Judge, 1888-01-21 · page 11 of 16
Judge — January 21, 1888 — page 11: what you’re looking at
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This page contains **one political cartoon** and multiple advertisements typical of late 19th-century magazines. ## The Cartoon: "A Guarantee of Ability" The cartoon depicts a job interview scenario. A fat man (labeled "Bill") seeks employment with a firm called "Skinner & Co." He claims a position as a collector. When asked for a recommendation, he reveals that someone named "Orsay" vouched for him—**because Bill had once successfully collected a debt from this recommender**. The joke mocks the absurdity of using debt-collection success as professional credibility, and satirizes the desperation of job-seeking or the poor judgment of hiring practices. The cartoon's humor relies on the audience understanding that a person who *owes you money* would hardly be a trustworthy reference—making the logic deliberately backwards for comedic effect. The remainder of the page contains medical advertisements (Warner's Safe Cure, Packer's Tar Soap, Pear's Soap, and Underwood Spring Water), which were common editorial content in magazines of this era.
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HOPE FOR CONSUMPTIVES | ANew Theory of the Dread Disease Which Seoms Very Sensible, In fifty per cent. of the cases, consumption is ymptom of some other disease ! vase, in such cases, cannot be cured ase, whatever it is, is removed. ‘than half the victims of consumption albumen in the water. Ww does this indicate Albumen vhat escapes from the body, if the 8 h take the water from the blood ar = We water in large quantities every day. This water goes through the body and washes waste matter and decay of the system, akes it to the kidneys. If these organs are Ithy, this waste in solution in the water is re- y them. If not, the natural action is ind, instead of removing the waste, that 8 in the blood, but the real akest organ first. The Brompton Hospital don, England, shows in its reports that cent. of the victims of consumption F ns of kidney disease, the lung trouble being shown by the presence of albumen in the blood to be but the indication of kidney nent. The real cause of pulmonary 's being so authoritatively shown to be y, even though unsuspected action of the 's, explains why, in order to master the consumption, one must rid the blod of » uric acid irritant, which inflames and buras tibstance. For this purpose there that great specific, Warner's 5 This remedy has won the favor of edical men all over the world, purely on. its| merits. We have no doubt that if the kidneys | kept in natural action, consumption and’ a At many other diseases, caused b: acid, will not only be cured, but will be prevented. JW. , of Mt. on, Ohio, had a ding in’ Michigan who was thought | oing With consumption, She took | bottles of Warner's safe cure, which he sent “That was the last I heard of Thousands of such cases are ay. Levery day, and it soon ed. Send ‘acid-poisoned blood through the lungs every second and they ition of things that always precedes consumption: First, weakened kidneys; second, retained uric acid, poisoning the blood; the development of disease in the Jungs by the irttant acids passing through them. there is a litle cough in the morning; soon, tter is spit up, followed by loss th with dreadful night sweats: nt goes to hi i y cid use there is no pain present tient does not think they idney acid is doing its work every minute, every hour, day and night, and by and ‘by the discaseeof the lungs has advanced until pus is developed, then comes hemorrhages, and at last the glassy stare of the eyes, which denote that the end A post-mortem examination of such cases shows that the terrible uric acid has completely destroyed the substance of the lung. “ npocsible to cure lung diseases, when the poisoned with uric aci YOUNG AMERICANS who do not wish to lose their hair be- fore they are fort must begin to look after their scalps | before they are| Medical Record. The chiet requirement of the hairy cleanliness—thoreu shampooing for women once fortaight. abd for men once a eee with PACKER’S TAR SOAP. CURES DANDRUFF AND ITCHING. Brightens the lustre of hair. Prevents threatened baldness. Stimulates growth. ie for Toliet, Bath, Nursery abd Skin Diseases. per cake.’ All druggists. Sample and pamphlet | = A GUARANTEE OF ABILITY. Bill: { hear you have a position with my friends Skioner & Cor* Fat biave’a pation aa eticctor there. Araurate,! Who recommended Yous" / . Orsay told them that T once collected a bill from you, and they Instantly gave me the place. Fair White Hands. Bright Clear Complexion. Soft Healthfal Skin. ears mw Soap Most Economical Wears to Thinness of a Wafer. For the Nursery. For the Toilet. For Shaving. KING OF TABLE WATERS. UNDERWOOD SPRING WATER PUREST NATURAL WATER. HEALTHFUL, COOLING AND REFRESHING. PREVENTS BRIGHT'S DISHASE. Send for Circular. THE PACKER MFG. CO., 100 Fulton St, New York THE UNDERWOOD COMPANY, General Office, 18 Vesey St., New York City. comicbooks.com