Judge, 1888 · page 55 of 69
Judge — 1888 — page 55: what you’re looking at
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This is primarily an **advertising page** from Judge magazine, not a satirical cartoon. It contains multiple commercial advertisements: 1. **Quina-Laroche**: A French tonic claiming to cure malaria and invigorate the system—typical 19th-century patent medicine advertising with health claims. 2. **Waterbury Watch**: A small watch advertisement (top left) emphasizing durability and low price. 3. **H.E. Koch & Co.**: The dominant ad promoting a New York department store specializing in furs, wraps, rugs, jackets, women's clothing, and novelties. The large cursive text promises lower prices than competitors. **Modern context**: This reflects the Gilded Age retail environment and the boom in patent medicines (many containing questionable ingredients). Department stores were expanding rapidly and competed aggressively on price. The page demonstrates how Judge magazine funded itself through paid advertisements mixed with editorial content. There is no political satire visible here—it's purely commercial.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
GOOD THINGS FROM JUDGE. QUINA- LAROCHE, —# THE GREAT FRENCH TONIC. A WONDERFUL oe || PERUVIAN BARK, IRON, CATALAN WINE. No. 30 NORTH WILLIAM STREET, NEW YORK. Importers, Manufacturers, and Retailers FINE ® FALL AND WINTER —FURS,— #§ —WRaPs,— Seal Wraps, Seal Sacques, Muffs, sy Modjeskas, Raglans, Newmarkets, Boas, Capes and | Trimmings. ey J iS English Walking ; | NZ —— JACKETS. Curtains, nani tn , COSTUMES, orlere, GOWNS ia ers, ie GOOD £0 % Sp “he aces, SMYR} TESS, ‘OUTFITS, All Articles Guaranteed to be Lower than any Aihe House in the City. NOWVELXKIES — IN Passementerics, Leibbons, Laces, Gloves, Bronzes, Bric-a-Brac, Fewelry, Leather Goods, &e.. &e "Handkerchiefs, Merino Underwear, and Hosiery, FOR LADIES, GENTS AND CHILDREN. FINE MUSLIN AND CAMBRIC UNDERWEAR, CORSETS &c. Publishers of KOCH & CO.'S Celebrated FASHION CATALOGUE. No Lady can do without it. Mailed on receipt of 6 cents for postage. KOCH & CO, 6th Ave, 102, 104, 106 W. 20th Street, comicbooks.com