Judge, 1893-07-22 · page 14 of 16
Judge — July 22, 1893 — page 14: what you’re looking at
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This page from *Judge* magazine is primarily advertising, with scattered short humorous quotes and one central cartoon about a Boston garter (men's sock supporter). The Boston Garter illustration shows a woman's legs with the caption that it's "the only one worth wearing" and "won't let stocking down." This advertises the garter's practical functionality—a common concern in an era before modern elastic. The page is dominated by commercial ads for products (wine, bicycles, cigars, soap, a magazine) interspersed with brief satirical quotations on various subjects. One joke involves a counterfeiter sentenced to prison for "failing to make a good impression"—a pun on the counterfeiter's job of making fake currency impressions. The humor is light, wordplay-based, and disconnected. There are no political cartoons or significant social commentary visible. This appears to be a typical magazine back-matter page mixing advertisements with filler jokes rather than substantive satire.
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