Judge, 1890-03-29 · page 18 of 28
Judge — March 29, 1890 — page 18: what you’re looking at
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This page is **primarily advertising** with two brief satirical vignettes embedded among product ads. ## The Cartoons: **"Honest Emulation"** depicts a social-climbing joke: Mr. Concon admires a wealthy neighbor's fashionable bonnets on Fifth Avenue and wonders why the neighbor's husband doesn't display his fine plug hats too. His wife responds that the neighbor ("Hiram") has already seen them—suggesting the wealthy man doesn't need to constantly flaunt his possessions like social climbers do. The humor targets nouveau-riche pretension and ostentatious display. **"Life in Philadelphia"** is a brief column of observational humor about Philadelphia street life, mocking cultural pretensions (spreading "culture"), commercial innovation (a shoe-shining device that traps smoke), and social climbing (serving peanuts instead of almonds at dinner parties to save money). ## Context: These are gentle, class-based satires typical of *Judge*'s Gilded Age humor—poking fun at middle-class aspirational behavior and the contradictions of social climbing rather than attacking the wealthy directly.
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410. JUDGE CATARRH COLDSc, 2COUGHS SORE THROAT An unfalling comes They prevent and cure COUGI BRONCHIAL CATARRH and THROAT irritations, mostly due to smoking. Always keep a box of Soden Mineral Pastilles In your poet Crosse & Blackwell FRESH FRUIT JAMS, Made ftom Enelish Fresh Fruits AND REFINED SUGAR, Are Sold by all Grocers IN THE UNITED STATES. LEADING HOTELS. _NEW_ yori erry 0. B,_Linsey, HOTEL ( Proprietor, N._B, Bary, Proprietor. European Plan GILSEY House, Corner Broadway and 2%h 8t Ne Ft DHESLN & BIO. Proprictors GRAND UNIO: Tooms $1. a day and from Grand Cenvral Depot, Fre European Plan West Shore Railroad RR, Re CO. LESS! SHORE OF WOREDE HUDSON RIVER. POPULAR ROUTE FOR BUSINESS AND PLEASURE TRAVEL. Magnificent Sleeping Cars Without Change. New York and Roston to ituffalo. Toronto, Detroit, Chicago and St. Sleeping Car ew Vor fo Tone Drelsely iy this Route Tickets via West Shore on sale at all ticket offices in the United States and Canai Ask for tickets via West Shore and see that they read via this route. HONEST EMULATION, Mr. Concon ( passing one of those 1 residential Fifth “That Miss Chappoxe must be eternal proud of her bunnits, Wonder why her old man don't show some of his plug hats too?” Mrs. Concon—"" all th’ style up to York, Ce- lindy. * Hiram seen it himself. LIFE IN PHILADELPHIA, sage weather for scrapple sales, ¢ ‘Twelfth street market. "The spread of culture is attested. by th Ninth strect sidewalk outfit: Shoe-blackin; case that also extinguishes and saves up ‘moked weed without letting the stench escape is n gives with each purchase a five-cent-piece, the mission of which -the-slot mach Peanuts are being put on the society dinner table in ce of roasted almonds. ‘They are shelled, of course, ‘ould be inconvenient to place a waste-basket be- side each guest. Philadelphia Record. Constable KA Co GLOTHS. Ladies’ Stripe and Check Tweeds. Mixed and Fancy Ulster Stuffs. TWILLED CLOTHS FOR JACKETS. Plain Ladies’ Cloths. MEN’S Spring Overcoatings. Broadoveay re) 19th ot. NEW YORK. Motte’ aa, Het fu a Sold by all best Grocers and Druggists. Imported by F. A. RE Charles W. Nolen, Wholealo Agen, 118 Chestaet Sty Pad Ely’s Cream Balm COLD IN HEAD —CURES— CATARRH. Apply Balm into each ngstril ELY BROS, s6 Warren St... New York, Wolte’s Schefam Aromati Sehnaps is the best stimulant in the preparation of beverages, and by {. Sold by all grocers and druggists. LIEBIG Company's EXTRACT OF MEAT. fret, 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 iles and itching of the private parts, and nothing else. Every box is warranted.” Sold by drugpists, or sent by mail on receipt of price, soc. and $1.00 per box. Wittias M'r'G Co., Prop's, Cleveland, O, For improved and eco- nomic cooker Jse it s, Made ete.) or Meat Jelly. Keeps perfectly ia all climates for-any length of time, and is cheaper and of finer flavor than any other stock, One pound equal to forty pounds of lean beef lof the value of about $7.50. Genuine only with Justus von Liebig’s signature as shown, comicbooks.com