Judge, 1888 · page 65 of 87
Judge — 1888 — page 65: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is **primarily advertising**, not satire or political commentary. The "Chestnuts from Judge" header is a framing device; "chestnuts" was period slang for old, recycled material. The content is a **testimonial advertisement** for "Broncholine," a patent medicine sold by D. H. Fonda & Co. of Albany, New York. Mrs. H. H. Vincent of Freehold testifies that the product cured her asthma—claiming she went from sleepless nights to full rest after two days of treatment, and that it prolonged her life. **Historical context**: This reflects 1885 America's largely unregulated patent medicine industry. Such glowing testimonials were common advertising tactics, often fabricated or exaggerated. Judge magazine apparently accepted or reprinted such ads alongside satire. The "Chestnuts" framing suggests Judge's editors may have been ironically positioning this as recycled advertising copy, but the page itself contains no visible cartoon or joke—just the ad and verification language encouraging readers to confirm the company's legitimacy.
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CHESTNUTS: FROM JUDGE. Ask anybody in Albany if D. H. FONDA & CO's word 1s good or not, or write to any one In Free- hold, Greene Co., letter 1s not gen you can see at FONDA & 00'S: FREEHOLD, N. Y., NOV. 18th, 1885. D. H. FONDA & CO., WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS, STATE STREET, ALBANY: Dear Sirs:—Your favor recelved in good season. I was glad to acknowledge, and pleased to recommend to any the high value placed by me on Broncholine. (A doctor in Catskill always gets it by the half dozen bottles.) I have a good supply on hand at present. You may understand the value of the medicine to me when I tell you I believe I should not be living now had it not been for Broncholine; and I ‘repeat, it has done me more good than avy and all other medicines Thave used. Could I have had it at the beginning of my asthma, think It would have proved a radical cure. ‘As It is, my lifehas been prolonged, and my health is better than for years. Before using your medicines there wore days and nights In succession that I could get no rest or sleep. In this state I took the Broncho- line for two days, when I slept one whole night with- ont waking. In the morning I felt surely a miracle had been performed, and I really felt like traveling over the whole world ard proclaiming what Broncho- line had done for me. I shall always be pleased to speak of its great value to avy and all sufferers I may meet afflicted with asthma. ‘Yours respectfully, MRS. H. H. VINCENT. Sufferers from Asthma can obtain Broncholine from their druggists, or can have it sent by re- mitting One Dollar to D. H. FONDA & CO., State Street, Albany, General Agents for the United States, For sale in New York by JOHN . FRANCIS, 70 Maiden Lane, comicbooks.com