Judge, 1894-04-21 · page 15 of 16
Judge — April 21, 1894 — page 15: what you’re looking at
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This is primarily an **advertising page** from Judge magazine, with one notable satirical cartoon. ## The Cartoon: "Evolution of the Dude" (1814-1900) The central illustration shows three male figures across roughly a century, depicting changing fashion and social attitudes toward masculinity. The progression appears to mock evolving standards of male appearance and comportment—from a more robust 1814 figure, to a more refined 1851 version, to a 1900 "dude" in tailored clothing. This satirizes contemporary anxiety about American manhood becoming "soft" or overly fashionable. ## Advertising Content The page is dominated by product ads typical of the era: Scott's Emulsion (cod liver oil for anemia), NO-TO-BAC (tobacco cessation), bicycles (Rambler, Raleigh), and medical devices (trusses). One ad's headline—"Why did I not advertise?"—uses a failed merchant's foreclosure as a cautionary tale, itself a form of commercial satire about business failure. The overall page reflects early-1900s concerns about health, masculine vitality, and consumer culture.
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TAKE A BICYCLE his all right— tha plainly worded ante, backed by ncial strength and integrity LIKE THE RAMBLER itt, light, strong and handsome—the result Ci tosrteen years of bicycle building—and YOU RUN NO RISK. Ont PRICE FOR ALL STYLES AND WOGNTE, ntslogue free at any Rambler citttewo fee, stampa Gloustuey & Serreny sine. 68, Geng, aston, Washington, New York, Graxp CENTRAL STATION in the centre of New York City. The Hudson River for one hundred and fifty miles, The beautiful Mohawk Valley, in which are some of the finest landscapes in America. Niagara Falls, the world’s great- est cataract. ‘The Adirondack Mountains, the Nation's pleasure-ground and Sanitarium.” The Empire State Express, the fastest train in the world, The ‘Thousand Islands, the fish- erman’s paradise. The New York and Chicago Limited, the most luxurious train in the world. \rea few of the many attractions offered the public by the NEW YORK CENTRAL, “America’s Greatest Railroad.” BURNED ano CHEWED $600,000,000, That’s what it cost America last year to keep alive a disease that is strong men weak, and weak men ead Figures appalling? Yes, but the finan-, cial loss. piece ‘compare with the loss. of physical and mental power. The, ever present man with restless eyes, twitching mouth, moving feet and t bacco tainted skin tells the ~ Don’t you think it’s time to quit—qui quick! by taking NO-TO-BAG because it acts directly on the nerve’ centres, destroys the nerve craving’ cflects.” builds up and improves the, entire nervous system. Makes WEAK’ MEN STRONG. Many report a gain of, ten pounds in ten days. You run no. fF erba or financial Tsk. NO-TO-BAC, OUR GUARANTEE UAMANTEE, itieseae! Gea aE - RAMEE Reign ORTH ITS ‘EIGHT IN GOLD. <B00k called “Don't ra sade and ino See Acer eae Rodiprace bes Labo" gince. io race fs Blood should be rich to nourish. Depleted blood means a pale: face and Anzemia. Scott’s Emulsion the cream of Cod-liver Oil, enriches the blood, restores a healthy color, cures Anzemia and tones up the system. Physicians, the world over, endorse it. Don't be decelved by Substitutes! Prepared by Scott & Bowno, N.Y. All Draggista RUPTURE CURED ITH oar Improved Fiastlo Truss, Worn with ease Woalgheana day. Hetaine the Fopttire usder the bard at cxeraine of severest strain, Examination free, aay iB'attenckoce for indies Send for pemphict. AMP RIVED ELASTIC TRUSS ‘and 824 Broadway, Gor. 19th Bt, Ne ALLIGH BICYCLES, rh. OF ‘92 AND '03 WERE WON, Are the strongest wheels; as well as est ma we pound road wheel ‘ani 1opowed Mert afekte | RALEIGH bearroge are whetuaica for hehe i | qualities. For catalogue address | 7 enerunnl wp | THE RALEION }gBLg Tru Avg. New Youx. | CYCLE Go. 2m Wanasw Ava, Cnicnoo, mecpates Heme cas ie OPIUM: eons Or.J.4 SrePnens, anon, Ohio. Joper's Lrmeany te full of pore fun, Nopolitics. 10c, whitn AllWorld’s Championships | The red flag of foreclosure Is unfurled o'er the door, While a curious crowd Throngs the once quiet store. From in under the counters Come all kinds of rust, And down from the shelves Sifts all manner of dust. Meanwhile the poor merchant In sore agony moans, While the air is replete With his creditors’ groans, ‘And the voice of the sheriff Is drowned by his cries Of regretful remorse— “ Why did I not advertise, Advertise, Advertise? “ Oh, why did I not advertise?” —Oil City Blissard, YOUR, GREAT-GRANDFATHER 27%: best then, Outlived all others. For sale every pebere ‘fr. W. Stemmler, Union Square, New York. The tourist was walking up State street, the other day, when he met a friend who greeted him with, ‘Say, that was a witty way the | Journal put it the other night when, making a statement regarding the proposed new water supply, it spoke of the Skinderhook plan.” Pleased and flattered, the tourist said, ‘* Yes, our paper always sees the point,’ was the rejoinder, ‘' and it is evident that the commissioners are determined to kind.’er hook the money | deny Journat. It will wind up the lino a hundred times as fast as any other reel In the world. | It trill wind up the lneslowly- fo fish can ever ~ getslack line with FETE will gavo more fish than any. other reel. Hanipuiated, en tirety by the hand that holietherod Srxp yoR Cat aLocuE. Rochester, N.Y. EVOLUTION OF THE DUDE. CARL UPMANN’S America’s Favorite TEN-CENT CIGAR. PRESS OF FLESS & RIDGE PRINTING BOUQUET CIGAR. 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