Judge, 1893-03-18 · page 15 of 16
Judge — March 18, 1893 — page 15: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertising**, typical of late-19th-century American magazines. Notable content includes: **Main Features:** - A humorous two-act sketch "Diogenes—A Tragedy in Two Acts" referencing the ancient Greek philosopher Diogenes, who famously searched for an honest man. The joke: after losing his lamp (his tool for searching), he now seeks the thief who stole it—suggesting dishonesty is more common than honesty. - Various comic short jokes about everyday life (soft-boiled eggs, railroad travel, beards, coal deliveries as wedding gifts). **Advertisements** dominate, hawking: - Scott's Emulsion (cod liver oil tonic) - Medical "cures" (rupture treatments, tobacco habit remedies) - Transportation (Great Rock Island Route, railroads) - Photography equipment - Garters, chocolate, books The overall tone reflects Gilded Age skepticism about finding virtue, while promoting patent medicines and consumer goods—a mix typical of *Judge*, a satirical magazine balanced by commercial revenue.
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WE CANNOT SPARE sence of all foods. In no oth- form can so much nutrition taken and assimilated. J¢s page of usefulness has no limita~ mn where weakness exists. GENTLEMEN'S Garter. The easiest and best garter ever worn. Always clean. Always the fame tension, Ask your dealer for| them, of send to THE ARMSTRONG MFG. CO., Bridgeport, Conn. New York office, 242 Canal St. R Price, 25¢. I, but at the end of the month, just ime, there's the bill.— Williamsport Re- i CHC =) RES exon iy ae ASR All kinds kept in stock Jand made to order by PINDLER & WIBEL, DIOGENES—A TRAGEDY IN TWO ACTS. Act 1. Aristarchus (seeing Diogenes nosing around with a light)—""Ah, there, old boy! What are you doing with that lantern?” Diogenes (stoically)—"" Looking for an hon- est man.” act it, Time—Four hours later. Aristarchus (meeting Diogenes without the light)—** Halloo! have you found your honest man Diogenes (wrathfully}—"* No; I’m looking for the son-of-a-gun that stole my lantern." — New York Sun, Did you hear of Madge’s splendid luck with her wedding-presents?” ‘No; were they handsome?” “Handsome! I should say so. You know Madge has a great many wealthy friends, and each one sent her a ton of coal.” —Baltimore American, ‘The saddest sight in all this vale of tears is a man with a full beard and a mustache trying to eat a soft-boiled egg.— Buffalo Express. Young-man-afraid.of-the-truth seems to have led the latest Sioux uprising in Dakota. —CAi- cago Dispatch, A chopping sea doesn’t seem to make much impression on the sea-board,— Boston Courier, It isa strange paradox that fast colors are col- ors that will not run.—Boston Transcript, GREAT ROCK ISLAND 3, Veryimportant changes have recently been made in round- p trip California tickets. | We are prepared to offer ex- traordinary inducements and | facilities to intending travelers. YOR YULL PARTICULARS ADDRESS JOHN SEBASTIAN, Gen. Ticket & Past. Agt., is) 146 Nassau Street, New York. ihe United States and Canada, { America’s Health and Pleasure the direc: line to Niagara Falls by way of the ‘soa liver and through the beautiful tand depart from Grand Central ue and Forty-second Street, otel and residence section, and ‘ion in New York. Seria” send a twoneeat stamp to Georgy + Ageah, Graod Canim Statiay Now E. & H. T, ANTHONY & 60, 591 BROADWAY, NEW YORK, Manufacturers and Importers of PHOTOGRAPHIC); APPARATUS, Materials, Chemicals and Supplies. Detective and View Cameras in great variety of styles and prices. Lenses, Shutters, Dry Plates, etc., etc. ‘The Best Text-Books on Photography. Free use of dark room on main floor of our store. Finy Years Ratablnbed, Sead for Catalogue, DUPLICATE WHIST KALAMAZOO METHOD. —The only sysem giving the real test of skill—indorsed