Judge, 1891-12-05 · page 5 of 52
Judge — December 5, 1891 — page 5: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily a **advertising page** from Judge magazine's 42nd season, not a political cartoon. The page contains numerous patent medicine and consumer product advertisements typical of late 19th-century American publications. The only narrative content is a brief, **humorous dialogue** between an oil lamp's burner and oil fount (anthropomorphized as characters), where the burner tells the fount to "keep cool" and not "hug so tight." This is a gentle pun advertising a lamp design with improved ventilation that keeps oil cooler than competitors' models. The advertisements reflect period health concerns: Scott's Emulsion (cod-liver oil supplement), remedies for piles, dyspepsia, and indigestion. Products like W. Baker & Co.'s cocoa and Carmel soap promote themselves as healthful alternatives to inferior brands. **For modern readers:** This shows how advertising and editorial content mixed freely, and how patent medicines made extraordinary health claims without FDA regulation—a practice that would eventually be restricted.
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Many a life has been lost because of the taste of cod- liver oil. If Scott's Emulsion did nothing more than take that taste away, it would save the lives of some at least of those that put off too long the means of recovery. It does more. It is half- digested already. It slips through the stomach as if by stealth. It goes to make strength when cod-liver oil would be a burden. ner! Bowns, Chemists, 132 South sth Avenve, ‘Your druggist keeps Scotr’s Emulsion of cod-liver ollall druggists everywhere do. $1, 4 aut Sagnas sreyorss 7.99. 4 RIFLESS2.00 ony ah PISTOLS 75¢ Hise dint EARL & WIL ut NEN - COLLARS & CUFFS BEST IN THE WORLD from which the excess of oil has been removed, Is Absolutely Pure and it is Soluble. are used in its preparation. It has more than three times the strength of Cocoa mixed with Starch, Arrowroot or Sugar, and is therefore far more economical, costing less than one cent a cup. It is delicious, nourishing, strengthening, and admirably adzpted for invalids as well as for persons in health. ‘As Ghristmas comes but once year, Our'love for it is stror That's why, the moment it is here, We wish it would last longer. Mission Society re Palestine, dee Saat ba weacetenn pr jossennin Peru artis of Ol Romparsed for the Follet et aod Bath, rio soaps for the Teeth and rete the only erect Manto soap for the ih NURSERY st all for grocer does Do send cenla for suiaple cake’ the inporter, eve te ‘You can here-get more life insurance, of a better qual- ity, on easier terms, at less cost than else- where, Address, g21-3-5 Chestnut St, Philad'a. “Keep cool,” said the burner to the oil fount. “Don't hug me so tight then,” it replied. We heard their conversation, and so make our burner in two pieces, between which the air circulates freely, and ovr oil fount is cooler than that of any other lamp. Seod for cor ABC. ¥ books a raighead & Kints | & Soy Barclay St., 1Ck ted Int thing. Adapted to all kinds and conditions of temperature, Sold by leading merchants in all the principal cities, Illustrated cata- Jogues mailed free on application to OLR SARBIS CO. Troy, N.Y. OTHES MADE NEW, ca is to order. Write for tema W ickwawe Gran Nasi Tew, Pipremage Both Dre WORKS AND (2 Mention Jupox. PILES? [INSTANT RELIEF, Con Care ma years Never returns. ‘No fo sup- Merlea Wanen? setuan, peat’ Address SEREEVES, Box sayo, New York City, N.Y. RR, Don’t suffer with but EANEjS22inn or YSPEPS|A pete still, send ' beste! a sample DR. J. A. DEANE & CO., Catskill, N.Y OFFICE, ax OL-ROOM. Jobaston's Fle-cut Tok Eraser, made of feel: ‘smooth, clean erasure.” Thousand fee, Wil ast years. “ASE Tour suationer or send ase. silver to \\) ay. Commancial’ Sr, Los Awaaias; CaL, LEADS THE CIGAR WORLD. Carefully made. Uniform flavor. ‘Trial box of $0, $3.00, prepaid. Mail orders WATIERNEY, Mitr, Troy N.Y. THI out THE GREAT AMERICAN TEA CO., ‘©. Box 289. ‘3 and 33 Vesey Street, New York. Tke BARKER BRAND hei LINEN COLLARS ABSOLL TELY Bt ST Leading Furrier. OLD AND mELiuBLE, Bxctusiye styles at mod- Send for Mastrated ‘Catalogue, 14 W. 14th Street, New York City. IN THE SELECTION OF A CH Cc a ten addition to ‘and usefulness will & i ° 4 $ A New Book from ST COESSOR. OF THE UNABRIDGED. res sit Seidcterminth, Westieean est os 7 all Booksellers.’ Parapet C MERRIAM &C0., BoringSeld, M ‘Mass, A DELICIOUS For all forms of INDIGESTION. jurors of Pure ria inltationn SI500 AY Order, SiR and upward,” We'want a local Agent in every County of the United States. Write for terms If in need of clothing write for samples and rules for Self-measurement to the Originators of High Grade Pricer, “AOsress STeation hie paper LARGEST TAILORING Filo iN "THE UNITED STATES, WILLIAM BARKER, WPR, TROY, u.Y. g Send, $25, $3: for a retail $1. dae tee a New . handsome Suitable Try THEM, Confectioner, 212 Stats 8t., Ch _ditnanae rept soar and made to: Ghee ar sia, THE™ PLAYING CARDS. ‘Tho finest Enameled Card in the Market. he soe a and by the bt 222, 224, 2282 228. 4th St, New York. Sample packs mailed on recelpt of 26e. SOLE MANUFACTURERS OF HART'S SQUEEZERS, ‘most sensible Paes made, and fast Becoming most popular. Consider one ar- gument for it. [- Of what use is it to have a suspender stretch through its entire length? Isn't ‘a little at eachend quite enough? We think’ so, and ‘make the Centi uae way. It’s neat, light and styl keeps its comfort to the en ‘our dealer does not keep it, send rte, comicbooks.com