Judge, 1893-07-29 · page 15 of 16
Judge — July 29, 1893 — page 15: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily an **advertising page** from Judge magazine's World's Fair coverage (likely 1893 Chicago Columbian Exposition, based on references to "World's Fair" and technological novelty). The only cartoon content is a small illustration captioned **"AN EYE FOR BUSINESS,"** showing what appears to be a doctor and society woman in conversation about a legal matter—a light domestic joke playing on hiring a lawyer. The rest of the page features period advertisements for emerging photographic technology (Trokonets cameras, Kodak dark rooms), watches, chewing gum, bicycles, and railroads—all targeting fair-going tourists. The Vassar poem excerpt exemplifies contemporary sentimentality about romance and propriety. **No significant political satire or social commentary is present.** This is commercial rather than editorial content—a promotional vehicle showcasing consumer goods marketed to World's Fair visitors. The humor is gentle and purely mercantile.
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Gcieg via Washington and Returning via Niag- ara Falls, 4 Ohio Railroad has placed on sale ughout the east excursion tickets to nz via Washington and returning s. with the privilege of stop-over at are valid for return journey and are not restricted to certain engers cross the Alleghany mount- feet above tne searlevel. amid ve scenery in America. Sleeping- Ss may be reserved in advance upon & 0. ticket-office. PESRQRTING GOONS arefun. No polities. 10e, A PRACTICAL EVERYDAY FREE serizizing over 2200 tested recipes 320 Mj Paces, bound in cloth, Doo fall to Monthly Ciren= Iation, 85,000 i ad sug s Library. for the money in the wide. wide plication, IT Looks Acts Like an Expensive Watch. Appearance, time and durability are ail there, yet it costs only $4 to $15 in many styles; and Waterbury. ‘Your jeweler selts It. st BEEMAN’SPEPSIN GUM ‘THE PERFECTION OF CHEWING GUM. A DELICIOUS REMEDY FOR ALL FORMS OF INDIGESTION: agen DHeMicAL C ‘Ouisiaa Tous OF Furuia . 0. ‘aie eemam is oneach wrapper ‘CaLEWiNe Gum, I A SAMPLE OF VASSAR VERSE. In the sleigh there was only just room for us two, ‘There was nobody else to forbid it— ‘The music of sleigh-bells beat time to my heart, ‘And in some way or other I did it. There was love in the air that we breathed ; the white snow Was tinged with the sun's golden glory ; Well—I spoke—and she gave me the mitten point-blank ! ‘That's the long and the short of the story. ‘The wild rush of happiness you do not know ; You can't know unless you have tried it. What's that? Why, she gave me the mitten— that’s true— But her dear little hand was inside it. —Vassar Miscellany. “THE LITTLE FINGER DOES IT.” Automatic Reel. Te will, wind up the line a hundred fast as any other reel. Se ell wind tho line up slowly. No fiah ean slack 1i with a twill save ee YAWMAN. & ERE. Rocurster, N. Y. Docror Forp Miss MILLIoNs —*' Certainly, doctor ! Free Dark Rooms atthe World’s Fair. Every amateur photographer who at- tends the World's Fair will want a com- plete photographic -record of his trip. To assist him in this we have erected a Free Dark Room Building within the Fair grounds and equipped it with every convenience for changing films. and plates. Competent attendants will be in charge. to make slight repairs—assist any Kodaker that may have trouble in working his camera, or replace any Kodak that is not in good order, with one that will work satisfactorily. The use of the dark room and the attendance will be absolutely free. In short, we propose to help every Kodaker get full value for the $2.00 which must be. paid the World's Fair authorities for the privilege of making pictures on the grounds. BASTIAN KODAK CO., Sends cents sample World's View, 425. ROCHESTER, N. Y. Reat ts awect'after strife. Omen Meredith. SS Gold Seal REGARDED BY CON. NOISSEURS AS THE PERFECTION OF Amenican 6 CHAMPAGNE For Sale by All Leading Wine Dealers and Grocers. (Urbana Wine Company, URBANA. N.Y. AN EYE FOR BUSINESS. May Task, why this refusal?” You know my sister married a lawyer, so if I ex- pect to get any of papa’s money I must marry a lawyer also.” Montreal, Lake Champlain, Lake George, mer pleasure travel in America. Send 6 DELAWARE® HUDSON RAILROAD. | Tho Shortest, Quickest and Best Line Between NEW YORK AND MONTREAL. ml Visitors to the World's Fair should bear in mind that the route via the St, Lawrence, joa and the Hudson River js the greatest highway of sum ostaze { W: BURDICK, General Passenger Agent, Albany, for fine Descriptive Guide to PRESS OF FLESS & RIDGE PRINTING Co., FIFTH AVENUE, NEW York. Women are happier in the love they inspire than in that which they feel; men are just the contrary —Beauchene. And east of Denver, of the some boxes. All strictly pure. « Send $1.25, $2.10 of $3.50 tor a retail box, by expiess prepaul west of New York ‘Only wants the earth—The grouni-mole— Exchange, Indispensable in Every good Kitchen. ‘As every good housewife knows, the difference between appetiz- ing. delicious cooking and the opposite kind is largely in deli- cate sauces and palatable gravies. Now these require a strong, deli- cately flavored stock, and the best stock is Liebig Company’s Extract of Beef. HOW TO WIN AT CARDS, DICE, ETC. A sure thing, sent free to any one on receipt of 4c stamns to pay postage, Address o| all in person, ‘DAM, ‘22°Union square, Now York: HENRY LINDENMEYR & SONS, PAPER WAREHOUSE. Nos. ‘sand 37 East Housrow sramxr, Piakcns Ni Ev cor, Wittian & Sravce STaxeTs w Vout. comicbooks.com