Judge, 1887-10-15 · page 15 of 16
Judge — October 15, 1887 — page 15: what you’re looking at
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This is primarily an **advertising page** from *Judge* magazine, with one small satirical joke at the top. The one cartoon is a brief domestic humor piece: a husband threatens suicide to escape his wife's nagging. When he mentions going to "the next room to kill myself," his wife dismissively replies the spare room isn't available—he should use the wood-shed instead. The joke plays on the wife's indifference and practical concern for household space over her husband's dramatic threats, typical of period marital satire. The rest of the page consists entirely of **advertisements** for products and services typical of the era: pianos, shoes, candy, printing supplies, hats, medicines (including quinine wine, cocoa, and various tonics and salves), upholstery, and paper goods. These ads reflect late-19th/early-20th-century consumer culture and the ailments people sought remedies for—hay fever, deafness, weakness, and digestive issues were common advertising subjects.
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