Judge, 1889-04-20 · page 13 of 16
Judge — April 20, 1889 — page 13: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertising**, typical of Judge magazine's revenue model. The dominant feature is a large Pears' Soap advertisement quoting Henry Ward Beecher (a famous 19th-century clergyman) endorsing the product as a moral good—linking cleanliness to godliness and grace. This reflects Victorian-era attitudes treating hygiene as morally virtuous. The surrounding ads promote period products: Liebig's meat extract, Ely's Cream Balm for catarrh, the "Spiral" cotton hose, Warner's Log Cabin Remedies, and Packard shoes. Scattered between ads are brief satirical items: jokes about a West Virginia legislator named Garden who hasn't been "planted," a long-named Austrian consul, and a preacher's dry sermons. These are lightweight social humor targeting recognizable public figures or absurd situations rather than sustained political satire. The page demonstrates how Judge blended advertising revenue with light editorial content—the ads themselves often carried humorous or quasi-journalistic framing rather than hard-hitting satire.
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JUDGE 29 [MERIGIN CYELES ALL OTVLES & PRICED: PAGE ILLUSTRATED: CATALOGUE © On APPLE aed vita CHICAGO. ILL, LARGEST: AMERICAN: MANUFACTURERS, _tieeic COMPANY'S EXTRACT OF MEAT. Finest and Cheapest Meat Flavoring Stock for Soups, Mage Dishesand Sauces "As Beef Tea, “an invaluable tone.” An tual sale 800000 3 Genulne only with fac-simile of Justus von Liebig's signature In blue across label. Sold by Storekeepers, Grocers and Druggists. LIEDIG'S EXTRACT OF MEAT CO., L'td, London, STEMEN F, WHITHAN & SOM, Uoseatore le rr, 8 W, Cor, 12th & Marbet Bim PHILADLLPHLL Fs. Ely’s Cream Balm WILL CURE CATARRH py Balin fate each wont BLY BROS Wenren Sere Wo hasn't had POOR HOSE? Do not waste your money on rubber hose, but get the The Spiral Cotton Hose is the only, reliable Hose, which Is PeTen hy there, elne so, may imitations. The genuine has POUR distinguishing marks A red line running through Fi ny this Hose, na some deaicta wil try to aell aa invertor one 2” SAMPLE FREE if you will mention Juoce. BOSTON WOVEN HOSE coe Kole Manufactarers, Mats, 222 Lake Rb Your Own Fring cards, Preas 83 Preas for De Tastee KNOX’ Retail stores, 21 under Fifth Aven & 198 State st., Chicago. class Hata can be found in every city in the United States. Broadway. corner Fulton st.; 194 &th ave Hotels 40 Fulton sts Brooklyn. and oi nts for the sale of these high Pears Soap HENRY WARD BEECHER WROTE : “If CLEANLINESS is next to GODLINESS, soap must be considered as a means of GRACE, and a clergyman who recommends MORAL things should be willing to recommend soap. I am told that my com- mendation ot PEARS’ Soap has opened for it a large sale in the UNITED STATES. by every word in Tam willing to stand favor of it I ever uttered. A man must be fastidious indeed who is not satisfied with it.” PEARS’ attractive, but the purest and cleanest. is the best, the most elegant and the most economical of all soaps for general ‘Tower Purposes It is not only the most {t is used and recommended by thousands of iptelli- gent mothers throughout the civilized world, be ause while, serving as a detergent and cleanser, its emollient properties prevent the chafing and discomforts to which infants are so liable. are worthless imitations. One of the members of the West Virginia legislature is named Garden. He is, of course, a cultivated gentle- re Chronicle. How can that be when he hasn't been “planted” yet ?— Yonkers Statesman, Anton Chevalicr von Paldschek von Palmhorst is the full name of the newly-appointed Austrian consul to New York. ‘This is the only serious thing that there is against him.—Auchester Express. Warner's Log compounds, used are "old timers ‘abin Remedies—old.fashioned, simple the days of our hardy forefathers, but "old reliable.” “The comprise a Werner's Log Cabin Sarsaparilla. * Hops and Buchu Remedy. tion Remedy,” ** Hair Tonic,” ** Extract,” for External nd Internal Use, m Ts, Rose Cream,” for arth They are put up by HI. U1. Warner & Co., proprictors of Warner's Safe Remedies, and promise to equal the standard value of those great preparations, All druggists keep them, Cough and Consump- Speaking of abbreviations the Boston Transcript sug- gests that a good abbreviation for Alaska would be L. which, as every one knows, means the place of the seal. ‘There are sermons so dry that dust flies out of the pulpit cushion when the preacher pounds it.— Vw Orleans Picayune, 1T CONFORMS TO SHAPE OF FOOT. orgie aot oft alesomtort oom steer, wear feBirea’ a"Pactarg once. 1 fenciemen's shoe made inthe wor Don't spoil your feet by wearing cheap shoes. Ser atee other Bae shee, It has been established in I.ondon 100 years as A COMPLEXION SOAP, has obtained 15 international Awards. and is now sold in -every city in the world. had of nearly all Druggists in the United State: It can be but de sure that you get the genuine, as there West Shore Railroad NY. G.€ HR. I Me C0. DENSE, VIA WEST SHOKE OF WORLD-FAMED HUDSON RIVER. POPULAR ROUTE FOR BUSINESS AND PLEASURE TRAVEL. Magnificent Sleeping Cars Without Change. New York and Bost Toledo, Ci Sleeping Cars New York to Tora Facasie by this Roate Tickets via West Shore on sale at all ticket offices in the United States and Canada ‘Ask for tickets via West Shore and see that they read vi route. Walter M. Lowney’s Chocolates ; $1.00 per Pound. Bon: Bons. Larger Packages by Retail Branch, 45 West St., Boston Express. THE ONLY CIGAR WITH A NATIONAL REPUTATION. Endorsed by over 3,00 merchants—the cream of American retail trade. One Agent (merchant only) wanted in every town. Send for latest offer, R. LL & CO., 55 Stare Sr. OWARD'S Hypnotic and mind infallible remedy for insom is purely . and aids in the cure of other diseases. Dr. Howard way a great suflerer from this terrible malady. He cured him- self and can cure others. Address for particulars, enclo . F.HOWARD, 47 Tremont St., Noston, M Happ Le mar we Ordinary tmatch box. ‘Nickel Plated taste aitfetime. Ty mat $1.00. Stamps Dytaten.Acen's wanted. MSN StATNER & CO, Prevesce, B comicbooks.com