Judge, 1888 · page 81 of 87
Judge — 1888 — page 81: what you’re looking at
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The main cartoon mocks a common Victorian social trope: the tiresome dinner guest who delivers hackneyed anecdotes ("chestnuts"—stale jokes). Here, a well-dressed man interrupts others to deliver an unsolicited pitch for "Avadink Toxic," a cocktail brand, disguised as folksy wisdom about not knowing one another. The satire targets two things: First, the pretentious businessman who bores audiences with canned speeches. Second, it's a meta-joke—Judge itself is satirizing the magazine's own practice of running advertisements disguised as editorial content. The "toxic" in the product name adds ironic bite, as the caption notes this speech comes not from respectable Lord Lonsdale but from a "cocktail-drinker"—suggesting the speaker is unreliable, possibly inebriated, and certainly self-serving. The rest of the page is genuine advertising for printing inks and gas lamps, which reinforces the joke about ubiquitous, repetitive ads.
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__ CHESTNUTS FROM JUDGE. “CHESTNUTS” A LITTLE SPEECH NOT BY LORD LONSDALE, BUT A COCKTAIL-DRINKER. = Grxtiemex:—“ How little we know of each other.” Excuse me, gentlemen, I was about to say how little some people seem to know what an Avapink Toxic is. Beg pat- don, try one.’ Unsurpassed in quality, wonderful in its effect, at the same time pure and simple, and the only euitable cocktail as a reviver after a bard night—most convo: niently packed in a neat paper Carton containing six bottles, each bottle containing a) single drink. On a recent trip to California, I found these elegant goods of the more important drinks in all the principal Druggists, Grocers and Hotels. Gentlemen, 1 now take pleasure in introducing to you not a Chestnut—but a real genuine AVADINK of the N. Brand, made only by THE AVADINK COMPANY, No. 5 CEDAR STREET, NEW YORK Black add Colored Printing Unk VARNISHES, ETC. ——+4j}_—_ Yond fat, Book, for, ows and frtra ows. 81 Artotype Ink, Albertype Ink, Lichtruch Ink, Indotype Ink, Lithographic Ink, Plate Printing Ink, Phototype Ink, Heliotype Ink, Photogravure Ink. | SRP ESTABLISHED 14 1816 AND IN CONTINUOUS OPERATION TO THIS DATE.-6x 60 JOHN STREET, U.S.A. er. New York, S. TALMAGE MATHER. R. N. PERLEE. Rrt Bublications PRINTED WITH GEO; MATHER S SONS FINE WOOD CUT INK: “ Ploturesque America," D. Appleton & Co. “ Picturesque Europe, se *Picturesquo Palestine, Sina and Egypt," D. Appleton & Co. “The Aldine,"" Sutton & Co. “World of Al “ Anctent BM Harper Bros. + Pastoral Dé As well os many other Fine Pictorial Werks. PRICE-LISTS SENT ON APPLICATION, ‘American Model Printer,” Wm. J. Kelly. justrated Christian Weekly,” American Tract Bootety. “Sclentific Amorican," Munn & Co. American Mail and ‘Export Journal." H. Lock. ‘wood. “ Pletureaquo Canada,” Art Pub, Co., Toronto, ~The New Incandescent Gas Lamps, Manufactured under Gregory's Patents Granted and Applied for. superior to Blectric Light. No. 2. Price each, $1.50. The above Lamps can be attached to any Fixture or Bracket. Any lamps made siwilar to the above designs are a direct infringement, and the trade aud public are hereby warned not to deal in or purchase infringements. All Lamps are finished in Nickel-Plate, and can be attached to any fixture by removing the old burner. All Lamps are constructed so that the gas is superheated, which results in perfect combustion and an increase of light fully 40 per cent. greater than by the Over 20,000 of the Lamps are old method of burning gas. in use in New York and Brooklyn. Over 10,000 gas consumers saved from the Electric Light Companies. Gas consumers using the above lamps will never adopt the Electric of Lamp is no greater than with the plain 5-foot burner or the Argand Burner. Light. The consumption of gas with this style No. 2 has a central tube which carries the gas above the burner into a heating chamber, it then passes to the burners in its superheated condition. Any of the above Lamps will te shipped No. 4. Price each, $X-75- on receipt of price. Send for Catalogue. Gregory’s New Automatic Gas Pressure Regulator. Ut Equalizes the Pressure and will make a saving of 25 to 50 per cent, on Gas Bills. Prices sent upon application, Special Notice to Gas Consumers, Gregory's Hand Book on Gas. jas Consumer should obtain a copy. This is the only Hand- book on Gas ever published. It {s full of usefal information for the Ffctection of gas consumers. It instructs you fully in regard to Gas leters—How to test your meter for: }—How to make it regis- ter slower ‘honestly "—How to adjust the high pressure—How to 3 make 8 perfect combustion of How to read your meter—Tho causes for meters registering fast - How to prevent high gas bills. With » guarantee that if the instructions are followed out, every gus consumer can reduce his gas bills from 10 to 40 per cent. without reducing the light. Price $5 cents; mailed on receipt of price, Gregory's Retort High Pressure Burners. ‘These Burners are made to consume from one to ten cubic feet of 7 as per hour, and are constructed so that the £08 into a heat- @ ing chamber before passing out of the tip, which increases the Mlaminating power of the gas fully 40 per cent. They are used on any gas fixture the same as any ordinary burner. Tho cost of the burners can be saved in $0 daya wherever used. Price $2.00 dozen. All burners are made with Steel Tips, which will last » tme. Nos, 4, Sand 6 are for house and store use, Agents Wanted. Send for Catalogue. Address all orders, GEO, H. GREGORY, Marutactorer, + - 337 Broadway, WY, comicbooks.com