Judge, 1891-12-26 · page 16 of 19
Judge — December 26, 1891 — page 16: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily an **advertising page** from Judge magazine (circa 1891), not a political cartoon. The page contains dozens of patent medicine and consumer product advertisements typical of the era. The small joke at the top is a pun: A landlord complains that a ghost in nearby ruins attracted sightseers, but now the ghost has given notice to quit—meaning the landlord loses his tourist draw. **Notable ads include:** - **Magee's Emulsion** (cod liver oil): marketed for respiratory diseases and "general debility" - **Mellin's Food**: infant formula - **Remington Typewriter**: claims it's the leading model - **Lanoline Salve**: for skin conditions - **Moustache Trainer**: a device to shape facial hair **Historical context for modern readers:** These ads reflect 1890s medicine and commerce before FDA regulation. Many products (opium, unproven tonics) would be illegal today. The emphasis on "scientific" testimonials and photographs of healthy infants was common marketing despite lack of actual efficacy testing. This page illustrates how unregulated advertising shaped consumer behavior in the Gilded Age.
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“What is the matter, landlord? You seem greatly Ber. And for a very good reason, sir! In the ruins you have just been shown over there was a ghost that brought us a crowd of sight- t-seers. “Well?” "Why, he has just given me notice to quit at the quar- | —Nourelles a fa Main. | ‘The Christmas number of [upce for 1891 challenges | criticism and evokes praise. It.is replete with the work of the humorist and the finished artist. Its introductory greeting in verse by I. M. Gregory will recommend the number to every Schenectadian, _Its printed appearance is unique and excellent.—Schenectady Union. Spain's six-year-old king is to have his bust put on a new coin, It should be a half-sovereign.— Philadelphia Ledger. | MAGEE'S EMULSION sic COD LIVER Extract of Malt; and Compound Syrup of _Hpophnspites, (Lime and Sada) PULMONARY DISEASES, COUGHS, COLDS, BRONCHITIS, DYSPEPSIA, SOROFULA AND GENERAL DEBIITY. (necante Pee Be Phy Pita! eas} produce Nausea, and is ‘ inlluated, dickane aro presortbing tens thete and regular practice and many assert that itis ; THE BEST EMULSION IN THE: MARKET. ARID TM MOTHER, LE EMULSION C0, Manf st ONTO GARADR, The Portraits of Healthy Infants Sent by . Thankful Parents Offer Irrefutable Evidence Of the Excellence of MELLIN’S FOOD FOR INFANTS AND INVALIDS. THE DOLIBER-GOODALE CO., Boston, Mass. Inettes correspondence. “We are advertised by our loving friends.” King Henry VI. | aS SER NE SURE Guaranteed to contain mo rosin or any fi fous substances, Delicacy of perfume wexcelied. Sole U. iy ‘Agents, MULHENS & KROPFF, NEW YORK. THE REMINGTO STANDARD ‘TYPEWRITER is to-day, as it 4 ‘ Wi GEORGIE ADDIE ALLEN, Caperton, W. Va, Wavouzs, sicrcurs, 7.99. = a Wie PistoLsise Tar cowet @Srwcrro FASHIONABLE Fur Neck Bons. Mink, with head and ta he 405 aad te for mb, $5. $7. and $ Also fioas of other Pesta Gray Krimmer. 8s. Furs, $2 50, $3. $4. $5, and $6. Muhs ingly low prices. Sarments, 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. want U ea Are You Growing a Moustache? tie the MOUSTACHE? TRATNER—a slmple Instrument Eien "ent on rca ct fetal Hats tare Ay aren ont G BTRUSSELL & CO. 8 Dey Street, Now York. ©. S. Saxcexr, M. D., Beacon street, Hirookline, Mass. habit cured wrwocr svrreninc, No fee until | finest wine cellars in thiscity. They enable us to carry sufficient has ever been, the leading i fare $ Typewriter. i ! Carefully tested improve- Se ‘for Utustrated Catalogue. ments are constantly added to this | famous machine. TRY OUR PARAGON BRAND OF TYPEWKITER RIBBONS. Wyckoff, Seamans & Benedict, 327 Broadway, New York. and other Mounted Heads, Animais, Birds,Fur | El Rugs. ow Relics. \d stamp for photos and List. J. D. Allen, Taxidermist. Mandan, N. D. Visitor at dine museum—"What makes you go | without food and destroy your digestion by these fast- ing exhibitions?” Professional faster (indignantly)— *Tlumph ! I've got to get my bread and butter in some way, haven't 1?'— Washington Star. BEST CALIFORNIA CHAMPACNE. Made from 2 to 3 yearsold Sonoma Valley Wine, AMERICA'S BEST PRODUCT. Our cellars, extending from Warren to Chambers st.,are the ‘Stock to properly age the wine before drawing it off into bottles. The best proof of its superiority lies in the fact that we are patronized by the most prominent hospitals of New York, Brooklyn, and all parts of this country Thave submitted A. Werner & Co.'s Extra Dry toa chemical analysis, and find it /ree {rom any impurities whatever, I there- fore cordially recommend it asa pure and healthy American wine. A. OGDEN DOREMUS, M.D. D. Professor of Chemi College and Physics, y of New Vork. A. WERNER & CO., 52 Warren St. roILEeT Best Home Remedy for CHAPPED or CRACKED. _LANOLINE SALVE Mates ais i eee REMEDY | agains Bums, Cuts, Bruises, Coms and Chafing. for Preserving and Sottening the Skin, especially BEST REMEDY ng the with SMALL. CHILDI BEST REMEDY } zgainst Hemorrhoids (Piles.) FOR SALE BY ALL pEUGGISTS, comicbooks.com