Judge, 1888-02-18 · page 16 of 18
Judge — February 18, 1888 — page 16: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising and business directory**, not political satire. The main content lists leading hotels across northeastern American cities (New York, Jersey City, Albany, Rochester, Philadelphia, Baltimore) alongside commercial advertisements. The single illustration—a cherub or baby in a bathtub—accompanies handwritten text reading "He work be happy till he gets it!" This appears to be an advertisement endorsement, likely promoting one of the consumer products advertised below (Epps's Cocoa, Liebig's Meat Extract, or Monon Route railway). The humor is gentle domestic comedy rather than sharp satire: the implication being that using these products brings happiness. This represents typical late 19th-century advertising strategy—associating commercial goods with contentment and well-being. The page reflects Judge's dual nature as both satirical publication and advertising vehicle, with ads subsidizing editorial content.
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JUDGE LEADING HOTELS. NEW YORK CITY. BREVOORT HOU: FIFTH AVENE (near Washinj NEW YORK, O. B. Linsey, GEDNEY HOUSE, BROADWAY and 4OTH STREET, N.Y. EUROPEAN PLAN, ys $1 per day au JENHAM HOTEL FIFTH AEE (betw square) Proprietor. STURPEVANT HOUSE, Broapway aNp Twesty-NISTIL ST. New York. MatHEws & PLERSOS, Proprietors. UNION SQUARE HOTE UNION SQUAR P & HOTEL DAM. TH ST. Proprietors. ¥ CITY. "S HOTEL, . JERSEY CITY. aropean Plan, . Prop. ALBANY, N.Y. KEELER'S HOTEL, THE t ly fireproof, Only: first in the city UTICA, N.Y. ST. JAMES HOT Utica, New Yor. R. M. SMITH, Proprie LADELP' COLON HALE ADE HOTEL, Fortensrn. ania KK Station, BUSINESS INDEX. Printing Establishment DAVID HL. is Plants, The Best Assortme HT 1X) Bowery 1c GUNPOWDER, AMMUNITION, OPTICIANS, GALL & LEMBKE, F Souare, MADE WITH BOILING WATER. EPPS’S GRATEFUL—COMFORTING. COCOA. MADE WITH BOILING MILK. MONON The connecting link of Pullman travel between Chicago. Indianapolis. Ciocinnati, Loutsville, and Florida Resorts. Send for Guide. E. 0. McCORMICK, G.P.A, Chicago, f i AMATEUR — Plays: Tableaux: Pantomines; Charnes: Sebetions. for Public Readings and Ree THEATRICALS ! tations. Catalogue tree Dew blisher, Rone Street, New York. “ASK FOR uiEBIG COMPANY'S BXTRACT of MEAT and insist upon no other being substituted for it. W. B.—Genuine only with fac-simile of Barot Liehig’s signature in BLUE INK across label. Sold by Storekeepers, Grocers and Druggists. rally, Hyatt's P Indicator registers 7 trumps. Awarded pei comicbooks.com