Judge, 1889-04-27 · page 17 of 28
Judge — April 27, 1889 — page 17: what you’re looking at
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This is primarily an **advertising and filler content page** from Judge magazine (late 1880s), not a political cartoon page. The visible content includes: **Social Satire/Commentary:** - A jab at author Émile Zola's literary realism—mocking his plan to ride a locomotive for authenticity for his novel *Nana* (known for explicit content) - Jokes about marriage dynamics (wives forgetting to mail letters, lazy barbers) - A dig at pawnbrokers' stinginess compared to a diamond's hardness **Advertisements:** The bulk consists of period product ads: Kodak cameras, Knox hats, Packer's Tar Soap (for dandruff/baldness), patent medicines, pianos, and other goods—typical of Judge's revenue model. **Minor Content:** A published letter from conductor Hans von Bülow endorsing Knabe Pianos, likely paid advertising disguised as editorial. The page reflects Judge's mix of light humor, commercial endorsements, and gentle social commentary rather than sharp political satire. Most references are to everyday consumer concerns rather than major events or figures.
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JUDGE av Zola is to ride on a fast locomotive during one of its long trips for the sake of introducing the experience in anew novel. This is a form of fast life less objection- able in print than that so unreservedly portrayed in * Nana." —Chicago Herald. “DOT BARBER. I vas der shlow, der beaduiful shlow, Oh, you vas a lazy knave; Annodder vhisker shure vill grow, Before you dis one can shav The writer of the sentiment, ‘*‘The diamond is the hardest substance known,” probably never compared it with the heart of the pawnbroker who will advance but five per cent, of its value.—/evweler’s Weekly. A LETTER FROM DR. HANS VON BULOW, ‘The Knabe Pianos, which I did not know before, have been chosen for my present concert tour in the United States by my impresario and accepted by me on the recommendation of my friend Bech- stein, acquainted with their merits, Had I known these pianos as now I do I would have chosen them by myself, as their sound and touch are more sympathetic to my ears and hands than all others of the country. Dr. HANS VON BULOW. New York, April 6, 1889. To Messrs, William Knabe & Co. ‘The Albany Journal offers a prize of $50 for the best sample of a love-letter written. by either sex. Pretty good, that, for an old bald-head who has had three skip out and leave him to run the children.— Detroit Free Pre When Babs was sick, we gave her Castoria. When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria. When she became Miss, ahe clung to Castoria, ‘When she had Children, she gave them Castoria, Mrs, Cleveland has been received with open arms by New York society. A good many young men through- All danger of drinking impure water is avoided by add- ing 20 drops of the genuine Angostura Ritters, manufac- tured by Dr. Siegert & Sons. At all druggists. ‘The coal-man he whistled a melody gay, And he fixed up the scales in a fanciful way, And he nodded and smiled while he caroled this way: As we journey through life let us live by the weig Try Press, “DANDRUFF should never be neglected, be cause its natural end is in BALDNESS “The persistence of ITCHING is. peace-de- stroying and exhausting to the vital powers.”” SCRATCHING is not |] nice, nor half as satisfying / asa4HAMPOO with PACKER'S Tar Soap . cures Dandruff and Skin Diseases, pre- ents Haldness and leaves the skin delightfully smooth, soft elastic and healthful. Removes odors from perspiration, ete 25 conta, Druggists, or THE PACKER MPG. CO., 100 Fulton St., NewYork. Sample (half cake), roe. stamps, if Juocx is mentioned, KNOX. Great American Hatter. WORLD RENOWNED HATS. which allays Itchi Absolutely Perfect. RETAIL STOR! tog Fifth Ave., under Broakiye, and ‘Agents for the sale of these high-class hats can be found in every city in the United States. 212 Broadway, corner Fulton St.: ifth Avenue Hotel: 340 Fulton St. ‘and 193 State Street, Chicago. There is one thing a women can't do. When her husband gives her a letter to mail she can't place it in her inside coat pocket and forget it for six weeks. Come to think about it, a man never gives his wife a letter to mail. And besides, if a women had forty-seven pockets in her garments, she would rummage through them all at least once every twenty hours.