Judge, 1887-12 · page 34 of 45
Judge — December 1887 — page 34: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, not satire or political commentary. It contains three distinct commercial advertisements: 1. **Steinway Pianos** — promoting their grand pianos as "standard pianos of the world," used by leading artists, with showrooms at 109-111 East 14th Street, New York. 2. **Daniel Green & Co. Felt Shoes** — Christmas-themed ads for wool felt slippers and shoes, emphasizing warmth and comfort for winter, positioned as holiday gift items. 3. **United States Mutual Accident Association** — an insurance company offering accident coverage with specific payouts ($5,000 for death, scaled amounts for limb loss, etc.) at $13/year membership. The page reflects late-19th-century consumer culture, with these three unrelated businesses sharing ad space. There are no political cartoons or satirical commentary visible—Judge's editorial content appears elsewhere in the issue.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
SS CHRISTMAS JUDGE STEINWAY ~—-¢ PLANOFORTZES. }-——» The Standard Pianos of the World. Are used and preferred by all Leading Artists, The various Establishments of STEINWAY & SONS, are the largest and most extensive in existence. ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUES MAILED FREE ON APPLICATION. STEINWAYW & SONS, WAREROOMS, - - = STEINWAY HALL. 109 and 111 East Fourteenth Street, New York. INITED STATE MUTUAL ACCIDENT CHRISTMAS COMFORT. — ALL WOOL FELT SHOES AND SLIPPERS i Noiseless, Pret ae or Warm, RHEUMA ‘ae ASSOCIATION, COLDNESS of « Durable. the FEET. OFFERS THE ITS POLICIES ARE LIBERAL, AND ARE LIBERALLY CONSTRUED. $5,000 for Death by Accident. $5,000 for Loss of Hands or Feet. $5,000 for Loss of Hand and Foot. $2,500 for Loss of Hand or Foot. $2,500 for Loss of Both Eyes. $650 for Loss of One Eye. $1,250 for Permanent Total Disability. $25 a Week for Temporary Total Disability. | AT A COST TO THE INSURED OF ABOUT $13 PER YEAR. MEMBERSHIP FEE, $5, PAYABLE BUT ONCE. soles. Ladies’ Ali-Woo! Felt Button Shoes. | All widths. Sizes from 1 to7. Soles and Heels of Solid Feit. MEN'S SHOES. ALL-WOOL FELT HOUSE SLIPPERS. Soles of Solid Felt, # to % inch in Soles of Solid Felt % to % inch in ONE-HALF OR DOUBLE ABOVE AMOUNTS AT PROPOR- thickness. thickness, : TIONATE RATES. UF TOUR DRALERS DO MOT XREP THEM, SED TO 0B FOR CATALOIUE AWD PRICE LIST. Office, 320 & 322 BROADWAY, N. Y. DANIEL CREEN & Co., CHAS. B. PEET, Prest. i122 Hast 18th Street, New York. JAMES R. PITCHER, Seo. & Gen. Manager. comicbooks.com