Judge — December 1888 — page 31: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising**, not satire or political commentary. It contains two product advertisements: 1. **W.G. Bell & Co. Seasoning** (top): An ornate label featuring game animals (fish, poultry, game birds) arranged around a bell. The ad emphasizes the product's use "by all leading hotels" and mentions it won a Gold Medal in Paris, 1878. Text warns against imitation products. 2. **Baker's Breakfast Cocoa** (bottom): Features an illustration of a Victorian-era woman serving cocoa. The ad claims the product is "absolutely pure cocoa" costing "less than one cent a cup" and is economical, nourishing, and suitable for invalids. Both are legitimate commercial advertisements typical of 19th-century magazine content, not satirical commentary.