Judge, 1890-01-04 · page 13 of 16
Judge — January 4, 1890 — page 13: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, typical of Judge magazine's revenue model. The main visual content is a theatrical advertisement ("In Beecham or not to Beecham?") promoting what appears to be a stage production, showing a dramatic figure in period costume. The only editorial content is a humorous letter from "Solomon Fitz" at a Pennsylvania state hospital asking whether it's proper etiquette for men to eat meals without jackets—a question about 19th-century social conventions. Judge's response (not fully visible) likely treated this earnestly while the absurdity of debating such minutiae provided the satire. The surrounding advertisements—for patent medicines (Beecham's Pills, Williams' Indian Pile Ointment), pens, breakfast cocoa, and various dubious mail-order schemes—reflect typical late-1880s magazine advertising, many promoting products of questionable efficacy.
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A VICTUAL QUESTION. STATE HOSPITAL FOR TH WARREN, PA., . 1889. Dear JupGr—Pardon the familiarity of address, but you are very *dear™ to us lun We are in trouble over a question of etiquette. Is it polite for a person to sit at meals in his shirt-sleeves? I do not mean with or without sleeves to his shirt, but without his coat- | covering. It is not expected that you will corrugate your massive brow over this question except as it ap- plies to the male sex, for, possibly, even your profound judgment would get’ stuck should!’ you tackle the vast complications of the problem applied to the female get- Yours respectfully, Solomon Fits. Date © THE GREENWAY BREWING C2 svracise.ny > | Send $1 New beat C in Bs ‘Suitable for presenta my GUNTHER, Confectioner, And steady work right at home $3-75,4 DAY fry iene | $225.%0°CASH, 10 Diamond Blogs SO PAIRS CEN! CREW _EAR RINGS. 026 Solid Gold° Silver Watches GIVEN AWAY , $2.10 oF $3.80 for a retail express, est of | rieand eastof benversof the | ndies In the World, put up | jsome boxes. All strictly tonce. Address C.F. 12 State St.Chicage | feo 1 the tollowing vats Bitca "Tos the te tv ee ames and add fer fa made. my into new homes. We, orouehiy wn, "Honesty and) wr moto, Our MONTHLY was estal ive fall name and address. (Star ED JOURNAL, BLANCHARO'S ILLUSTRATED 104 ‘orven ew = in i os op Geaticmen to tary: "WANTED ais. vyscerermrn nt jand expenses. Experien dest with stamp, Hofal Glove Co. vat D. L. Dowo's HEALTH EXERCISER, ‘TOR BRADN-WOREERS SEDENTARY PEOPLE FEE ceattemen, Laairs, Youtns; the Athlete or Seiad (nivalid, ‘A complete gymons < mroes up but 6 in. square floor-room; “SSS Sep eepeuae CBF A sven. editors and oiners wow unl 3 for ti circuda ver Bae Ga lire, 0 Hast 1athat, Ne Tent & Co.'s Crackers are eas; DB ecchum ane: Locecham: 7 Wheel wi Mes If we are all actors in the great life- should be at all times in such a condition as to be able to play well have Sick-Headache or Indigestion, if the Li able to perform its function, the s er is very little seen but prompters, Beecham’s Pill smoothly which was all & Co., 365-367 C: your druggist does not keep them, will ma abox. But inquire first. ices of ry Necessary wry, Iw When needed they For sale by Druggists generally. al Street, New York City, Sole Agents for the United States, who, if WIWEA A BOX. TH AGU, drama, every part of our physical organism part. If you ‘er is out of order or the Stomach is un- f the prompter must be secured. A prompt- So is it with the greatest of all health ct like magic and soon the play goes Messrs. B. F. Allen il Beecham’s Pills on receipt of price, 25 cents SHIPMAN’S F No SHiPMAN S — Il at OUNTAIN ng. no soiling the fingers. Will write without blotting until every drop of Ink 1s used. PEN. 82.00 to ASA L. SHIPMAN'S SONS, 10 Murray St., I New York. "HAPPINESS ASSURED. Dr. Williams’ Indian Pile Ointment will cure blind, bleeding, and itching piles when all other ointments have failed. It absorbs the tumors, allays the itching at once, acts as a poultice, gives instant relief. Dr. Williams’ Indian Pile Ointment is prepared only for les and itching of the private parts, and nothing else. Every box is warranted.” Sold by druggists, or sent by mail on receipt of price, 0c. and $1.00 per box. Wittiams M'r’G Co., Prop's, Cleveland, 0, ‘DETECTIVES nae Gewetiven. ‘dress ORANNAN W'G0-, Kreade, Cincinnati, Obter DEfECfive BuueA 100 SONGS fora2ceut stamp tose s Yeerm, Cane 0. EARL & WILSO LINEN <|COLLARS & CUFFS TIN THE WORLD Ts Ely's Cream Balm | is worth 81000 to any Man, Woman or Child suffering from CATARRH. Apply Balm into each nostril BLY niGs.," 36 Warren GOLD MEDAL, PARIB, 1878. W. BAKER & C08 Breakfast Cocoa Is absolutely pure and tis soluble, No Chemicals its preparation. It has mers costing Less than one cent a cup. tts delicious, nourishing, strengthening, Ea SILY DIGHTED, and admirably edapted for invalids as well as persone in health. Sold by Grocers everywhere. W. BAKER & CO., Dorchester, Mass. JOSEPH GILLOTTS STEEL PENS — The Most Perfect of Pens. comicbooks.com