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This page is **primarily advertising**, not satirical editorial content. It contains investment promotions, patent medicine ads, and product endorsements typical of late-19th-century Judge magazine. The main advertisement touts the Guaranty Investment Company's farm mortgages (7% guaranteed returns). Notably, it references Judge Albert H. Horton of Kansas as president, with testimonials from verified investors. This appears designed to legitimize the investment scheme through judicial authority. The remaining ads promote period products with claims that appear absurd today: Pears' Soap promises "fair white hands" and "bright clear complexion"; Dennin's nostrum claims to cure rheumatism in "a few days"; Laroche's tonic (containing iron and wine) treats dyspepsia and malaria. All tout medical benefits by modern standards clearly exaggerated or false. These ads reflect late-1800s marketing practices before FDA regulations—products made unverified health claims freely, and prestigious names lent credibility to dubious investments and medicines alike.

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245 GUARANTY Investment Co. Capital $250,000. Judge ALBERT H. HORTON, Topeka, Kan., Pres't. (Chief Justice Kansas Supreme Court.) © Guaranteed OFarm Mortgages o \ The Guaranty Investment Company has adopted the | cy of sending a committee of its Investors to Kansas | p Nebraska every year to examine its loans and report \eir safety. ‘The committee this year consisted of . Thomas L. Poole, Ex. U. §. Pension | and Prof. A. H. Berlin, | Vrincipal of the High School, Montrose, Pa. Axent, Syracuse, NY. ‘The re- port made by these gentlemen, dated July 3, 1888, con- follows : CONDITION OF LOANS: While we carefully examined in great detail over forty pany, we also looked at many others in different counties that we did not have time to compare with the records. We did not examine a loan to which fault could be found, but all were | found satisfactory ; each and every loan was upon land in all cases worth the appraised value, and often much We took pains everywhere to find out the value land, to examine crops now on ground, to inspect | ovements and surroundings, and made all possible (yo) loans made by the con Sto ascertain the facts regarding these loans. Crops for two years in portions of Kansas and Nebraska have suffered from drought, and the crops were in some This year there have been abundant rains, and the crops all look well in all portions of both new farms are being opened, old farms greatly improved, better buildings being erected, schools and ges increasing, and a general air of pros- city prevails. “The great staple of Kansas and and this crop is looking very finely in ath states, localities a failure. praska is corn, most every field From our investigation and observations made as led above we do not hesitate to recommend the made by the Guaranty Investment Company of son, Kansas, as a safe investment, desirable in every way. The companf is well managed upon correct business principles, and is entitled to the confidence of public.” The COMPANY will be glad to mail the full report to any person and also the MONTHLY BULLETIN giving tull de- tails in regard to every loan offered. Address. HENRY A. RILEY, eneral Eastern Manager, 191 Broadway, NEW YORK. Pears Soap Fair white hands. Brightclear complexion Soft healthful skin. Hamilton Vocalion Organs phok, CHURCHES, DCE OFA TIPE Send for lealing mu WAREROOM 1 Sircet, Boston. Chest ut Stree Ww alter D. Pp & Bui "GRAND NATIONAL AWARD of 16,600 francs. NNN TARO CH LAROCHE'S TONIC a Stimulating Restorative, ‘CONTAINING PERUVIAN BARK, IRON, AND PURE CATALAN WINE, the Great FRENCH REMEDY Endorsed by the Hospitals for PREVENTION and CURE of DYSPEPSIA, MALARIA, FEVER and AGUE, NEURALGIA, loss of APPETITE, GASTRALGIA, POORNESS of the BLOOD, and RETARDED CONVALESCENCE, This. wonderful i invigorating ta tonicis pow- erful in its effects, is easily administered, assimilates thoroughly mf quickly rit the gastric juices, without deranging th action of the stomach, 22 Rue Drouot, Paris. E. FOUGERA & CO., Agents for U.S., 80 North William Street, N. Y. DENININ’s CERTAIN CURE For Rheumatism and Gout. Certain, Safe Acute, and Speedy, whether Sub-Acute or Chronic. ‘The cure exhibits its most extraordinary powers by re- lieving in a few days the Rheumatic pains-which have gnawed and agonized for years. Sold by Druggists, or Til be seut by express prepeld to any addrem, et $1.50 per bottle, or $7.50 per half dozen, CHARLES DENNIN, The Pharmacist First Place, cor. Court 8t., Brooklyn, N. ¥. | C27" Orders by Mail will receive prompt attention, REFERENCE W. Daridge, 132 Pacific Street, Brooklyn, Alex, Pastoriza, Houston, Texas Mr, Benjamin Peckham, M A. R. Manderville & C HM. McIntyre, Capt. S. Leander W.S. Thompson’ 703 ‘sth Street, Washington, D. C Hon. Beverley Tucker. Berkley Springs, West Virginia. Monsey, Whitehead & frox. 2p Washington St, Jercy City. E.D. Saxton, New Vork tose! CARL UPMANN’S BOUQUET CIGAR, a BEWARE OF IMITATIONS. All genuine Cant. Uratann’'s Bovourr Crcaxs have a band bearing his name, as in above cut. This is the finest three-for.a quarter cigar manufactured in the world. For the past six years it has been sold by the leading jobbers in the United States, and has steadily increased in. popularity and volume. and to-day it stands without a rival. For sale by all firat-class Retailers and by the following well-known Jobbers, Howard W. Spurr & Cow Boston. | Sprague, Warner & Ca, Chicago, Ross W. Weir & Co,, New York. | The Western News Co, Chicago, Mery Straus Cacia Fred. J. Kiesel & Co, Ogden. . Brockmire & Co, St. Lous, | Idelman Bros., Cheyenne, econ Brady & Co, Omaha. | Harrison, Farrington & Co. 1, S. Brown & Bro, Denver. Minzeapolis. Geo. Wright & Bre, Milwaukee. | T. C. Power & Bro, Fort Benton. H. W. Bernheim & Co, |. Jostin, Bismark, Montgomery. | B. Kahn, Santa Fe. 2 ePISO*S CURE FOR ‘ en drag trrgh Tuts et in time,” Bal CONSUMPTION comicbooks.com