Judge, 1888-06-30 · page 12 of 16
Judge — June 30, 1888 — page 12: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is dominated by period advertisements for products like porous plasters, custom pants, and medical tablets. However, it contains one notable satirical cartoon labeled "The Horse and Buggy." The cartoon depicts a condemned man on the scaffold asking what brought him to this fate. When asked to guess, he expects the answer "Whisky?" but the sheriff responds "No, sir"—the implication being the man's downfall came from purchasing an inferior horse or buggy, making a dark joke about the Standard Wagon Company's product quality (which advertises on the same page). The humor targets both reckless consumer choices and—likely—cautionary temperance messaging common to the era, subverting expectations by blaming commercial deception rather than alcohol for moral ruin. The cartoon reflects Judge's tradition of satirizing American commerce and consumer culture.
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ALLCOCK’S POROUS PLASTERS, The Standard Plasters of the World are Used and Preferred by All. Send Gc. for 20 Samples and Rules for | Buy no more Ready-made Clothing. Send | for samptes, ight or heavy weight, make your own selection, take your measure by our st rules, and order a pair of our Celebrated $3 Custom-Made Pants, of finer goods if you desire Xpress. Joy Supansvow Mail or Sent by INS [Ng pur 83 A pair of 7 fers will be given to each purchaser, if mention is made of Juvcn. BAY STATE PANTS CO., Custom wley Street, Boston, Mass. Is a Wath Bee During the coming summer five-dollar collars will be worn on twenty-five-cent dogs, as usual.— Zn Times, THE GREAT CAMPAIGN W WHISTLE. Med ote A iretae Sre ec" oat Pee ialied poten upto the areat ew ting agri ‘oat wilteroal e sie peak ices, pain tie'our! Hinstated Whelerale Cataloges of Sampaign Badges, and Campaign omestio Mx Co., Wallingford, "Coan. : HORSE AND Buccy” A deputifully printed and handsomely Mus trated book of 40 pages, seven by seven Inc! Every man or boy who Owbear (atendsto buy 8 horse or buggy should get this book, as it Is fall, of useful and money-saving information. Sent, postage prepaid, to anyone who will mention where he anw this advertisement, for three two-cent stamps, by the STANDARD WAGON CO., CINC! “What,” cried the condemned man as he stood on the scaffold, “what brought me here? What led me step by step to this fell machine of death? Oh, young man, can you not guess?” “Whisky?” ‘No, sits XATI,O. E. A. NEWELL, MEN’S OUTFITTER, 859 BROADWAY (one door above 17th S:. SUPERIOR FITTING SHIRTS TO MEASURE. NATURAL WOOL UNDERWEAR AND HALP Host. Latest English made Scarts, Gloves, Canes, ete MAIL ORDERS SOLICITED. CARL L. JENSEN'S CRYSTAL PEPSIN TABLETS FoR Dyspepsia and Catarrh. ALL DRUGGISTS. Dont be a Clam ‘“STAR” FOUNTAIN GOLD PEX with best quality Gold Pen. St yl, up. ‘J-ULHICH & GO. 106 Livert When buying Leap Prncis ask for DIXON’S AMERICAN CRAPHITE If your stationer does not keep them mention Juvge and sen: 16 cents in stamps to the Josern Dixox Crvciatr Co., of Jeney N. J., for samples worth double the money. VIOLIN. OUTFITS. Xo. 1=¥iolla, ine wooden box, ned ; bow, book, se strings, reala, onl 0'27Ole Hall Violin, fine box, bow. book, best set strings rantred cannot be duplicated any wher tes iy $5.28 Outfits at atill higher prices. Hon guaranteed oF the money refunded ater three trial,” We pay all express charges abould « Drove satisfactor "ash must accompany every order. Price-list free by sen stamps for postage.” All Eines of musical goods, lowest prices i ‘As we ship goods every day to all parts of (he Ualted States wecan furnisn any one doubting our reliability refercoces (0 parties living nearest your homes. CHAS F, HANSON & CO., 317 Main Street, Worcester, Mass. ELASTIC SUSPENDER WITHOUT RUBS! the sheriff." —Lincoln Journal. | | | COMBINING COMFORTAND Ke ABILITY. at a rit j atthe oa vata at jf Sealy: iain Sager we. +2 ARMSTRO: MFG. CO., Y., 207 Franklin st., Chicago comicbooks.com