Judge, 1893-11-25 · page 14 of 16
Judge — November 25, 1893 — page 14: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily an **advertising page** from Judge magazine, not a political cartoon. The central content is a commercial novelty puzzle based on the famous Ferris Wheel from the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. **The Main Feature:** The "Ferris Wheel Puzzle" is a mechanical toy where users tilt and manipulate a small ball into vacant passenger cars around a miniature rotating wheel. It sold for 25 cents, with $300 in prizes distributed to those solving it fastest—marketed as a souvenir of the recent World's Fair and holiday gift item. **Supporting Advertisements:** The page includes typical period ads: Rae's Lucca Oil, Hotel Brunswick, Erie Railroad service, tea companies, and cigars. Notably, there's a plug for *Frank Leslie's Illustrated Weekly*, promoting upcoming football coverage of the Yale-Princeton game. The page reflects the **commercialization of the 1893 World's Fair**, which generated substantial merchandise and popular culture spin-offs celebrating the exposition's iconic Ferris Wheel attraction.
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PATENT APPLIED FOR. THE se ans | Wy geomeep PUZZLE. op AK J Hold the puzzle in this positio.,, | Y Position, ES\/ aA \ NN then by revolving the Ferris Wh: +1 ay WON : (by the knob underneath) endeavor ROLES toplace a passenger (ball) into ea: > vacant car, —THE— wr2 & 114 ’ . S. Evraw Street, Columbia Manufacturing Co., BALTIMORE, mp. NOTICE. tar THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS in prizes will be distributed Janu- ary 31, 1894, to those doing the puzzle in the shortest space of time. See circular inside. The “FERRIS WHEEL” PUZZLE is the greatest novelty of the age. Quite easy to do when you know how. Valuable asa souvenir of the Fair. The very thing for the Christmas stocking. Sent to any address upon receipt of price, 25 cents. Liberal discount to the trade. FOR SALE BY ALL NEWS COMPANIES. _ andsior Gpitlock makers dclcextdeale 18. We sell everywhere. Cata fret ROUSE, HAZARD & CO. ‘at World’s Columbian Exposi- my tion, Chicago, 1893. JACOB STAHL, Jr, & CO.» Makers | 168th st. and 3d ave., New Yorl aa Sasa wn Kract Stee, Perfecto. Send $1.00 for samplo box of 10 cigars. | vy mentionlag Jebax when auswering ait — oo = aot HIGHEST AWARD GSSLEs aT 1 08th Rae’s Lucca Oil ™?*"" yroiveon! THE FOOT-BALL EDITIONS GUARANTEED ABSOLUTELY PURE BY a. a at cael = Leslie's 5 [lust (eekly § will contain the most accurate _ illustrations of all the important ge ee lee Mane Ls | 4 intercollegiate games. ia fiveet Club’ Agente, 4 Shilera, for, An increased staff of fall parte rosa z & 2 ‘Tue Great ANERICAS TEA CO. AAS ra ‘ j artists and photogri- P.O, Box 9 Shard 33 Vesey St., N.Y. 5s ; * . ~ i ved - pherswillbeemploye That there will be neither mai x VE ad . to make this particular ing: in marriage in heaven will make that “ ; feature of the Lesulé newhat tedious for actors. —Chicag. 57 : \ Q . . ae - » unsurpassed by any ST Cn | T WWF ay ’ other pictorial weekly. BETWEEN ee iam p z i The great New York yt J Me) = YALE-PRINGETON GAME ge ook, including 140 | A eae on Thanksgiving Day Miuesinated ‘over pine i ; SRE eicep tole FULL OF LAUGHTER. a well illustrated. Bat ca pratpaid on recesyt of price By the pubianers. = Frank Leslie's Weekly is For Sale Everywhere. The Judge Publishing Co., | D. 1. ROBERTS, Gen‘! Pass, Agt. 110 Fifth Ave. New York. PRICE, 10 CENTS PER COPY. comicbooks.com