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This page is primarily **advertising**, not editorial content. It consists entirely of book advertisements from the Excelsior Publishing House, listing "New and Popular Books" available for mail order. The books advertised include instructional manuals (card game primers for Whist, Poker, Euchre, Pinocle), language self-instruction books ("German at a Glance," "French at a Glance"), and entertainment collections. One notable entry is **"Brudder Gardner's Stump Speeches and Comic Lectures,"** described as "Stump Speeches" performed by "Negro Delineators"—reflecting the blackface minstrelsy tradition popular in 19th-century America. The ads emphasize practical utility and affordability (most priced 10-35 cents), targeting middle-class readers interested in self-improvement, parlor games, and amateur performance. This is a **catalogue page**, not satirical content—typical of Judge magazine's revenue model of combining editorial cartoons with commercial advertising.
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the Whist Primer contains within these pages tho conclusions | of all the highest authorities in Whist, so arranged that anyone che learn them in an hour oF two, and can thenceforward play Shgvod @ game as any of tho highest experts. Paper cover, ‘The Poker Primer.—This little book contains all the needed justuction 1a this distinctively American game. The rules aro to clear that they require no effort to understand, and the alent of the book may confidently trust himself to'its guld- face. Paper cover... 10 conts. ‘Phe Game of Hearts.—This Is a new and very amusing gam paving @ great run. Some authority was needed upon tho tavjoct, and we havo induced one of the oldest players in the country to prepare this for us. Tho game ts eminently enter- {aining, and fullof unexpected situations. Paper corer, 10conts. cle Primer,—Pinocle, having become very popular Tue Pisin last few years, @ BOOK on ft was called for.” Tho fontlem-n.who has prepared this little volume, the only Sainority 1m existence, bits boon Secretary ot the Hatlem Pino- cloclub for many years, and his decisions have always beea sustained by the Club and Press. Price 10cents. The same in German “Paper, 10 cents, Progressive Euchre.—Glving hints and suggestions for Pro-| Freuslvo Euchro Parties. Our little guide to Progressive Euchre fins boon sold to the extentof many thousands, but seems more popular than ever, being also a completo guide to the regular fameot Euchre, Paper cover......... +10 cents, Hotman’s Tricks with Cards,—This ts tho best book of Card ‘Tricks extant, containing not only all tho best tricks, but giving ample dad eastly-understood directions, with illustrations for the. performance of every one, Large i2mo, 145 pages. Paper 25 cents, boards....... -60 cents. Brudder Gardner's Stump Speeches and Comic Lectures—Containing some of the best Hite ot the Leading Negro Delineators of “the prosent day, comprising the most Amusing and Side-Splitting Contributions of | Oratorical Erfusions which has ever been produced to the Public. Bound in Illustrated paper cover .25 cents. German at a Glance-—A now system, on tho most simple ‘principles, for Universal Solf-Tultion, with English pronuncla- Uonofevery word. By this system any person can become profictent in the German language Ina very short time. | It is | the most complete and easy method ever published. By Franz | Thimm. Revised Edition. Bound in paper cover......25 cents. | Bound tn boards, with cloth back seesere 88 conta, French at a Glancer—Unitorm and tho samo as| “German at a Glance.” Revised Edition. Bound in paper cover Sabana severeess 25 CODE, Bound in boards, cloth back. Spantshat a Glance,—A now system for Self-Tuition, arranged thesame as French and German. Revised Edition. ‘Bound tn paper cover...... ereseoses ess Bound in boards, cloth back... Italian at a Glance,—Unitorm in size and style with German, Rovised Edition. “Bound in paper + BScents, Froneh, cover... See Bound fn boards, cloth back.......... | Byrne's Lumber and Log Book, Price Book.—By Oliver Byrno, Civil, Military and Mechanical Engineer. ““Byrno’s Ready-Reckoner"” 1 the most concise, completo and correct work ever issued. Boanis......35 cents. Ritter’s Book of Mock Trials—An entirely novel idea. 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