Judge, 1892-12-03 · page 50 of 52
Judge — December 3, 1892 — page 50: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is a **patent medicine advertisement**, not political satire. It promotes Beecham's Pills, a British laxative/digestive remedy popular in the late 19th/early 20th century. The page uses melodramatic language typical of the era, claiming the pills cure "sick headache," constipation, weak digestion, liver complaints, and "female ailments." The central illustration shows two hands exchanging a box of pills with the caption "What a headache! Why, take a few of these!"—depicting the product as a quick cure-all. The hyperbolic tone ("world of Misery," "benign benefactor") is characteristic of period advertising that made sweeping health claims. The phrase "Famous the World over" and availability through druggists or mail order (25¢) reflect how such patent medicines were widely distributed and heavily advertised in magazines like *Judge*. **For modern readers**: This represents an era before FDA regulation when unproven remedies made exaggerated medical claims in mainstream publications.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
SICK HEADACHE]! What a world of Misery is embodied in the word! Physical and mental anguish combined! Why witt people persist in suffering an evil which they can free themselves from permanently by the frequent use of EECHAM'’S in mild doses? Ee \w OF Way; TAKE a FEW or sti There — entered the portals of any home, whether of prince or peasant, a more benign benefactor than this wonderful medicine — renowned throughout the world for its remarkable efficacy in relieving WEAK DIGESTION, CONSTIPATION, SICK HEADACHE, LIVER. COMPLAINT, anp oTHER DERANGED CONDITIONS OF THE Vira. Orcans. BEECHAM’S PILLS wi// certainly relieve per- sons suffering from the bad effects of overeating. They will surely Distopce Bite, Stir up THE Liver, Cure Sick HEADACHE AND FEMALE AILMENTS, AND WILL Promote Goop HEAttu. Covered with a Tasteless and Soluble Coating. Famous the World over. Ask for BEECHAM ’S and take no others. Of all Druggists, or mailed for 25¢. by B. F. ALLEN CO., New York Depot, 365 Canal St. comicbooks.conim