Judge, 1894-08-25 · page 13 of 16
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This page is primarily **advertising and filler content** rather than political satire. The main elements include: **"The Banjo-Player"** poem depicts a romanticized, racially stereotyped portrayal of an African American musician—the "swart and dusky" figure singing in the darkness. This reflects late-19th/early-20th-century minstrelsy traditions and racial attitudes common in mainstream publications of the era. The page contains numerous product advertisements (Victor Sporting Goods, Evans India Pale Ale, Leslie's Weekly) and small humorous snippets about various topics (a boy violinist, a wife's canned goods, a tall man's appetite). **Notable context:** The racial imagery in "The Banjo-Player" would be considered deeply offensive today, representing the casual racial stereotyping that permeated even "sophisticated" American publications during this period. The poem romanticizes both the musician and poverty/hardship, typical of sentimental treatments of Black characters in this era. The page is essentially a standard magazine layout mixing entertainment, poetry, and commerce.
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Victor Sporting Goods Lead VICTOR Sponing Goods are the product of Victor, fac- tories, instead of being made on contract by outside parties, We therefore, warrant every ticle, We belong to Bo trust, 1d shall offer better goods than have ever been made and at lower prices, Note Victor Prices. Victor Base Balls—each, Victor Base Ball Bats—round—each, Victor Base Ball Bats—oval handle—each, ‘ctor Tennis Rackets—each, Victor Tennis Balls—per doz., Bs Victor Foot Balls—including pump—each, OVERMAN WHEEL CO. Makers of Victor Bicycles. Restoa. Phitadetphta. Detrott New Vork. Chicago. Deaver. San Francisco, Los Angeles, Portland. BLANK BOOKS.0 nrc sero 121 Nassau Street, New York. impson will not go rattling down the ages,” remarks a newspaper. It is safe to say that If he goes down the ages at all he will rattle. — West Union (Lowa) Gazette. lEtYS CREAM BALM CURES COLD~HEAD Illustrated fully in Leslie’s Weekly Lesli Weekly Special Photographer on the spot— J. C. Hemment. Weekly pecial Writer on the spot— Charles H. Sherrill. Perons desiring to secure all trations of these events suould we thelr orders to the Rearest newsdealer at once, oF Send $1 for a three-months’ Trial Subscription. ARKELL WEEKLY COMPANY, 110 Fifth Ave., New York. NESS & HEAD NOISES CURED Dy my INVISIGLE Fubalar Cushions. ave belpes core ts ead ‘tng voan all ctber doe eon combine Whi ARG sic otre an Soered Fr dlacon, 868 Btdway, N.Y. Boosol procs FREE THE BANJO-PLAYER. Little drops of water ‘Swart and dusky and simple-souled, Sprinkled into stocks He stands in the starry dark. Leave the gentle lamblet The heavens are silent, the earth is cold, Quite bereft of rocks. He knoweth it not, — Washington Star. He careth naught. In his stri his th and his friend- 2 ee hipehakt |. ‘Have you heard the eight-year-old German From the stilly depths a low refrain— boy violinist?” "Oh, yes—twelve years ago **A-hoo-dah, a-hoo-dah in Berlin,’ id- Bits, And echoes wake in the wide, still plain— “Ta the ubsierplaper aorta” acon sa Does yor, wile pot op all her canned stuf ‘The banjo-player a-com herself?" “Certainly. Self-preservation is the first law of nature."—Beston Transcript Tawny is he and brave of build, Wild son of Africa’s wil But he touches the strings and lo! ‘are filled IE The shadows with wings b — one And soft whisperings. eae + specially selected w 1 thou, yellow-haired a ptr pi ought of a yellow-haire; hops, highest grade I sigh for the days that are past; but he fe, malt, mountain **A-hoo-dah, a-hoo-dah A Spring water and He sings from a heart, as a wild bird, free, the skill of a con- se Ahoy: ab-hoo. scientious expert ‘Tis the banjo-player a-comin’, a-comin'— P ‘The banjo-player a-comin’, can be made to)—————_ yielda perfect brew | _ Tie /andiady—"* You do eat so little, Mr. Tallman. Are you ill?" Mfr. Tallman (six feet two)—"* | am perfectly well, madam ; but Oh, his clothes may bag, his table fast, fe But he stands in the starry deeps. you have it in Of hunger unknown, of cold unoppressed, OW EVANS’ you must remember that a little goes a long Unheedful of sorrow, th me."