by The Ameri- can Whist League and all leading Whist Clubs and Players. For Sale by Stationers and Dealers in Games. Send for Rules and Price-List. Ibling Bros. & Everard, Kalamazoo, Mich. lation, 85,000 Judge’s Library. tise s/s vertising medium for the money in the wide, wide world. “Rates on application. Monthly Ctreu- The Perfect Purity and Solubility of VoanHoutensQcoa —(BEST & GOES FARTHEST)—_ permit of its instantaneous preparation and render it Highly Digestible and Nutritious. NO DETENTION FROM matter of how long standing. The 0. E, Miller Company, ‘SEND FO2 CIRCULAR TO LATHER OF ABOVE OFFICES RUPTURE PERMANENTLY CURED OR NO PAY. BUSINESS. WE REFER YOU TO OVER 1000 PATIENTS. Investigate our method. Written guaranteo to absolutely cure all kinds of RUPTURE of both sexes, without the uso of KNIFE OR BYRINGE, no EQUENATION FREE. i Rooms 44-46 McGaw Block, Detroi § 618 Pine Streat, St. Louis. j Booms NW. Cor, Main & Perk, Botte ‘Ope: ., Portland. ‘201-2 Constitution Bldg, Balt Lake City. 6 Te Block, Denver. ae is soon st A Bluebeard’s trade evidently was that of a belle-hanger.—Siftings. JOSEPH GILLOTT'S STEEL PENS. GOLD MEDAL, paris Exposition, 1889, THE MOST PERFECT OF PENS. ‘The fact that a common scold down in New ferger has exeaped with n fine of ten dollars leads the New York Commercial Advertiser 10} make this friendly suggestion—** Clarkson should remember that an uncommon scold may not have such good luck.” There is only one way to live without work, and that is to prey without ceasing.—Ga/ves- ton News. EARL & WILSON'S NOC ADVICE TO MARRIED WOMEN.— Impor- tant and valuable information, such as you have been looking for, mailed. securely sealed. on receipt of socts., by J. OGILVIE, 57 ROSE ST., New York. With three southern gentlemen in the cabi- net and a man in the white-house who declined to participate personally in the late civil war, the frost-bitten bud of rebellion feels the warm kiss of a reviving sun.—Commercial Advertiser. HABIT ‘Ask for HILL? THE OF 53, and 55 Opera Block, For adflo by ceipt of $1.00, Particulars fee} by mail Address} 51, TOBRSSO in sent by malt Rravitin and keno thers, CHEMICAL CO., ILS CHLORIDE OF GOLD Tables will completely destroy the desire for Tobacco. fn any form in from 3 to $ days. Perfectly harmless, cause no sickness. and may bo jwen In a cop of tea or Cofee, without the ‘nowledge of the patient,wbo will voluntarily stop Smoking or Chewing In a few EASILY D Cc LIMA, 0. dition was exhausted within a (ew day to requests from all over the country for the original sketch by the well-known photo popular mother. They will be sent, postpaid, The money received fron the wale of the White House. ‘No photographs of this icture not beario righted by Frank Lesuin's Wi “4 which contained the handsome picture of MRS. CLEVELAND and BABY RUTH, that the f the day of publication. The publishers, in response &7 iphers, Pach Bros., of New graphs are cabinet size, and are exceedingly good portraits of little Miss EEKLY,” are genuine. E AM picture, have had photographs made from the 344T fork. These photo- Cleveland and her ‘on receipt of 25 cents each. i le of these photographs will be donated by Prax Lestin's Waaxty fo some children's charitable institution ia New York City, and such donation might fost appropriately be considered by her many friends in honor of the “little mistress of the the imprint of Pach Bros..or the words " Copy- \ddress all orders to the publishers, By WATCH - CLOCK) GIVEN AWAY FREE with 9 tba. of Tea. Raking Powder, or Spices. The watch-clock is the Ereatest novelty of the age. One ‘wil introduce sany hun red. Also y2o-page Cooke Book, bound in cloth. For fall particulars address THRE UEsty dtu new Vor Clty.” HENRY LINDENMEYR & SONS. PAPER WAREHOUSE. Nos. 31 33.38 and yy Barz Housrow svaenr, RANCH, N. E. cor. 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