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Judge — July 30, 1892 — page 15: Judge, 1892-07-30

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This page is primarily **advertisements and humorous filler content** rather than sustained political satire. The few cartoons present are light social humor: **The main cartoon** ("Oh! Where Was Barnum?") depicts a mundane domestic scene where a man has tracked paint across the floor. The joke references **P.T. Barnum**, the famous circus promoter, suggesting the messy situation would be worthy of his exhibition—a mildly amusing comparison of everyday mishaps to carnival oddities. **The other brief comic items** are genteel one-liners mocking: newspaper critics at baseball games, a tramp's presumed illness, Gladstone's injury from gingerbread (a contemporary news reference), and a husband who discovers his "devil" disguise doesn't frighten his brother-in-law. The page is dominated by period **product advertisements**: Ayer's Hair Vigor, Hires Root Beer, bicycles, railroads, beef extract, and the W.L. Douglas shoe. This reflects Judge's primary revenue model rather than editorial content. Overall: **light social comedy with no significant political dimension**, typical of magazine filler from this era.

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AYER’S HAIR VIGOR Keeps the scalp clean, cool, healthy. The Best Dressing Restores hair which has become thin, faded; or‘ gray. Dr. J.C. Ayer & Co. Lowell, Mass. When “old Sol’? makes all things sizzle, Drink Hires’ Root Beer. When dull care makes life a fizzle, rink Hires’ Root Beer. When you feel a little dry, When yot’re cross and con't know why, When with thirst the children cry, There's a sweet relief to Drink Hires’ Root Beer. A 25 cent Package makes five gallons. To out-of-door folks Recreative Information ‘Tis not thetire that makes the bicycle,nor the saddle, nor the steel, nor the spokes, nor the bearings, nor any other one requi- site—'tis the whole—Columbias are anced to the equipoise of successful nicety All abeut Columbias, illustrated, in a book bias, free on tion to any. rar for two, ‘stamps. Con Eki deeb, 3 “AMERICA’S GREATEST RAILROAD," NEW YORK (ENTRAL & HUDSON RIVER RAILROAD. Reaching by its through cars the most import> ant commercial centers of the United States and Canada, and the greatest of America’s Mealth and Pleasure resorts. Direct Line to NIAGARA FALLS by way of the historic Hud: 1roug! the beautiful Mohawk Valley. rece ret trains arrive at and depart from GR. CENTRAL STATION, qtit Ave, and ease, New York, centre of Hotel and Residence section. ONLY RAILROAD STATION IN NEW YORK. “Is Bagby a newspaper man?” “'I think not ; he has occupied the press box at the last three ball games,"—Elmira Gazette. Tramp —'* Please, lady, kin | have a fit on your lawn? I feel it a-comin’."” Lady—"* Go around back and have it on my daughter's new tennis court; it needs rolling."—/ndianapolis News. 4 The serious wound inflicted on Gladstone by the gingerbread thrown at him by a woman will cause a suspicion: that. the latter is a cooking- school graduate and made the gingerbread herself.— Philadelphia Ledger. Few things make ahusband feel smaller than to have his wife meet an old acquaintance who proceeds promptly.to remark, *' | know perfect- ly, well, what-your name used to be, but: never could manage to-remember your married name.” —Somervitle Journal. That excellent satirical weekly journal, JUDGE, always 2 merry-maker, will be doubly interest- ing-and amusing during the national campaign, and its superior cartoons and capital witticisms will be laughed over by people of both political parties. ‘To paraphrase an-old-time proverb, A joke in the JUDGE is worth two in almost any other journal of fun.” —Beston Budget. . L. DOUGLAS se Tred shee {hat will mos ri Blo then any other. eon ever sold: at the made shoes costing from Pt to. Gaye ae oeepren nea ol ates eisesmiventeennss AS $3.00 Shoo pgts $3.00: ere ee ‘As mean a thing as we've noticed lately is the following from the Olean Herald: “It is said that a certain Bradford lady whose husband got into the habit of coming home tipsy at night resolved to try fright on him fora cure, She dressed up in satanic masquerade, and met him in the moonlight. ‘Come to me; I am the devil,’ she said in low, sepulchral tones. *’S that so?’ he replied. ‘Shake, old boy! ‘m yer brother-in-law. I married your sister.” 18th Edition, postpaid for 2c. (or stamps). THE HUMAN HAIR, Why it Falls Off. Turns Gray. and the Remedy. Prof. HARLEY PAI F.R.AS. C.K. Loxa & Co./1013 Arch St. Philada. Pa. ot Bverv one should read thia little béok."—Athencem, | { OH! WHERE WAS BARNUM? Jonxixs—"" Well, that young: Tompkins fs the most remarkable boy I have ever seen.” Toukins—"* How is that, George ?* Jonxins—* Why, he waliced by and—would you believe it?— he never touched that fence to see if the paint was dry. y Liebig Company's= Extract of Beef. BEST amet BEEF TEASER INVALUABLE in the Kitchen for Soups, Sauces and Made Dishes. | STUDY. LAW aT HOME. Sead tem cents (wage) for | J. Cornen, Jn., Stc-y, OE Es wurtune nce PENN trosrance of beter gun MUTUAL ity, on easier terms, at less cost than else- LIF! where. Ad g2t idress, -5 Chestnut St., Philad’a. There is a time and place for | everything. The Time to Advertise is Now. The Place i FRANK LESLIE'S WEEKLY. i Prase oF Fuise & Roce Provrina Co.. Firtn Avenue, New Yor. TS BLANK BOOKS 22ers FINDLER & WIREL, 146 Nassau Street, New York. Judge's Library. itis see | vertising. medium for the money in the wide. wide world. Rates on application. Perhaps you have noticed, dear sisters, that women are never buncoed, and that over their practical good sense the ‘*green goods” man prevaileth not !—New, York Recorder. BEEMAN’S PEPSINGUM ‘THE PERFECTION OF CHEWING CUM. ‘4 DELICIOUS REMEDY BALL FORMS OF INDIGESTION » 3 hese Pe Et BEEMAN CHEMICAL CO., 22 Lake St,, Cleveland, 0. Lun Tons or Fara crn ce, ARE YOU DEAF? DON'T YOU WANT TO HEAR? THE AURAPHONE will surely help you if you do. It is a new scientific invention which will restore the hearing of any one not born deaf. When in the ear it is invisible, nnd does not cause the lightest discomfort in wearing Ibis tp the ear what the glans are tothe eye-an earapertacle” Write for particulars THE AURAPHONE COMPANY, seo and joa Powers BLock, Rocuastax, N. V. The Toarist. Perfect in eee Con- struction and: Finish. Fitted with BIDWELL (THOMAS) GENUINE ‘hiuharte THES, puacaniced acai | We sell all the leading makes of Bicycles— | Wares ‘Victors, | restora, Wheel, Wo erica and the, Bt. Wiabelas CYCLING ACCESSORIES A SPECIALITY. INSTRUCTION HALL (Stri00 feet)—Lessons pri- RENTING DEP tired wheels ‘without extra charge,, Geo. R. Bidwell Cycle Co., 806-310 West 59th Street, ‘NEW YORE. comicbooks.com