Judge, 1887-07-09 · page 14 of 16
Judge — July 9, 1887 — page 14: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily a **title page and advertisement**, not a political cartoon. It announces *The Star* newspaper's fundraising campaign for a monument to General Ulysses S. Grant at Riverside Park in New York. The page promotes *Judge* magazine itself—edited by Wm. Dorsheimer—as "the great local daily of New York," listing office locations and subscription prices (2 cents daily, 3 cents Sunday). The central image shows an ornate building (likely the newspaper's offices or a notable NYC structure). Text boxes emphasize the paper's support for democratic administration and circulation over 60,000. The Grant monument appeal invites public donations from five cents upward. This reflects the late 19th-century American practice of public fundraising for commemorative monuments to Civil War figures, positioning *The Star* as a patriotic institution supporting the veneration of the Union's military leadership.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
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