Judge, 1892-02-06 · page 13 of 16
Judge — February 6, 1892 — page 13: what you’re looking at
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This is primarily an **advertising page** from an American satirical magazine, with several brief humorous items interspersed. The main **cartoons/humor** include: 1. **"This Wise Bird"** (top left): An owl mascot for J.B. Pace tobacco, offering smoking advice. The "wise bird" conceit is straightforward product branding rather than satire. 2. **Mr. and Mrs. N. Peck exchange** (top center): A marital joke about wearing another woman's hair (a hairpiece/switch) versus wearing calf skin (shoes). The humor derives from mock outrage and hypocrisy—each accuses the other of wearing animal products while doing the same themselves. 3. **Editor anecdote** (center): A satirical jab at newspaper editors' stinginess, describing one attending a subscriber's funeral and leaving items (duster, thermometer, fan, ice recipe) as if the dead man were still in debt. The remainder consists of **period advertisements** for typewriters, bicycles, pharmaceuticals, and railroad services—typical of late 19th-century American publications.
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THIS WISE BIRD SAYS_ Packed in patent canvas pouches, which retain the natural moisture of the tobacco, insuring at all times a cool, sweet and last- ing smoke. J.B, Pace Tobacco Co., Richmond, Virginia, SYLPHCY YCLESsuueset BUNEASY ‘aggomactare, Hollow tres ob THE ae STANDARD ‘TYPEWRITER is to-day, as it has ever been, the leading Typewriter. Carefully tested improve- Send for Hustrated Catelogee. ments are constantly added to this famous machine. TRY OUR PARAGON BRAND OF TYPEWKITER RIBBONS. Wyckoff, Secamans & Benedict, 327 Broadway, New York. MATRIMONIAL PAPER ees "Up to date the esteemed Congressional Record is the only paper on our exchange list which has not attempt- ed a joke on the name of Crisp.—St. Louis Republic. LEADING Mr. N. Peck—"" 1 should think you would be ashamed to wear the hair of another woman on your head.” Mfrs, NV. Peck—"*Shame yourself, for you wear the skin of another calf on your feet." —Brooklyn Eagle, MCSASSE BROS: 860-08 innati, Ohio, make the finest ‘wilet soaps in'the world. None better. It is difficult for the average man to hear it said that man was made in God's own image without feeling that he is the man referred to.—Bosfon Transcript. Angostura Bitters is known all over the world as the great regulator 6f digestive organs. Dr. Siegert’s is the only genuine. At ail druggists. Mrs. Elizabeth Stone is painting a portrait of Mrs. Cleveland's dog, Kay. The fine arts are quietly drifting to the bow-wows.— Philadelphia Times. Send stamp for picture, ‘t The Pretty Typewriter,” to Shorthand School, 816 Broadway, N.Y. Mention JubcE. Editors, as a rule, are kind-hearted and liberal. An exchange tells of a subscriber who died and left fourteen years’ subscription unpaid. The editor appeared at the grave as the lid was screwed on for the last time and put in a linen duster, a thermometer, a palm-leaf fan and a recipe for making ice. reassans aeenre: rasessens: CORK CRETE TEENA “WORTH A GUINEA A BOX,” H But Sold for 25 Cents. BEECHAM'S PILLS wit cure fk fig \ Sick Headache, Weak Stomach, diness. Fullness, Swelling after Meals, Dizziness, Drowsiness, Cold Chills, the Stomach, Gld- i Flushings of Heat, Shortness of Breath, Cos- i pppEneNnrerpeemereerernt stron io i ‘and other Mounted Heads, Animals, Birds,Fur ELK S3ts Seats REP EStercdea ate eS SHALL WE WHICH ONE stk vou EACH CATALOGUE 18 COMPLETE 1M ITSELF. Accordions, Auto Ha ‘Aut rp Musto, Vioti » Claris Yue Berm, Sian, Futian, iin Repatr Suitarthusto, Gomettusio Harmonicas; (6. W. STORY, sand 28 Central tas” SOLID TRAINS BETWEEN New York and Chicago, | | ‘Vis Chantangua Late ¢r Niagara Palla. AN EXCHANTIXO PANORAMA OF MOUXT- AINS, FORESTS, AND STREAMS. PULLMAN CARS Between, New York and, Rochester, Poo ker Glevelana, Clocincatl aod D: LRoberts, Gen'l Pass. Agent. The Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Railroad is the only running Pullman's Perfected Safety Vestibuled trains, with chair, parlor, sleeping and dining car service between Cincin- nati, Indianapolis and Chicago. ‘Consumption carries off many of its victims need- lessly. It can be stopped sometimes; sometimes it cannot. It is as cruel to raise false hopes as it is weak to yield to false fears. There is a way to help within the reach of most who . are threatened—caREFUL LIV- 1nG and Scott’s Emulsion of cod-liver oil, Let us send you a book on the subject ; 3 free. SCETEE Bown, Chemin, 132 South sth Avenue, ee a oll—all driggists everywhere do. $1. » THE SHORTEST LINE TO OMAHA IS VIA THE CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE and ST. PAUL RAILWAY, as represented on this map. CEDAR RA ES MOINES loo (Cuatine! on Electric Lighted, Steam Heated Vestibuled trains leave Chicago daily at 6 p.m. and 11:10 p.m. Time, 15% hours. NEW YORK OFFICE, 38: BROADWAY. CHICAGO OFFICE. 207 CLARK STREET, GEORGE H. HEAFFORD, CHICAGO, ILL. SOMMERS'’S POCKET LETTER- COPYING PRESS. Gunerat Passencen Acent, CLOSED, FOR THE POCKt “The best thiog out ters, orders, bills and all “Si tstloers or by all poatpad for Bo00 (money ee (nov satsinctory). Agente wanted, SOMMERS 00., 165 Broadway, New York. AROUND THE WORLD. Canadian Pacific Railway, FOR $610.00. Tickets good starting via either the eastward or westward routes. For ean mphilets ime tables and other Information, apply toE. V. Skinner, Gen. Eastern Agent, 358 Broad wa; FREE TO BOYS AND GIRLS UNDER 18 joa WITHOUT ONE CENT OF MONEY. ot age wants a ret It will pay you if you have any money to invest, either large or small sums, to send for pamphlet '* Investment vs, Speculation.” ‘Free to any one mentioning this © paper. —TAYLOR & RATHVON., New York, Boston, or Denver. Investment vs. Speculation. comicbooks.com