—Nornistown Herald, “EDITOR'S BACK STAIRS." The Interesting Views of the Late Dr. J. G. Holland. ‘The columns of the newspapers appear to be flooded with proprietary medicine advertisements. As we cast our cye over them, it brings to mind an article that was published by the late Dr. Holland in Scribner's Monthly. He says: ‘Nevertheless, it isa fact that many of the best proprietary medicines of the day were more success- ful than many physicians, and most of them, it should be remembered, were at first discovered or used in actual medical practice. When, however, any shrewd person, knowing their virtue, and foreseeing their popularity, secures and advertises them, then, in the opinion of the bigoted, all virtue went out of them.” Is not this absurd ? This great man appreciated the real merits of popular remedies, and the absurdity of those that derided them because public attention was called to the article and the evidence of their cures, If an ulcer is found upon one’s arm, and is cured by some dear old grandmother, outside of the code, it will be pronounced by the medical profession an ulcer of little importance. " But if treated under the code, causing sleepless nights for a month, with the s ment, viz., plasters, washes, dosing with morphine, arsenic and other vile substances, given to prevent blood poisoning or deaden pain, and yet the ulcer becomes malignant, and amputation is made necessary at last, to save life, yet all done according to the ‘* isms” of ‘the medical code, this is much more gratifying to the medical profession, and adds more dignity to that distinguished order than to be cured by the dear old grandmother's remedy. One of the most perplexing things of the day is the popularity of certain remedies, especially Warner's Safe Cure, which we find for sale everywhere. ‘The physician of the highest standing is ready to concede its merits and sustain the theories the proprietors have made— that is, that it benefits in most of the ailments of the human system because it assists in putting the kidneys in proper condition, thereby aiding in throwing off the impurities of the blood, while others with less honesty and experience deride, and are willing to sec their patient die scientifically, and according to the code, rather than have him cured by this great remedy. ‘The discoverer comes boldly before the people with its merits, and proclaims them from door to door, and is, in our opinion, much more honorable than the physician who, perchance, may secure a patient from some catas- trophe, and is permitted to set a bone of an arm, or a finger, which he does with great dignity, yet very soon after takes the liberty to climb the editor's back stairs at 2 o'clock in the morning to have it announced in the morning paper that ‘* Dr. So-and.so was in attendance,” thus securing for his benefit a beautiful and free ad- vertisement. We shall leave it to our readers to say which is the wiser and more honorable. Miss Britely—" Do you like pork chops for breakfast, Mr. Nevergo?’ Mr, Nevergo—" Pork chops? indeed.’ Miss Britely—"* If you'll excuse me a moment I'll tell mamma to get some, I think I hear her starting to mar- ket."— Terre Haute Express. Ob, ah, yes; much Ethel, goodness gracious! are you Which of these flowers a corsage bouquet ?" Loweut—" Wear the blush roses, for heaven's American Hebrew, Ars, Loweut—" Certain! do you think most suitable for Mr, sake! ‘The Soden Mineral Pastilles and Mineral Waters, in- troduced only lately in the United States, have met with a very rapid success and are now recommended by many of our leading. physicians for their curative power. Their merit consists in the fact that they are no patent medicine, but the pure products of the Soden Mineral Springs in Germany, where they are so well known that they are to be found in almost every household, GREAT VINTAGE OF 1884, ©] Pronounced by Connoisseurs the Champagne par excellence and the finest in years. Parveyers to the Cou d, Norway and Sweden, Denn J, and also P. A. MUMM, FRANKFORT-ON-MAIN, Rhine and Moselle Wines. Part Owner of the Johannisberg. J. CALVET & CO,, Clarets and Burgundics. Motders of large and carefully stected stch of Red and White FREO'K DE BARY & CO., New York, Sole Agents in the United States and THE CELEBRATED PIANOS Are at preseat the Most Popular and Preferred by Leading Artists, Warerooms, 149, 151, 153, 155 East 14th St, W.Y. SOHUMER & CC Prrtapnnrnta, Pas WE ask every reader of the JUD 10, for a SUSACUAC SPOOL-HOLDER, n Indispensable conventence to every= BOOK ANTIQUARY, Fi ante body. The Kodak Camera. No one should attend the Centennial celebration without having pro- vided himself with one of the famous “ Kodaks.” This wonderful little instrument will enable the possessor to secure a complete illustrated record of every scene and incident he may persons of note. Such a collection o sidered as well nigh priceless. The upon an occasion of this sort. * Kodak” ii wish to preserve, as well as pictures of f pictures would, in after years, be con- is admirably adapted for use It is so compact and small as to be of no trouble, and the simplicity of its operation renders it possible for anybody to use it. ‘The operator has but to press a button. We do the rest. One hundred pictures, may be made without opening or reloading the camera. The “ Kodak’ is for sale by all dealers in photo. stock goods. THE EASTMAN DRY PLATE AND FILM CO., ROCHESTER, N, Y, comicbooks.com