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Judge — March 4, 1893 — page 11: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising and humor filler**, not political cartoons. The content consists of: **Humorous Anecdotes:** Short jokes about everyday life—a couple stargazing where the woman corrects the man's astronomy; a jeweler asking about gold preference; observations about businessmen who won't advertise because they're not busy enough. **Patent Medicine Ads:** Typical of the era, promoting remedies like Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup, Castoria (for children), and Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup—products now recognized as ineffective or harmful. **Service Advertisements:** Hotels, railroads (Chicago World's Fair information), and financial services. **The Single Cartoon Visible:** A small illustration accompanying the stargazing joke—showing a couple outdoors at night. **Context:** This reflects 1890s American popular culture: widespread patent medicine marketing, travel promotion for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, and light satirical humor about social behavior rather than political critique. The page contains **no identifiable political satire or caricature**.
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‘They were standing by the gate, ‘On the watch for falling stars. He, with a look of wisdom great, ‘Showed her Venus, Saturn, “Do the planets fall?” asked she ; And be smiled and said, ‘Oh, no.” “Wrong! she chuckled.“ Mercury Dropped last night to three below.” —Kansas City Journal, lars. Mas, WINSLOW'S SooTHING SyRUP for Chil- dren Teething ; soothes the child, softens the allays ail pain, cures wind colic and diar- 25 cents a bottle. Somebody ought to write an essay on the virwes of vices, and then follow with one on the vices of virtues, n Review, .¢ people are of the opinion that in many cases the public doesn't reap as much benefit from the execution of the law as it would from the execution of the lawyers,— Boston Courier. HOW TO VISIT THE WORLD'S PAIR. ‘This is the title of an illustrated ‘ folder” issued by the Chicago, Milwaukee and St, Paul Railway for the benefit of all western people who intend to visit Chicago from May to October, 1893. It tells the cost of getting there and how to go. It tells what to do about baggage, about places to eat and sleep; how to get to the fair grounds, and it gives many other items of use~ {al information, Send your address with a two-cent stamp and ask for a ** World’s Fair Folder.” Gro, H. Hearroxp, General Passenger Agent, Chicago, eler—"* Would you prefer red gold, bright , or old gold?" Mfrs. Newrich—"' New gold, of course. You don't s'pose I want other people's leavin's, do ye?”"—/ewelers’ Weekly, To quickly relieve Neuralgic Headache Use Bromo-Seltzer—Trial bottle, 100. D. HH. Farr says that a good preventive of the grip is half a glassful of sweetened water and 2 teaspoonful of sweet spirits of nitre, ‘Take such a quantity every half-hour for four ward off the genuine grip than a lighted match will melt an iceberg.—Dansville Advertiser, He has a store in Mount Vernon, and he told our advertising solicitor that he couldn't afford to advertise in the papers because he wasn't doing enough business just now. To a man up atree it might seem that he “ wasn't doing enough business just now” because he did not advertise in the papers.—/. Armey Knox. ‘When Baby was sick, we gave her Castonia, ‘When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria. When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria. When she had Children, she gave them Castoria. The man who can do half an hour's work in five minutes generally employs a lot of people who can do five minutes’ work in half an hour. Somerville Journal, Crippie Creex Gop Fretps—If you want to make a good investment write to Frank G. 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The person guessing the right number will be given a free trip to a summer-resort and a richly-colored picture of a large piece of woods.—Oil City Blizzard, BUILDING BOOKS: 105 “i new There was a good-sized jack-pot on the table, and the man with the goatee and the man with Sugar-king Spreckels is charged with having the sand to cause the Hawaiian revolution,— Pittsburg Chronicle. Telegraph, the cigar were fighting for it. The raises were humerous, and fnally the man with the goatee said, “\I'call, What you got?" ‘Pair’ of queens,” ‘* Pair of queens here,” said the man with the goatee. ‘Ace next.” ‘Ace next re.” ‘* Jack next.” ‘Jack next here.” ““Eight-spot next.” * Eight-spot next here.” “Rats!” ** Rats here!" And then the dealer langhed so loud that the kitty meaowed.—Bu/- fala Express, HOTEL TRAYMORE ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. Leading Winter Resort. 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