Judge, 1889 · page 53 of 72
Judge — 1889 — page 53: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily an **advertising page** from Judge magazine, not a satirical cartoon page. It contains commercial advertisements for various products and services typical of the late 19th century. The page features ads for: - Office furniture and partitions (Schwarzwaelder & Co.) - Cigars from Key West, Florida (El Telegrafo brand) - Packer's Tar Soap, with humorous pseudo-medical claims about dandruff causing baldness and scratching being "like paying a debt with a note" - Fur garments and accessories (Henry Siede, furrier) The only satirical element is the **Packer's Tar Soap ad**, which uses exaggerated pseudo-scientific language to pitch its product—a common advertising technique of the era that Judge readers would find amusing. The soap ad's comedic tone ("scratching...breeds profanity") is typical of period advertising humor. The page demonstrates how Judge monetized its publication through full-page commercial placements alongside editorial content.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
WM. SCHWARZWAELDER & CO., OFFICE DESKS. The most complete in the world. None superior in finish: or workmanship. Guarantee given with each desk. OFFIGE PARTITIONS. Largest stock and greatest variety of any house in the city. Special work made to order promptly. We carry a full line of furni- ture for all office work. 259 PEARL ST., (*eaien‘st) NEW YORK CITY, EL TELEGRAFO WHITE LABEL SIZE. (TRADE-MARK REGISTERED.) FINER AND LARGER THAN EVER BEFORE, WITHOUT ADVANCE IN PRICE. MANUFACTURED BY Gelestino Palacio & Go., FERDINAND HIRSCH, So.e Proprietor. KEY WEST, FLA. Office and Salesroom, No. 2 Burling Slip, NEW WoRek. “DANDRUFF is the most frequent cause of premature BALDNESS.” “ ITCHING is peace-destroying and exhausting to the vital powers, and breeds profanity.” SCRATCHING: is like paying a debt with a note. SHAMPOOING with . PACKER’S TAR SOAP isa hygienic luxury, promoting a clear, smooth skin, health- ful scalp, and vigorous hair. Invaluable for irritations of the skin incident to summer. 25 cents. Druggists. Sample (% cake), 10 cents, stamps. Mention Jupcer. THE PACKER MFG. CO., (00 Fulton Street, N. Y. BUY OF THE FURS. MANUFACTURER. FURS. Sealskin Sacques, JACKETS, DOLMANS AND NEWMARKETS. LARGEST ASSORTMENT OF MUFHS, CAPES, BOAS, SCARFS, To be found in the City. FULL LINE OF GENTS’ FURS. Best Goods at moderate prices. Established over 39 Years. MANUFACTURING FURRIER, 14 West Fourteenth Street, New York. Between sth and 6th Avenues. comicbooks.com