Judge, 1888-06-23 · page 15 of 16
Judge — June 23, 1888 — page 15: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertising** with minimal editorial cartoon content. The main substantive content is "WHO WON THE $371.21?"—a contest where **Warner's Log Cabin Remedies** asked readers to explain a hole depicted in the company's trademark image of an old-fashioned log cabin. The winner, C.C. Stoddard of Palestine, Texas, correctly identified it as a smoke exit for an external bake-oven used in frontier cabins. The featured testimonial praises Warner's Sarsaparilla as the "best and safest" blood purifier. This was common advertising strategy: Judge magazine published readers' contest answers alongside product endorsements, blending entertainment with marketing. The page reflects late-19th-century commercial publishing, where satirical magazines relied heavily on patent medicine advertisements—many of dubious efficacy—to fund operations. No political cartoon or satire is evident here.
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