Judge, 1890-03-29 · page 27 of 28
Judge — March 29, 1890 — page 27: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is **entirely an advertisement**, not satire or political commentary. It's a full-page promotion for Carter's Little Liver Pills appearing in *Judge* magazine. The ad uses a raven (likely evoking Poe's famous poem) holding a sign for the product. The pitch emphasizes the pills' small size and price—"homeopathic in size" but "allopathic in action" (medical terms suggesting small doses with powerful effects). The verse promises that taking one pill nightly will cure "grievous ills" and that users will become repeat customers ("who takes them once will take them twice"). Notably, the ad includes a **warning against counterfeits**—suggesting the product was popular enough to be widely imitated, a common problem for successful patent medicines of this era. The bottom credits the magazine's ink supplier, a typical practice in period publications.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
T° THE PABLIC ====s=== _READ@AND@RE@MEMBER. _ Carter's Little Liver Pills Sugar coated and so small, Cure a host of grievous ills. Not like (nasty) pilis at all. If you take one every night, Small in size, and small tn price, When sick, you'll soon get right. Who takes them once will take them twice. Homeeopathic in Size. Allopathic in Ketion. o\ aa\c= Hoe Ns eu : en eM BEWARE OF COUNTERFEITS, IMITATIONS, AND SIMULATED PILLS PUT UP IN SAME STYLE AS Garter’s Little Liver Pills. The EASTER JUDCE is printed with the celebrated NUBIAN CUT BLACK INK, furnished by SIGMUND ULLMAN, 536 & 538 Pearl Street, New York. comicbooks.com