Judge, 1894-07-28 · page 12 of 16
Judge — July 28, 1894 — page 12: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, typical of Judge magazine's revenue model. The central cartoon shows a man using a dog's tail as a shaving brush—a crude visual joke about utility and desperation. The scattered text jokes reference period concerns: Chicago's large population (presented skeptically as "such as they are"), the term "hobo" and vagrancy, and burglary. One item mocks New Jersey's problems. Another advertises a "Sober-up" tablet to help drunk men walk straight—suggesting heavy drinking among the magazine's male readership. The substantive content includes promotions for Lovell bicycles (which won an award), various patent medicines (Bromo-Seltzer, hay fever remedies), wine, and blank books. **Context**: Judge was a humor magazine for middle and upper-class men, filled with advertisements alongside satirical commentary. The jokes assume readers recognize references to current events, slang, and social anxieties of the era—here, urbanization, alcoholism, and the emerging "hobo" phenomenon.
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