Judge, 1889-10-12 · page 16 of 18
Judge — October 12, 1889 — page 16: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertisements** interspersed with editorial content typical of Judge magazine. The main satirical messaging targets domestic life and gender roles. The central cartoon/advertisement for **Sapolio soap** frames household cleanliness as essential to marital harmony, warning that a "dirty house creates strife" between husband and wife. The implicit message: wives are responsible for domestic perfection, and husbands judge their wives' devotion through housekeeping standards. The **Franco-American Food Company** advertisement includes editorial commentary mocking Americans' dislike of soup, contrasting this with French dining customs. The tone is snobbishly dismissive of American culinary taste. Remaining content consists of product advertisements for wall plaster, gloves, ball-point pens, shutters, blank books, and file systems—typical of the era. The **"Plantation Philosophy"** section appears to be humorous dialect writing common in period publications. Overall, the page reflects late-19th-century assumptions about gender roles, class distinctions, and consumer culture.
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JUDGE —"A dirty house creates a strife, between the good man and his wife?— Secure . 7 Aris ‘ asolid cake sh pale soap: Try it- SAPOLIO reduces labor but conquers py; dirtand makes home bright and happy A complete wreck of domestic happiness has often resulted from badly washed dishes, from an unclean kitchen, or from trifles which seemed light as air. But by these things a man often judges of his wife's devotion to her family, and charges her with general neglect when he finds her careless in these particulars. Many a home owes a large part of its thrifty neatness and its consequent happiness t to SAPOLIO. “SOUP SHOULD NOT FORM THE WHOLE MEAL, OR EVEN a substantial part of it,” says that autocrat of the breakfast, dinner and THE INDESTRUCTIBLE” tea-table, Marion Harland, but is the introduction to the ceremony of WALL PLASTER. && és dining—the overture to the stately opera, The French never omit it. No one who wishes to build economically f Their preliminary course is soup, light, clear and varied in flavor and . |and well can afford to use anything ele, ‘Thousands of buildings plastered with it appearance.” The reason why Americans arc not more fond of soup is within past three years. “Great saving of imei completing busing because they rarely taste it. Cooks that can make soup are almost as For circulars and full oe address ° ° scarce as hen’s teeth. If you want to know what soup is try ours. First class grocers everywhere, join in the testimony to its superior quality. pines Me OPE OM TL, elite. ABOUT GLOVES. | Bact oat za ee The Franco-American Food Co., bt wh, re buyin mer that | ba Szduelt cena tohep pay expres and ro . 7 incre is Sich a thing’ n'a Arce thats too cAsoa, | “ere sumlecan, pour cho tor Warren Strect, New York. It's better to pay a fair price and get good gloves Uke Hutchincente. ‘They are made from selected skins in the best manner, and are warranted tote the most serviceable made. If you want to know more about loves in general And ‘Hutchinson's Rloves in particular, inciose stamp for the bout Rbont fortes It will interest you. Estaslisied ea The Ball-pginted Pens never scratch nor sour. \ BP = ana wong becomes luary” ive gray, St let gt 15 JOHN C. HUTCHINSON, i ig ponsample boxes containing all the varieties, 25 cen's {7 Bes Tes Pederation” Peaholders prevent the pen blowing JOHNSTOWN, N'Y: 1 T desk, table, or book, and provide a firm grip. Price, s, 1. and rr f pen be neglecting their b a mae jsut (he stationery stores be neglecting their business an THE 4 sirable to supaly your sample box of fons mailed frets any. 8,8 SHUPTER BOW and LOCK) RARE <5 rat an oy AND 106, Some ‘St., New Yorx Citr. Price 10 Cents each, Postpald. S¢RATION Patented July 10, 1888, A simple, cheap and ~ z noLoeR practical invention for bowing and fastening soni & SCASS shutters. Attached to ‘e — = any window in two min- utes at acost complete of | At werent: er poe ro cents. Will not ot, | BLANK BOOKS, Sotto cectiaie' e to SALESME! WANTED A7,oNCE-—* ie i i Estimates cheerfully furnish FIND BR & WIBEL, ob eeta by saanrte to tne wotesnle neither wind nor thieves. | $Uttoners 1 Nassau Sirect, New Vork anoticterersiaarileete the worst Literal salary pall Perma can move it. An orna- He sie’ ir Sonn ae ee ee, PLANTATION PHILOSOPHY. oe aes : Why bow shutters with ce a piece of string when | When we believe dat we kain’t do enough fur er man FILES FOR “JUDGE this {s avallable? we're mighty ap’ ter do too much fur him, HE SIMPLEST and strongest File made. Will not deface : De man dat acks de fool the centre cartoon, and allows each paper to be removed KOEN TSW ANTIO le fool once is er wise man, It's ¢ de pusson dat acks de fool mo’ den once dat ain't got | “E05 Fite will hold twenty-six issues, or one volum special rates and territory | much sense. cs Each File will hold twenty-si ¢ volume. given by In life we oughter ricolleck dis fack: One word Price by Mall, Postage Paid, 95c. MERRILL & SOM, me cen man has mo’ weight than five words THE JUDGE PUBLISHING 60., It ‘pears like it is harder ter bear trouble on er bright JUDGE BUILDING, rg 700 Washingten treet, day, fur de sunshine seems like er mockery; but on er | 110 Fifth Avenue, NEW YORK CITY. EastOy, Pa. | dark day de clouds "pear like da’ in sympathy wid us, —————— 7 Opie P. Read, | z hear y been getting marries Mrs. Potter started in some time ago to elevate the —<—= Ves." Prodley—" Whom did you mai stage, but she hasn't got it high enough yet for us tosee | Shallow men are generally despised, but you have | Troter Milly Jones, her mother, her step-father, and it over the hats of the ladies in front. less to dread from a shallow man than a deep one. two maiden aunts."— //arper’s Bazhr, comicbooks.com