Judge, 1888 · page 2 of 72
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This page is **primarily advertising**, not political satire. It contains commercial advertisements for 1880s New York businesses and products: - **Remington Standard Typewriters** (top): promoting speed contest results - **Niagara Insurance Company**: announcing twelve million dollars in paid losses - **Quina-Laroche**: a French tonic wine claimed to treat malaria and fevers - **Grand Union Hotel**: a budget hotel near Grand Central Depot - **Air-Tight Rubber Tip/Pearl Mucilage** (bottom): a self-feeding bottle of mucilage (glue) The page reflects late-19th-century consumer culture in New York City. While Judge was known for satire, this particular page showcases the magazine's advertising revenue base rather than editorial commentary. The ads target business people, travelers, and office workers of the era.
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NGTON STANDARD TYPEWRITERS, SPEED CONTESTS. GOLD MEDAL (Championship of the World) and SILVER MEDAL at Toronto, Aug. 13th, 1888. OFFICIAL REPORT OF TORONTO COMMITTEE: “On general writing—law evidence and commercial matter—* Miss Mar E, Orr won the Gold Medal for the Champion- ship of the World. * Mx. McGurnin won the Silver Medal in the same class.” * Both Res Cincinnati Contest, July 26th, 1888, semningion S) Wapte eee aigutes New York, Aug. st, 1888. Ast, 2d, 3d and 4th Prizes, Send for pamphlet containing portraits of the winning operators and full information, ; WYCKOFF, SEAMANS & BENEDICT, 327 BROADWAY. vragaRa — |ORAND UNION HOTEL, Rew York itr. INSURANCE COMPANY ope NEW YORK. Losses Pai over TWELVE MILLION DOLLARS. QUINA-LAROGHE, | 600 Handsomely Furnished Rooms at $1.00 per tay and upwards, $8 THE GREAT FRENCH TONIC. $<— eal A VWONDERFUL re BunCrEAN PLAN, —or— PERUVIAN BARK, IRON, FIRST-CLASS RESTAU RANT, er Dining Rooms, Café and Lunch Counters, a /a carte, at moderate prices. Guests’ BacGace ND FI Graxp Centra De EE. in France for twenty-five years, and exceeds in popularity any cels, cte., without charge. ; . ation avelers arriving va Grand Central Depot save Carriage-hire and prevents: ul Mala Fevers, tones up the system and vig es > . 7 : ine prevent Satria fares Matarial Fevers, tones up the system and invigorates | Bageae Express by stopping at the Grand Union. E. FOUCERA & CO., Importers, W. D. GARRISON, No. 30 North William Strect, Now York. Manager. ——— eee AlR-TIGHT RUBBER_TIP Pearl Mucilage. Pat. Nov. a8 '76; July 12, ‘81; Nov. 22, "87; three Pats, Feb 28, ‘88, NEAT, CLEAN, CONVENIENT. Price, 15 Cents. Always air-tight when not in use. Cannot GUM UP." A perfect Self-Feeder. NO CORK! NO EVAPORATION! NO SPILLING! THE NASSAU MFC. CO., 140 NASSAU STREET, NEW YORK. ‘TWE BEST MUCILAGE IN THE BEST BOTTLE. THE BEST BY ALL ODDS. comicbooks.com