the pastor of te Baptist Church here und an cducated physician. [am not in practice, but am my sole family vbysician, and advise in chronic cass. Over mended your Hop Bitters to my lo- been under medical treatment of ysicians several years. She has been and still uses the medicine. I believe 1¢ thoroughly cured of ber various compll- cated diseases hy their use, We both recomend them ty our friends, many of whom bave also been cured of their variousailments py them. Rev. £. R. WARREN, Cureb OF DRINKING. “A young friend of mine was cured of an insatiable thirst for liquor that bad so prostrated his system that he was unable to do any business. He was entirely cured ty the use of lop Bitters. It allayed all that buraing birst; took away the appetite for liquor; made his more than two years, and has no destre to return and I know of a number of others that have of drinking by (t."—From a leading R. R. Uf sou want a firstclase Razor or Razor Strop, ask your (hake for the Torres, “It he does not have Torrey gos, send oi the factory for Illustrated eA “ ted satisfactory. or money refunded. . R. Torrey Razor Co., Worcester, Mass. THE CHEAPEST AND BEST uae: THE JUDGE’S CASH PUZZLE | i IN BEMALF OF THE | Grant Monument Fand.| As will be seen from the correspondence printed | below, Jupox's word puzzle has resulted in the | contribution of $1,000 to the committee having in charge the erection of the proposed memorial to | General Grant. Not bad for a beginning, by any means. This little memorial brick, representing the labor and love of 3,720 earnest and enthusiastic | monument and word builders, will be overshadow: | ed, however, by the second’ contribution which Ivor and its friends will make towards the same end at the close of the new and more popular prize contest, the outlines of which are to- be puplished within the next week oF so, or as soon as the result of the examination of the ** word hunt ” papers can be made known. February 23, 1887. Pror. Rictarp T. Greener, Secretary Grant Monument Association, New York. We enclose you herewith our check (Continued on page 17.) 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