Judge, 1888-10-13 · page 15 of 16
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This page is primarily **advertising**, not political satire. The bulk of the content consists of late 19th-century commercial advertisements for products like bank notes, gloves, fountain pens, and patent medicines. The only narrative content is a poem titled **"Mightier Than the Sword"** (positioned above the ads), which tells a humorous domestic story: a dancing couple stumbles during a waltz, the man helps the woman up apologetically, but she angrily blames *him* for the mishap and insults his dancing ability, ending their courtship. The moral—that a woman's sharp words ("the sword") are more powerful than a man's physical efforts—is a gentle gender-based joke typical of period humor. The page's title reference to "mightier than the sword" appears to invoke the famous phrase about the pen, though the actual application here is simply relationship dynamics and female criticism of male clumsiness.
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JUDGE THE SWORD g The Ball-Voluted peas never scratch nor spurt; they hold more ink and last longer. Price, $1.20 and $1.50 per gross. Buy an assorted box for 2 cents, and choose a fen te ‘The “Federation” holders not on! fut your han prevent the pen from blotting, but give a frm grip. Price 3, 15, and 20 cents. Of all Stationers sepunarion oRMistoN EDINB! A large assortment kept in stock, and | BLANK BOOKS. sascS.tercip deste eatic to order, Estimates cheerfully furnished. FINDLER & WIBEL, Stationers, 146 Nassau Street, New York. AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY, 78 to 86 Trinity Place, New York. Business founded 1735, Incorporated under laws of State of New York, S30 Reorganized Engravers and Printers of Donde. Postage and, Revenue ‘Tender and National Bank Notes of the United from Steel Piates, with fe ela pap lors. Safety Pay Lithographic and Type {'Styica’ Show Caria, Labeley Calendara, Blank Every Description. manufactured exclusively for use of HUTCHINSON’S BEST MADE GLOVES. For driving or street wear. Made with care from selected Calf, Kid, Buckskin, Dog. skin and Cheverette, and warranted. ‘Those wishing serviceable gloves, and to save money, send stamp to the manufacturer for his book about ‘"Gloves and How to Get Them,” JOHN C. HUTCHINSON, Established 1862, JOHNSTOW! Y L. S. DAVIDSON, TNailor. 21 BEEKMAN STREET, NEw TFoRE. E. A. NEWELL, MEN’S OUTFITTER, 859 BROADWAY (one door ahove 17th 8t.) SUPERIOR FITTING SHIRTS TO MEASURE. NATURAL WOOL UNDERWEAR AND HALF HOSE. Latest English made Scarfs. Gloves, Capes, etc + MAIL ORDERS SOLICITED, IMPORTED POCKET orWATCH. CHARM CICAR CUTTER. A great novelty in the shape of a champagne bottle; very neat and useful. The Cutters reall for four francs, or foc., in Parts, For a limited time we wil ‘pon receipt of 3 cents ( jams), send one, postpaid. TANSILL, ss State St., Chicago. Established 1857. T. H. ALEXANDER, ‘Attorney and Counsel in PATENT CAUSES, 607 7th Street, N. W., Washington, D.C. SPECIALTY—Opinions relating to Score, Vauirry and Innmincustnnvr of Patents. §7~ Send for circular. ‘Yoo can tive at bome and mane more money at wer for we thaw at anything einen the world ther ex allege, Coste UroutSl ruck: Tertoe VERE Adirens, THUEACO, Augusta, alow Closely clinging to each other, Round the floor they go together, Glances loving, glances meeting, Words of tenderness repeating. Roses in her cheeks are glowing, Joy her heart is overflowing, ‘And his manner is caressing, Love his every look confessing, smiling hovers— py, joyous pair of lovers ! is foot is caught—they stumble ; To the floor the couple tumble ; He the maiden quickly raises With apologetic phrases; But the angry damsel, turning From him, his excuses spurning. Smoothes her rutiled frills and laces, While with chagrin red her face is, And declares he's really shocking, His unskilfulness provoking. “Ves, you know ‘twas all your fault, sir Where did you e’er learn to waltz, sir? Clumsy fellow !"—He, retorting, Says she’s worse—thus ends their courting —Boston Courier, Wamer's Log Cabin Sarsaparilla Kegulates the Regu- lator. Largest Sarsaparilla bottle in the market factured by proprietors of Warner's Safe Cure. by all druggists. Take no other—it is the best. THE AUTOMATIC SHADING PEN wea Makes a Shaded Mark of Two Colors ata Single Stroke. Sample set of three sizes by mail, $1.00. Cireulars and Sample Writing FREE. J. W. STOAKES, MILAN, oO. KNOX’ PR WORLD-RENOWNED ZLATS. ABSOLUTELY PERFECT. Broadway. corner Fi i¢ Hotel; 40 Fulton st., Brooklyn State st., Chicago. Agents for the sale of these high class Hats can be found in every city in the United Stat CARL L. JENSEN'S Sold */CRYSTAL PEPSIN TABLETS Fon Dyspepsia and Catarrh, ALL DRUGGISTS. “STAR” FOUNTAIN GOLD PEN aie Send forcirculars. Agents wanted. Fountain Holder, fitted with best quality Gold Pen. Stylo, $1: Fountain, $1.40 up. ‘ULRICH & CO., 106 Libert; To take the agency of Oar safen:aize ANTED ED MA oa: Petal price 63 ‘chance to create a permanent busines ‘own city of locailty. Rever before SEND 25c. to 810 and get proportionately the, finest 'SEA-SHELLS in the world, Sea-shells of every known red daily on the shores of the great Pacific in . Rare, unique, and magnificent. Address GEO. HAVFORD, Manager Western Union Telegraph Co., Santa Ana, California DR ALL, 830 a week and expenses paid. Samples worth 6s and particulars free. 0. VICI “Augusta, niesaly cured in 10 10 20 Days, Sant: Manu- | Nseaah, (Gar ble a €) Ce: AUTUMN STYLES SILKS AND GRENADINES, For Street, Dinner and Evening Wear, Showing more Novelty of Design and Coloring than for many years. PLAIN AND FANCY GAUZES. CREPE DE CHENE. readony XH 191b bt. NEW YORK. LEADING HOTELS. Ww "CIty, ¥ ‘ORK BREV O. B. Lina ” Proprietor. HOTEL GLENHAM, PITH AvENE (between 2st and 2M streets) SEW YORK. .B. Banny, Proprietor. GRAND UNION fOTEL. Orrosits: Guaxp Central. Devor, Rooms gia stay and upwards, Tagxase frome a De Droapw: AY AND uns NT New York. Matuews & Prensox, Pr SQUARE HOTEL & HOTE N SQUARE and GILSEY Corner Broadway and 29th J.H. BRESLIN & BRO., ree Proprietors oR'S HOTEL, stand 2 Matos J Belcher Mosaic Gla: 12s Pifth Avenue, Manufactu H. P. BELCHER MPTALLO-M To be had through any Decorator or Architect, GOOD FOR WEAK LUNGS, Monte Criato Whisky. The best produced. 73 centa ‘and $1 per bottle, In cases of six and twelve bottles, CHILDS & CO., Proprietors, ‘543 and 545 Tenth Avenue, and 30s W. 42d Street, New York, comicbooks.com