Judge, 1891-10-17 · page 13 of 16
Judge — October 17, 1891 — page 13: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertisements** rather than editorial cartoons or satire. However, it opens with three **humorous verses** that reflect period social commentary: 1. **"Three Fishers"** (Baltimore American): Satirizes dishonest husbands who deceive wives by buying market fish and claiming they caught them, while market-boys laugh at the deception. It's social satire about marital dishonesty and gullibility. 2. **"Borus & Naggus" exchange** (Chicago Tribune): Mocks a bad novelist whose editor admits falling asleep mid-manuscript, implying the work is tedious and forgettable—a literary joke. 3. **The explorer anecdote**: Ironic commentary on a man who traveled Africa, hunted big game, and gained fame—yet cannot find his own collars at home. It satirizes masculine pretension while suggesting domestic incompetence. The remainder is standard Victorian-era advertising: patent medicines (cod liver oil), bicycles, whiskey, walking boots, tea, playing cards, and dubious medical devices (suspensory bandage). These ads reflect period consumer culture.
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Three fishers went sneaking out into the streets, Out into the streets as the sun went down, i ‘To buy in the market-place, plump and fresh, Children | ‘The fish they would claim they had hooked out of | town. always For men will cheat and women believe From their husbands’ skill came the fish they receive, While the market-boy goes chuckling. —Baltimore American, Borus (aspiring author) ggus, did you read y] that last novel of mine?” Naggus (literary editor)— “Yes, Tread it. If I remember rightly, in the next to the last chapter the hero and heroine were drowned.” Borus —" But they were resuscitated in the last chap~ ter.” Naggus—"* I was afraid they would be. I didn't read the last chapter, Borus.”—Chicago Tribune, He traveled all through Africa and expeditions led to of pure Cod Liver Oil with Hypo- hunt the lion in his lair, the tiger in his bed; to get Phosphites of Lime and Goda le from natives iv'ry tusks and give them beads in almost os palai ee milk. stead, and his name was known to all folks far and Children enjoy It rather than wide. otherwise. MARVECLOUSE LESH, He could tell you where the north pole in its secret regions lay; explain the reason why the night was darker than the day ; but he couldn't find his collars which his wife had ‘laid away, though he tried and tried and tried and tried and tried.—Boston News, | No Other Leaves a Delicate and Lasting Odor After Using. If unable to procure SHANDON BELLA SOAP send 2% tn ‘stamps and recelro a cake by return mail. JAS. S. KIRK & CO., Chicago. wiRPECIAL cShandon, Belle Walts (the popalar Society sent REE to anyone sending us threo ~rapoe ‘Bend W0oin stamps for sample bottle Shandon Dells Perfums. Q Nervousness Farewell. These are the brands of the best Tea grown. All VISEORIA ~pist® Sep N Porm OVERMAN WHEEL COMPANY, CHICOPEE FALLS, MASS. OLMES’ BEST OLD MONONGAHELA RYE WHISKEY. GUARANTEED ABSOLUTELY PURE. W. H. HOLMES & SON., 120 Water St, 188 First Ave.; we mame A STRICTLY HAND-MADE SUPERIOR WALKING-BOOT. BEST IMPORTED STOCK, Combining Perfect Style, Comfort and Durability. Price, J. & J. SLATER, 118 Broadway, New York City. Squeezers? 5 A siRUATER Hi Srey Oey tor Ow E, FEBBIS & SON, 81 Nassau 8t., New York City, The New Yerk NONE CENUINE WITHOUT England drinks it, and English people are the healthiest on the globe. Send for Primer and Samples, CEYLON PLANTERS’ TEA CO, 110 Fifth Avenuc, NEW YORK. TRADE-MARK Ten Dollars. What are FOR SALE BY xacisTERED. H, H, TUTTLE & CO., 435 Washington Bt., Boston, Mass, . WALDO M. CLAFLIN, 831 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa WILSON & CAER, Baltimore and Washington. REGISTERED TRADE-MARK. Consolidated Card Compa: ny’'s Monthly, Invaluable, Tells of Cheapest Routes, Hotels, destlocations. How to secure homes and Orange Groves Playing Cards. eerie te 222, 224, 236 and 228 West 14th St.. N.Y. cents postage, ‘The oldest manufacturers of Playing Cards in America. ‘0. M. CROSBY, 99 Franklin Street, N.Y. NOVELTY DEALERS, ij You are losing money every hour your advertise- \t vie) ment is omitted from Judge Library Magazine. If you © Troustd] have not seen a copy of this most popular periodical, S80 bonne J ~ > ty: Eawily stout, Aeneas send for one, with rates. io pur uP QNEP ONG PER STEPHEN. WHITMAN &'SON, | DON’T LOSE MONEY. tluventors ano Sove Mawrs. -i- PHILADELPHIA.7- “6 == EVERY=—— SYRACUSE SUSPENSORY BANDAGE ls guaranteod tp giye satisfaction to wolrgr. “Write fof descriptive circu- lar. For sale by Druggists. WELLS MANUFACTURING oo SYRACUSE, N. Y. GOOD NEWS TO LADIES. Extimg New Darantons. Haxpsowr xT TO EvERY CusTowEn. Greatest Feyour for our PR guspicsrenigrer din tt THE GREAT AMERICAN TEA CO,, P. 0, Box 289, 31 and 33 Vesey Street, New Yorks comicbooks.com