Judge, 1887-09-03 · page 11 of 16
Judge — September 3, 1887 — page 11: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertising**, with two small satirical cartoons as secondary content. The main cartoons mock Victorian-era bathing customs: A fashionable woman mistakes a life-preserver for a "bathing bustle" (a fashionable undergarment accessory), and attempts to swim with absurd results. This satire targets the impracticality of women's elaborate Victorian fashion even in water. A news item below mocks a clergyman who was beaten by a parishioner over church membership rules—satirizing rigid ecclesiastical bureaucracy. The dominant content comprises advertisements for the International Hotel at Niagara Falls (a luxury resort), Packer's Tar Soap ("Ladies' Favorite"), Crystal Pepsin Tablets, and facial blemish treatments. The final cartoon shows an elegant couple at a piano, captioned "An Agreeable Touch," depicting genteel domestic courtship. Overall, this is a typical Judge issue mixing social satire with period advertising targeting middle and upper-class readers.
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Mapes NIAGARA FALLS. she cincerongemers IN TERNATIONAL HOTEL. THE LARGEST, FINEST AND MOST COMPLETE HOTEL AT NIAGARA FALLS. This magnificent structure, built entirely of stone.five stories bigh, contains ample accommodations for 700 guests: It is perfectin all its appointments, with elevator. electric lights, haths, rooms in suite, etc. ily buildings on the ahores of the river has madethe large interior court-yard of this hotel the most beautiful and restful spot at” Niagara, Falls. From the extensive plaza encircling it the visitor has full and unobstructed view of the Falls, Goat Island, Luna Island, the Raj ‘ eS been spare‘! to make the surroundings beautiful, and the apace bet lawn ornamented with venerable shady Elms, spurkling fountains and ntain: Mian Highfashion discovers a life-preserver in her bathing. | Yarous colored electric lighta thrown upon the fountain and wit orion house, and, mistaking tt for anew bathing bustle, puts it on. | Niagai nqualifed endorement of the Medical Profession for healthfuiness and freedom trom fhe drainagets perfect, while the wild rush of waters and the agitation of the alr caused by the Palla creates at nearly all times a breeze of delightful coolness. Special Inducements in the way of Greatly Reduced Prices offered to Families desiring to remain several weeks. Address, A. HH. GLUCE, Manager, INTERNATIONAL HOTEL (0. Niagara Falls, N.Y. And attempts to swim with the above result A young man at Covelo recently thrashed a clergyman because the church would not receive his mother as a member.—San Francisco Chron- PACKER’S TAR SOAP. “The Ladies’ Favorite,” for all toilet cleansing and purifying purposes; for prevent ing chapping, chafing, comedones, or “flesh- worms,” and other skin affections; for curing dandroff, premature baldness, itching, acne, ete. ; for correcting the injurious effects of cos | + metics, and for washing the delicate skin of | infants. Unequalled for shampooing. | 25 Cents per Cake. Druggists or THE PACKER M'F'G CO., 100 Fulton Street, N.Y. Jupae's SERIALS, No. 1, “THE MAN WHO TALKS,” NOW READY—PRICE 10 CENTS, CARL L, JENSEN'S Crystal: Pepsin Tablets for Dyspepsia | are prescribed by the leading Physicians all over the world. FACIAL BLEMISHES. theLareest Eatabuomeent in the Work for a ‘Scalp, Superiaous Ral larkx, Mate Wreaths Freckle “rig, Nome, Arte, Bre Head Petabiished | Bee Th # charmed me completely by your elegant tou Appliances, Springs, ete. Bix Parton s thanks, awfully, That's what several gentleman friends raid last evening at the dance abv, comicbooks.com