Judge, 1888 · page 84 of 87
Judge — 1888 — page 84: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertising content**, not editorial satire. It consists almost entirely of business house advertisements typical of late 19th-century American publications—banks, coal dealers, insurance firms, and manufacturers. The only cartoon visible appears in the lower portion: two illustrated heads (a woman and man) accompanying text about "Lady Born Without Bars" and a "Conversational Dentaphone"—likely a dental or speech device advertisement with a pun on the woman's lack of dental braces or orthodontic "bars." The page reflects the Gilded Age economy: prominent ads for coal merchants (major industry then), railroads stocks, banking services, and mining equipment. The "Eclipse" rock drills and air compressor ads suggest mining was booming. **For modern readers:** This shows how satirical magazines like *Judge* relied heavily on paid advertising to fund operations—the editorial content was minimal compared to ad space.
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| 78 Clenham Hotel, FIFTH AVENUE, Between 21st and 22d Streets., near Madison Square. EUROPEAN PLAN. N. B. BARRY, Proprietor. a sOeRICR AL PAIGE T: ROBERT B. paca. THEO. HAIGHT & CO,, Bankers and Brokers, ‘Transact a Senecat Banking Business, buy and sell Stocks, ‘and Oll for cash or on margins. Orders executed in Grain at Now York and Chicago. THEODORE HAIGHT, eock av Pet. JEREMIAH SKIDMORE’S SONS, Goal Dealers, OFFICES AND YARDS: No. 7 Broad Street (Drexel Building), Cor, 4th Avenue and 13th Street, Foot of 18th Street, East River, 3sth St. and 1st Ave., East River. E. A. & F. B. GILLESPIE, Sole Eastern Agents for Palmyra Carne’, Wholesale Coal Merchants, Dealers in and Shippers by Rast and Water of alt Varieties of Anthracite and Bituminous Goal, $1 TRINITY BUILDING, {ll BROADWAY, Telephone, 639 News. BOOKS AND STATIONERY! —aTr— LOWEST PRICES IN THE CITY. Cc. W. LABDON, 105 Nassau Street. Libraries bought of Law, Medical and Miscella- neous Books. ROCHESTER LAMP C0.,| 1201 BROADWAY, near 20th ST. Over 100 to select from, including Piano, Rochester Lamps and tho largest exhibits of Paris and London Shades in America, Lailes are especially invited. Headquarters for only Rochester Lamps and the Niagara Burner. F. HEIMSOTH, & MBine Room, 286 6th Ave., Cor. 18th St ; 105 Ae, Gr, th 104 Nassau St., GOR. ANN ST, N.Y. ALSO SOLE EXPORT AGENTS FOR Eagle” NEW YORK. 47 BROADWAY, NEW YORK. MANUPACTURERS OF “ECLIPSE” ROCK DRILLS, “STRAIGHT LINE” AIR COMPRESSORS, QUARRYING AND MINING MACHINERY. Warerooms, 10 PARK PLACE, New York. WE USE THADDEUS DAVIDS CO's BLUE BLACK RECORD and U. S. COPYING INKS. TRY THEM, YOU WILL USE NO OTHER. W. W. HANLY & CO., BANKERS & BROKERS 60 Broaaway, N. ¥. Meniers,Coneiiiied Sisck and Putroltum Cerhange, Ofter thelr Services for the Securities atthe rate of 1-18 coumiasion nioosharolots,oF hare lots, carried as long a8 ‘margins, inercet allowed on balances of active accounta. BELVEDERE HOUSE, en 4th AVENUE and 18th STREET, NEW YORK. ener an the eetnity of alt y pekroatsed by te traveling Bik Prop FRED'K A. POTTS & CO., STANDARD OIL BUILDING, BROADWAY, NEW YORE. ~ BANEING HOUSE Or HENRY CLEWS.& CO. 13 &15 ae, STREET, NEW YORK. posit Accounts received, also Certificates of Deposit issued regatta: ‘on demand, 4 per seat te Interest allowed. bers N. ¥. tock Exch: RAILROAD STOCKS BOUGHT AND SOLD FOR CASH OR ON MARGINS, COMMISSION, ‘e: By A. R. CHISOLM & CO., BANKERS AND BROKERS, 61. BROADWAY, N. Y. Established 1876. WEEKLY CIRCULAR FREE, Coaldale Bituminous. R. H. CHIPMAN, 171 BROADWAY, N. Y. BRANCH OFFICE: 216 SOUTH 4th STREET, Philadelphia. ESTANLISHED A.D, 1t0T Nornwios Union FIRE INSURANCE SOCIETY, ENGLAND. ‘YORE NCURANCE EXCLUSIVELY. ‘Drastecs of Funds in the United Staton: Maxey 7, tren, R Wests Co wi(ROYAL INSURANCE on East Gear WR. Seri aod old lots bought aid sold. a3 _CGOMPANYX_ 41 & 43 WALL STREET. Haddleton’s Wire Works, JOSEPH HADDLETON, WIRE WOREER, MANUFACTURER OF Every Description of Wire Goods, «t BANK? AND‘ ORRIGE: RAILING 3 PLAIN AND ORNAMENTAL, No. 111 STATE STREET, ROCHESTER, N. Y. LADY, BORN WITHOUT, BARS. th the aid of a unique and sclentine DIBNTALPE = NVERSATIONAL DENTAPH 3 Sera an CONCERT INSTRUMENT, Extra Power, = ree ‘OPEN, mu ctreuiars Furnimed, ‘Discounts to the Trade, Representatives Paris Office: G. DAGNAN, Rue du Caire. ‘the world. ‘and Cowsands ‘Orser trough Commlenlon Mer SAMUEL LEES & CO., Agouts, 63 g New York, comicbooks.com