Judge, 1888-06-23 · page 12 of 16
Judge — June 23, 1888 — page 12: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertising**, typical of Judge magazine's revenue model. Rather than cartoon satire, it contains various patent medicine and product advertisements interspersed with minor editorial content. The few non-advertisement pieces include: - A poem about June weather (mocking hot-weather discomfort) - A brief notice about a new children's magazine called *Judge's Young Folks* - An excerpt from verse by the poet Somerville Journal **The advertisements reveal period attitudes worth noting for modern readers:** The dominant products—Brandreth's Pills, Warner's Safe Cure, Crystal Pepsin Tablets, and tonics—represent the unregulated patent medicine industry. These products made broad health claims (blood purification, kidney strengthening, deafness cures) with minimal scientific evidence. The testimonials and "scientific" endorsements cited were common marketing tactics before FDA regulation. Warner's Safe Cure, featured prominently, exemplifies the dubious remedies marketed as cure-alls during this era, often containing harmful substances like mercury or alcohol.
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176 JUDGE A Million Boxes A Year. Brandreth’s Pills purify the Blood, stimulate the Liver, strengthen the Kidneys, regulate the Bowels. ‘They were introduced in the United States in 1835. Since that time over fifty millions of boxes of Brandreth’s Pills have been consumed. This, together with thousands of convincing testimonials from all parts of the world, is positive evidence of their value. Brandreth’s Pills are purely vegetable, absolutely harmless, and safe to take at any time. Sold in any drug and medicine store, cither plain or sugar-coated. THE CELEBRATED PIANOS ARE AT PRESENT THE MOST POPULAR AND PREFERRED by LEADING ARTISTS WAREROOMS ; 149, 151, 153, 155 EAST 14TH STREET, N. Y. SOEIMER st Co., Cheatnut St, Avenue. co BALTIMORE MD., 7 N. © E. A. NEWELL, MEN’S OUTFITTER, 859 BROADWAY (one door above 17th St.) SUPERIOR FITTING SHIRTS TO MEASURE. NATURAL WOOL UNDERWEAR AND HALF HOSE. Latest English made Scarfs, Gloves, Canes, ete. MAIL ORDERS SOLICITED, CARL L. JENSEN'S CRYSTAL PEPSIN TABLETS For Dyspepsia and Catarrh. ALL DRUGG! Dont be a Clam “STAR” GOLD FOUNTAIN PEN ae F Stylo. 1 RICH & CO., 106 Liberty St., N. ¥. Send for circulars. Agents wanted, with best quality Gold Pen, up. J ‘ain Holder, fitted ‘ountain, $1.30.and Mrs. Gertrude Garrison, formerly of the American Press Association, is devoting herself wholly to literary work, and one of her best efforts is the story of "* The Wrong Man,” in the July number of Belford’s Magazine. IN JUNE. The hot June sun comes po ‘The grass is burned from M hts, his throat he cools With lemonade ‘The boy out in the broiling sun Can play base-ball, and leap, and run, And mind it not; But when his mother just’ su An errand—whew ! how he protests It is so hot! His sister dons her muslin dress, s of her loveliness nut a doubt, mmock lies; blushes rise— And so we know ‘tis leafy June, “ When fields and flowers are all in tune,” . re not, They're quite well-done, and sizzling hot— Poets don't care. Somerville Journal. We have from the Juuce Publishing Company the | first number of Juvce's Voune Fouks. It is not a | comic paper, but'a monthly journal for children. |The | illustrations are in colors. ‘The publishers say: "" It is intended to make the Yous Ks a thoroughly re- | fined and hij c boys and girls, and i its columns all character which has the slightest. tinge mm." ‘The num- | ber in our’ hand: hy specimen. ‘The young folks will enjoy ‘T. Wandle is the editor and Miss Ella Starr associate editor of the Observer, A Concentrated Liquid Extract of MALT and HOPS. MANUFACTURED BY SPECIALTY DEPT, PHIL. BEST BREWING CO. Aids Digestion. Cures Dyspepsia. Strengthens the System. Restores Sound, Refreshing Sleep. Priceless to Nursing Mothers, —o— Recommended by Eminent Physicians. —o— FOR SALE BY ALL DRUCCISTS. CURE":DEAF |_ THE pet NT. IMPROVED, fect Hecate Xe eas Broadway, Ne Ye he Tipa work of the natu fa a Mention tnle varer Q, Cumann | ICYCLES - GE aeTRICYCLES a i STANDEMS Gl ED: HIGHEST GRADE LUSATED CATALOGUE :- FREE * Pope Mra.Co. zor FRANKLIN 8T- BOSTON Beucn|) 2 WARREN BT.neW York Howts| 201 WABASH AVE OucAC® Warner’s Safe Cure I 2| J| It is a Scientific Specific, was not put upon the market until thoroughly tested, and has the en- dorsement of Prof. S. A. Lattimore, M.A, Ph., LL.D., Official Analyst of foods and medicines, N. Y. State Board of Health, and scores of eminent chemists, physicians and professional experts. H. H. Warner & Co., do not cure everything from one bottle, they having a specific for each im- portant disease. Fight shy of any preparation which claims in- fallibility. has been before the public now about ten years, and in that time has proved itself to be all that it has been represented. It is purely vegetable, con. tains nothing harmful, and DOES purify the blood and CURE disease, as it puts the kidneys, the only blood-purifying organs, in complete health. It Cures permanently. We have tens of thousands of testi- monials to this effect from people who were cured years ago and who are well to-day. The testimonials printed by H. H. Warner & Co. are, so far as they know, positively genuine. For the past five years they have had a standing offer of $scoo for proof tothe contrary. If you | 6 sick and want to get well, use tell Safe Cure. JACOT riate of presents and ah parlorand nursery, They are a constant eras to $1ath Send samp for fre “an be ordered through aay responsible Jeweler. FIACOTE Sths7 obel WHY THE BEST? That is just whatwe have been trying to tell you; now suppose you send us one dollar, and receive by mail a sample box of the best 10c. Cigars Fad in the world, 18.8. sep erhlo.s, Trade Mark Registered. Factory, Boston. comicbooks.com