Judge, 1889-10-26 · page 14 of 16
Judge — October 26, 1889 — page 14: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertising with one satirical poem**. The main content is a humorous verse titled "The Cook-Book and the Corset" that mocks Boston high society's fleeting cooking fad. **The Satire:** The poem ridicules upper-class women who briefly adopted cooking as a fashionable hobby around a year prior, treating it like parlor entertainment. It mocks their pretentious enthusiasm ("parlor passion," "darlings' eyes"), then celebrates that this ridiculous trend has mercifully ended—women have abandoned the kitchen to return to their proper leisure-class role. The poem presents cooking as something women shouldn't actually do, using sarcastic relief ("let's thank our stars!") that fashion has changed. **Historical Context:** This reflects late-19th century anxieties about gender roles. The satire targets upper-class women's occasional dabbling in "domestic science" as both ridiculous and unseemly, suggesting cooking should remain either servants' work or genuine domestic duty—not a fashionable hobby for leisured ladies. The remainder is typical period advertising: cocoa, soap, railroad travel, carpet dealers, and patent medicines.
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They are sold by | class grocers everywhere, join in the testimony to its superior quality. first-class grocers everywhere. BENT & CO. Milton, 3 rega Tarte, Terrgpin, Chichen, Consem- wn} jock ‘Tartle, Ox-Tail, q - }, a Frais efideaoante, Panes seater; ~The Franco-American Food Co. GRATEFUL—COMFORTING.° ‘ . Beet, Clam Broth. ve \dcente to help pay expresa and re Sow F Pp p § ’ § C 0 C 0 A | eee a mumpte can, your choice zor Warren Street, New York. THE COOK-BOOK AND THE CORSET. BREAKFAST. | “Twas but a paltry year ago tat A D A M A N lf & By a thorough know lodeot the natural laws which govern | When cooking was in fashios aM iat? the operations of digestion and autrition, and by x careful ap- Boston's Back bay had blessed it,'s THRVINGEST ER aoTieLES lication ofthe fine propertica of wellaciceucd Cocoa. Si. Epps best iS provided a. breakfast tables yin au dcliency, favored Here ‘twas a parlor passion, 3 verage which may save us many heavy doctor's bills. Its 7 f nes WALL PLASTER he fudicious use of such articles of dict that aconstitution | The hands were raged that made the ples : ; chy be gradcally built up unt strong esough to rest every And worthy of a ballad tendency to distse,| Hundreds of subtle maladies are dosti Were glances from the darlings’ eyes Biay cacape may a ital abate by keeping ourselves well for That fell on soup or salad. Reet | Thousands of buildings plastered with it tay cxcape maya fatal shat by Leeping gurcivea well forte r ands of bultigs nasered rh bral pared food and @ properly nourished frame.—" Civit Sweet voices sang the kitchen’s praise ; a {time in ‘completing building. Made simply with boiling water or milk. Sold only in half. 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