— Pittsburg Bulletin, Uncareful of morrow, INDIA PALE ALE. erg esr. is life in the strings his eager hand sweeps. i He smiles and sings in the wide, deep space— ol and rich and] Cotonel Breckinridge says, “I have been ““A-hoo-dah, a-hoo-dah ! mellow. living in hell for the last ten years.” Be it He sings to his soul a wide, deep peace— Better than the im- ever so humble there's no place like home,— *A-hoo, ah-Io0 ! ported. Costs less. Rochester Democrat, “Tis the banjo-player a-comin’, a-comin'— No daty : ‘The banjo-player a-comin’. : Morphine Habit Cured in A. S. Ethridge in the Atlanta Constitution, Sold everywhere. OPIU eat dare No heured. = C. H. Evans & Sons, : : Madson, N.Y. Jepor's Lrmnany ts full of pare fun. No politics. 0c. * Kranse will have it that he made a speech of two hours’ duration at the meeting, but I see it only takes up the space of half a column in the papers.” “Ah, but, you know, Kranse stammers."—Humoristiche Blatter. ‘An Adams bachelor alludes to an old girl of | Advertising Rates his as the court of last resort.—Adams Free- en in JUDGE Pablications. tt és universally conceded that, notwithstand- ing the advent of new lines into the field of competition for passenger traffic between Chi- Milwaukee, St. Paul and Minneapolis, icago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railway maintains its pre-eminent position as the lead- ing line, and carries the bulk of the business “Tie Bmont Pasvicutan San ts THe Huwonous between these points. It is not hard to account FRABENT. for this when we consider that it was the first in the field and gained its popularity by long years of first-class service. It has kept up 10 a (x the times by adopting all modern improvements in sauipient ane methods and its route being through the finest farming country, the most populous and prosperous cities tanre and vie ONE DOLLAR PER LINE. lages, it offers to its pecans, the very best serv- DISCOUNTS: ice their money can buy. et, 0 be used within one year, tof Its dining-cars are celebrated throughout the 3 Lines to be used within one fear’ soe length and breadth of the land as being the 1,000 Lines, to be used within one year, 30%. finest in the world, Its sleeping-cars are the nove Lines sr sees ae used vine ‘one year, 4ox. best belonging to the Pullman company, being teading Notices (agate count), $1.00 fer line. day coaches are the best made, and its em- : : a ployés, by long-continued service in their re- one spective capacities, are experts—courteous and a ; accommodating to all. J Gibrey: DENS. It is not at all strange, therefore, that an in- telligent and discriminating traveling public 7 should almost exclusively patronize this great ADVERTISING RATES: allway: . ———_ONE DOLLAR PER LINE. On Orders for Three months, 20%. EARL & WILSON’S Six monn. yo EN COLLARS AN ADVERTISING SCHEDULE: ing forms close the first of cach month for the se dated ome month later. one JUDGE'S QUARTERLY. '8QUED JANUARY, APREL, JULY ANO OCTOOER, ag Cents per Copy. One page, or so lines... $230.00. One-half page, or aso lines. 140.00. One-quarter page, or 12s lines 75.00. Fiche PRE agate lite for ies than ‘one-quarter pae jiscount for four insertions, 25%. JUDGE PUBLISHING CO., tno Fifth Avenue, New York. WALLET 5, COOK, aovearieme manuctA IMPORTING CO... ‘304 Dearborn Ot., Chicage, op Saattbeisg Team ene attention and better service |Advertisers are always in good company in JUDGE. ms comicbooks.com