Judge, 1887-11-19 · page 15 of 16
Judge — November 19, 1887 — page 15: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily an **advertising page** from Judge magazine, with minimal editorial content beyond a brief humorous exchange at top. The small cartoon shows a man presenting a **ball-pointed pen** (a then-novel innovation). The text celebrates Hewitt's patent for this improvement over existing pens—they don't scratch, spurt, or leak, and write in any position. This advertises a genuine commercial product. The page's main content is dense classified and display advertising typical of late 19th/early 20th-century magazines: watches, hair remedies, dental brushes, patent medicines (catarrh cure, "Dr. Baird's Granules"), fur coats, and books. The ads use sensationalist claims common to the era ("worth $1000," "FREE," "ABSOLUTELY PERFECT"). The single joke at top—a woman asking a man to marry her, then rephrasing—is brief and unremarkable. **Historical context**: These ads reveal consumer concerns (baldness, deafness, catarrh) and product solutions typical of the period, many of dubious efficacy by modern standards.
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JUDGE BALL-POINTED PENS H. Hewitt’s patent— America, 295,395; Britain eo. ‘The most important improvement in steel pet since first Introduced. Suitable. for senting every position—never scratch nor spurt- more ink and last longer. Seven sorts, for ledger, rapid, or professional Price $i. Wand $1.50 Asef sample bor for S cen your hand. The Sefecttzn Holders not Fe 5 Leta te ‘stationers. gross. Buy an assorted ix, and chonse @ pen ito mutt abrm Of alf'stat he repl Good Things from Judge.|, | Boston Conrie-.” A HANDSOME 64-PAGE BOOK FROM! THE JUDGE OFFICE. OVER 200 ILLUSTRATIONS. Pages same oize as Judge. Wow Ready. 25 Cents, There isa period in every man and wotnan’s life when pathew and” tragedy as n steady diet become sirferting. hen one's thoughts turn from the funeralcbaked meats and Peaily made pastry of literature to the brighter and more ‘and then crop upto chase 1 mental digestion of mortal ed artist says, ** The excel: Politics and poetry are not supposed to assim ilate, yet the politician and the poet are not very different. pipes his lays. —Texas Siftings. oie hae Jus thet mm ate Cormorant, Deis Ee fit lacreal ats, fat ST ee ator ee we FEES Xda: LC Sex eet reas F. HISCOX, 8 Mention this Faper Price, FoR Top. al fede end Merary, lieusnen’ ares like t gomberan ee y. the publishers hay ‘upon the public lighter moaphere and effectually wipe out the disease. It Yau are afflicted and ying for A little fun and wholesome hilarity. ify FOR ALL, paid. Valuable outfit P.O. VICKERY, Augusta, and a ian, place % cents in Go jeooe." It contains over 20 illustrations and | cithrade of goed things touching’ the humorous aie of It is clean and healthy, and is sold everywhere. Ask any newnlealer uf train boy for it, or send 2 cents to THE JUDGE PUBLISHING CO., 38 Park Row, New York. od particulars: free. Ely's Cream Balm is worth $1000 to any SUFFERING FROM CATARRH. Apply Balm into each nostril. Jeuias Rate. author af the rman Barber.” 33 pages, Price 10 cents. Ready Viti srous and sheers won gowatnaturel Gere protect Bean be had of all Iews-dealers. ‘of wll bo ‘nailed “by the pubs lishers on receipt of price. THEJUDGE PUB WORLD-RENOWNED KNOX’S Wonepzexon ABSOLUTELY PERFECT. Retail stores, 212 Broadway. corner Fulton st unter Fifth Avenue Hotel: 40 Fulton st., Brookly & 116 State st., Chicago. Agents for the ‘sale of Sahih SOU Cle eae See | . BIND JUDGE. GOLD WATCHES y Opens Flat. No Margin Used in FREE TO ALL! Binding, ners of Housewife, the Full Cloth. Gilt Title on Cover. opularitiwetrated By Mail, postpald, on receipt « Bie tony to intro i JUDGE PUBLISHING CO., otter Bullding, UNEQUALLED for CEMENTING, ‘wood, slaae, chia, arwars| jussiaCement pret e A Perfect Book. New York at forme open face Nickel Watch worth ‘810 Enclose 31 cent With your answer for which we will send fe each month for! months. Remit by ‘notes iverorsarapey Sane tis vt postal duress “OUSEWIFE PUB. O0., Greenfield. Mass, MOTHERS! SMOKERS! INVALIDS! EVERYBOOY!! EPELT TOOTH BRUSH exam ——— a) FACTS | See aed ! for pam rosea re toes sbenenSes of ‘mall’ on. Sterseret vipowy Se! Fogeld. ASdrete Di Hal, THE HORGEY MANUF'C CO. Utica, Ne Vs Secitin, Web fe md Sereet, charming ask me to marry you?—| The Sohmer Bijou Grand Piano is a grand One lays his pipes and the other $30 a week and expenses FURS. SEAL SACQUES, DOLMANS AND PALETOTS. FUR LINED GARMENTS, | Black and Silver Fox. Rich Fur Mufls, Caps and Trimmings. Broadway Ls 19t6 st. NEW YORK, Toll SP Tuk st andes Vesey St New York. HENRY LINDENMEYR, Paper Ware House 15 & 17 BEEKMAN ST..N.Y Branch Warchouse, 37 THE CHEAPEST ANO BEST HOTO Eneaavins @ nus Gi Park Place New) EARL Be WILGON Ss LINE COLLARS & CUFFS IN THE WORLD QUININE-WINE “ [his an agreeable and doubtiess highly efficacious remedy.” (Tue Laxcet.) This Vinous-Elixir is the most powerful and valuable of the preparations of quini asastrengthening and antifebrile restorative. Been employed in cases of weakness and eneral debility, loss of appetite, changer of fife, fever nervousness, cahaustion, ete iso prepared with Iron for dram ‘Dypepia, plying the Blood. Chlorosis, for Scrojulous Aections, exc. Panis, 2, RUE ONOVOT, 2 PARE FOUGERA & CO., ‘SOLE AGENTS FOR U. S. comicbooks.com