Judge, 1890-12-13 · page 12 of 18
Judge — December 13, 1890 — page 12: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, typical of Judge magazine's revenue model. Notable content includes: **The Main Cartoon/Joke** (top left): A brief domestic exchange where a woman (Miss Perte) says she never objects to cigars—"unless they are lighted." This is a mild Victorian-era joke about smoke annoyance. **The McKinley Tariff Reference**: A short item notes that coal dealers claim they must raise prices because the McKinley Tariff increased miners' wages. This references the 1890 McKinley Tariff, a major political controversy—protective tariffs that Republicans supported but which allegedly raised consumer prices. The item mocks this excuse as self-serving. **Everything Else**: Period advertisements for patent medicines (Scott's Emulsion for "consumption"), beauty treatments, life insurance, sealskin garments, champagne, and bicycles. These reflect what Victorian readers actually bought and feared (hair loss, baldness, tuberculosis, freckles). The page demonstrates how Judge subsidized satire through commercial advertising—a business model virtually extinct today.
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