Judge, 1892-02-13 · page 13 of 16
Judge — February 13, 1892 — page 13: what you’re looking at
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This is primarily an **advertising page** from Judge magazine, with minimal editorial content. The few jokes/cartoons present are brief one-liners rather than substantial satire: **The main cartoon** shows a man balancing on a scale labeled "How much weight does it have with you?" — a visual pun advertising Mastiff Plug Cut tobacco. The joke plays on "weight" (literal and figurative quality). **Sidebar jokes** include: - A boxing pun: "Pugilism is looking up" vs. "knocking down" - Quips about spiritualist mediums, actors, and alimony **The advertisements** represent typical turn-of-the-century products: tobacco, champagne, perfume, pills, razors, and railroads. Most ads make health or quality claims (Beecham's Pills for digestion, Scott's Emulsion for consumption/tuberculosis treatment). The page reflects **1890s consumer culture and advertising tropes**—particularly exaggerated health claims that would later face regulation. The tone is light and commercial rather than politically satirical.
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If flavor, purity, mildness and aroma have no weight with you when selecting smoking tobaccos, why not smoke cabbage-leaves or brown paper? If you appre- ciate quality you will ask for MASTIFF PLUG CUT. J.B. Pace Tobacco Co., Richmond, Virginia. ““Pugilism s looking up,” says the New York Herald. No; pogilism is knocking down.— Rochester = (E. COUDRAY' 6° CHoAst v PERFUME POR THE HANDKERCHIEF ee SCENT. — LATEST CREATION, of B. COUDRAY in PARIS | soup ay aus nREsCIrA RERTOMEES A SEAT aeae eprom GREAT WESTERN FINEST ‘CHAMPAGNE IN AMERICA. A HOME PRODUCT WHICH AMERI- CANS ARE ESPECIALLY PROUD OF. One that reflects the highest credit on the ‘country which produces it, NOW USED IN MANY OF ‘TO FOREIGN VINTAGES, FOR PARTICULARS, PRICES, ETC., Address WINE CO., RHEIMS, Steuben Co., New York. Your friends never defend you when they hear accused half as stoutly as they claim they do.—A/chison Globe. ‘CCASSY BROS. & CO. of Cincinnati, Ohio, toilet soaps in the world. None better. Cabbage (to cutter)—"* What are you preparing me for—taucrirabt or Bos-cat’ tobeccb?'— Bestia ci zen, Van Houten’s Cocoa—Pure, soluble, economical, ‘The actor’ appears to be a fragmentary individual, He's always in parts and the parts are in pieces.— Binghamton Leader. Angostura Bitters, indorsed by physicians and chem- ists for purity and wholesomeness. Dr. J. G. B. Slegert & Sons, sole manufacturers. Ask your eee The female spiritualistic medium never exposes her- self. ‘That is to say, she never goes out without her raps.— Yonkers Statesman. Send stam for picture, ‘* The Pretty Typewriter,” to Shorthand! jool, 816 Broadway, N.Y. Mention JupGE. “WORTH A QUINEA A BOX,” But Sold for 25 Cents. FOR MEN, WOMEN ano CHILDREN. P BEECHAM’S PILLS are a marvelous An- ‘stomach, Sick Headache, J .Impatrea Di; {tide Oountloee Liver, Sto. epellly eficacions an pore) FEMALE SUPFEMEDS. re Ofall Drogssta N. ¥. Depot, 365 Canal St. ‘reeereereenrenarret aerrrereenserer’ | ‘and other Mounted Heads, Animals, Birds, Fur ELK Snes See eae ESE} D: Alten Tandermist, Mandan. N. D. AN ENGLISH TRIBUTE. Now it is the turn of the New York Central to earn undying renown as the first railway company in the world to run a long distance at the rate of a mile a minute.—Birmingham (Eng.) Daily Mail, September 16, 1891, Mrs, Hillaire—\You seem cad along ely on your alimony.” Mfrs, Grasse—"* Yes, indeed. to so hate asking my husband for pin-money. ‘Now when I see anything I like I can buy it without .feeling I'm extravagant."—Zpoch. The fame of their music spread: ‘The “* Washburn, guitar. Sold by allamusic dealers. Manufactured by Lyon & Healy, Chicago. Catalogue free, [es uae jear and afar, “Marquette” and the ‘* Lakeside” TORNEY Eee and sa oRREY sh ‘STROPS. under QuaRANTEE m Give SATISFACTION, {I the dealer will not supply you, a for Catalog P.O. Bor 7531, WORCESTER, MASS. The old saying that “con- sumption can be cured. if taken in time” was poor com- fort. It seemed to invite a trial, but to anticipate failure. The other one, not so old, “consumption can be cured,” istconsidered by many false. Both are true and not . true; the first is prudent— one cannot begin too early. The means is careful liv ing. Scott's Emulsion of cod-liver oil is sometimes an important part of that. Letus send you a book on CAREFUL Livinc—free, STE Domes Cen South gh Arena, ‘Your druggust keeps Scott's Emulsion of cod-tliver oo SHR Serpe aa so THE SHORTEST LINE TO OMAHA IS VIA THE CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE and ST. PAUL RAILWAY, as represented on this map. 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, Guverat Passexcar Acer, CHICAGO, IIL. “BREAKERS AHEAD!” is the striking editorial contribution of Edward Atkin- son, the well-known economist, in the current number of Every one ‘nterested in our country’s welfare should read this editorial. FRANK LESLIE'S WEEKLY will also contain a magnificent double-page showing the exact condition of the buildings now in progress on the world’s-fair grounds, a page of foreign events, the most recent news events, and many other attractive features, Ten cents a copy. Ask your newsdealer to serve you with FRANK LEsLig's WEEKLY regularly, SOLID TRAINS BETWEEN New York and Chicago, ‘Vis Chantanqua Lake or Wlagara Falls, ax ExCHANTINO PAxORAMLA OF MOUNT: Sine, FoRssTe AND otaraxs: ea Between ‘and. Rochester, Batrlorstasara Fone, Forontar’ Char: tauqua Laker Cleveland, Cincinnati, ed Chicago. D. I. Roberts, Gen'l Pass. Agent. Investment vs. Speculation, Paying HON: PTAYLOR & RATHYON, New York, Boston, or De 1 will pay you if you have any money to invest, either large or small sums, to send for pamphlet "* Investment a ed Free to”iny one mentioning this comicbooks.com