Judge, 1892-12-17 · page 16 of 18
Judge — December 17, 1892 — page 16: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily an **advertisement**, not a political cartoon. It promotes Frank Leslie's Weekly, a prominent illustrated American magazine, to potential subscribers for 1893. The page features three portrait photographs at the top (identities unclear from the image alone) representing the magazine's appeal to "men and women of brains." The central illustration shows a fashionable woman with an elaborate feathered hat, representing the publication's coverage of current fashion and events. The advertisement emphasizes the magazine's strengths: literary merit, political discussion, fashion coverage, and illustrations. It claims the publication "stands at the head" of American illustrated papers and positions itself as "a welcome visitor and intelligent counselor" for American families. The subscription price ($4 annually or $1 for three months) and the mention of including "the handsome Christmas number" were typical marketing tactics of the era. This represents late-19th-century magazine promotion targeting educated, affluent readers.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
$38 FOR MEN AND WOMEN OF BRAINS THERE IS NO BETTER PUBLICATION THAN FRANK 3 | tess and | LESLIE'S fs Illustrated i Illustrated coanovcencennensavossoceunnosscccsc teen Paper : Paper America. IT STANDS AT THE HEAD jaensenananncenneneanty In Point of Literary Merit. In Discussing Events of the Day. In the Accuracy of Its Illustrations. In Its Youthful Department. In the Wonderful Graphological Page. In Its Articles on the Fashions. In Intelligent Political Discussion. —gQ— Every American Family should enjoy the presence of FRANK LESLIE’s WEEKLY. It is a welcome visitor and ° an intelligent counselor. —_@— Subscription Price, $4 Per Year, or $1 for 3 Months, INCLUDING THE HANDSOME CHRISTMAS NUMBER. Send order direct or through your newsdealer, In Présenting a Really Great Family Weekly. — @Q— For 1893 the high standard of the WeeKLy will be main- tained, and no effort. will be spared to accomplish this pur- pose. —e—_ Subscription Price, $4 Per Year, or $1 for 3 Months, INCLUDING THE HANDSOSE CHRISTMAS NUMBER. Send order direct or through your newsdealer. Fashion Articles ALWAYS UP TO THE TIMES. “NOILNSLLY 1838 YNO JAVH TIIM soidol, 4184 S.PHOAA SEND IN YOUR SUBSCRIPTION FOR 1893, 0B BOOK YOUR 0! FOR REGULAR DELIVERY AT YOUR HOME WITH YOUR NEWSDEALER. Arkell Weekly Co., 110 Fifth Ave., New York. comicbooks.com