Judge, 1891-12-19 · page 14 of 16
Judge — December 19, 1891 — page 14: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising and brief editorial notes** rather than substantive satire or political cartooning. The main content includes: **Editorial snippets**: Brief, light commentary on various topics—a local barber's poor haircut job, praise for *Judge* magazine's Christmas issue, a girl composer in Albany (with a joke about Wagner's creative process), and the quality of holiday magazine editions. **Large illustrated advertisement**: A central image of a Victorian-era woman in elaborate dress promotes Ceylon Planters' Tea Co., claiming England endorsed it (supposedly purchasing 46 million pounds). The ad emphasizes purity and nerve-tonic properties—typical health claims of the era. **Surrounding ads**: Products ranging from perfume and cocoa to insurance, firearms toys, and other goods. **Historical context**: The page reflects late-19th-century consumer culture and advertising practices, with emphasis on imperial commerce (Ceylon tea) and dubious medicinal claims common to the period. The page contains **no coherent political cartoon or sustained satirical commentary**—just scattered light humor and commercial promotion typical of general-interest magazines from this era.
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If the barber who cut our devil's hair is not already in the carpenter's business, all we can say is that he's losing valuable time. A more perfect piece of weather. boarding we have never seen.—Billville Banner. STEINWAY The Standard Pianos of the World! The Largest Establishment in Existence, Warerooms: Steinway Hall, New York. The Christmas Junce is a stunner, and what adds to its impressiveness is a bright and readable poem on the first page by Editor Gregory, It is alone worth the price of admission to buy the Christmas JUDGE just for the sake of these dainty lines, to say nothing of the following pages filled with lively reading, elegantly il- lustrated, and all of it so characteristically genuine «nat one can almost see the name of Mr. W. J. Arkell blown thereon.—Lockport Journal. or "N School-book publisher—"* Hooray! I have found it! Send a printer here! Start the presses! We'll get out Superintendent— What have you found, sir?" Pud- g0 E roy lisher—"A new way to pronounce an old word."— Good News. PERFUME POR THE HANDKERCHIEF DELICIOUS SCENT. — LATEST | of B. COUDRAY in PARIS SOLD nY ALL PRINCIPAL PERFUMERS, ND ice fete AND NPM T EOF, a ee A ee ae It is reported that a girl six years of age in Albany, Ga., has composed several pieces of music for the piano. That's nothing. Wagner composed his with a shot-gun loaded with black ink, while he was loaded with red.— Butte Miner. The holiday editions of some of our magazines and other literary publications are getting to be gorgeous things. And this year none of them are more striking than the Christmas issues of Jupce and Frank Leslie's Mlustrated Newspapers. When William J. Arkell came up to Canajoharie last Saturday he brought with him the consciousness that he had put in a great week's work in New York city. So he had.— Utica Observer. “The New Treatment” for Ca- tarth, by petroleum. Send stamp for 30 page pamphlet, free. Agents wanted. HEALTH SUPPLIES CO.,710 BROADWAY,N.Y. EAC ocoCCMOTAKHENN TRONS One-third the 2 quantity re- quired, because it is pure. 5 TIFFIN pe A nerve tonic, Fy OR all will agree. BUNGALOE England’s great indorsement: rands of Cey- 1873-23 LBS. SHE BOUGHT. 1890—46,000,000 LBS, SHE & on Tea, you are PURCHASED. jot aware that A revelation to ou have never ‘asted real tea you. Send for our until you try hem. primer. THE If your grocer annot give you Pact WONDERFUL! TOTS When you drink ? BHUD, CEYLON PLANTERS’ TEA CO., a sample, we ile dea Sth Ave. & 16th 8: can. NEW YORK. SAoMMOMOMMAMMMNTRRATHRGANA NM eMAMNMNA MRT Tit sun ENTER ATETTET In the Trish election they pole the eyes and nose be- fore a vote is taken.— Binghamton Republican ‘weil oo small investments. “MAGIC LANTERNS, — ETEuBOFTCONS and ws of all erade unl — _ prices, for Pubiie Eanitition — McaLLis ten. sie Opucan, 6 same ma cas i — You can here get more life PEN insurance, of a better qual- MUTUAL itis. Ssttian eve: LIF where. _ Address, 921-3-5 Chestnut St., Philad’a, AN ATTRACTIVE ~ XMAS _PRESENT. ay —s, The World's Lawn @ * Parlor Game Enables one to practice marksmanship without Injury or danger to themselves or others, arrow is rubber-vacuum tipped, and harmless, The Fide and the pistol are well and hasdsomely made, and form an attractive holiday gi ma @ \smanship as well as deadly weapons. Paces: Rifle, nickel, $1.75; bronze, $1.25, post paid. Pistol, post paid, nickel, $1; bronze, 75 cts. THE ELASTIC TIP CO., Patentees, BOSTON and CHICAGO. Also Patentees of RUBBER ELASTIC FURNITURE TIP. as Which would you rather have, if you could have your choice, transparent skin or per- fect features? All the world would chooseoneway;andyou can have it measurably. If you use Pears’ Soap and live whole- somely otherwise, you will have the best com- plexion Nature has for ou. All sorts of stores sell it, especially druggists ; all sorts of people use jt. OPE, arora seyousa seeker te cae =U Tora dcuchoe ~ FASHIONABLE ink, with head and tail, $5. $7, $10, 1; for the very beg. HHudsod Bay iS. $15, $25, $30. and $35 for Persian Lamb. $0, $7. and $9, Gray Krimmer. $5. hts Bagot ounce Fors, $2.90 $3. $4. $5, and $6. Mufls fomsseh ai ecrespctliagly low prises: Large stock of Sealskin Garments, and ail Fashionable Furs of every descrip- tion. Fashion Book mailed free. Cc. C. SHAYNE, Manufacturer, 124 W. 42d St., Near 6th Avenue L Station. EARL & WILSON'S LLENEN from which the excess of oil has been removed, Is Absolutely Pure and it is Soluble. No Chemicals are used in its preparation. It has more than three times the strength of Cocoa mixed with Starch, Arrowrvot or Sugar, and is therefore far more economical, costing less than one cent a cup. It is delicious, nourishing, strengthening, Eas! DIGESTED, and admirably adepted for invalids as well as for persons in health, Sold by Grocers everywhere. W. BAKER & CO., DORCHESTER, MASS, comicbooks.com