Judge, 1898-11-12 · page 11 of 16
Judge — November 12, 1898 — page 11: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising, not political satire**. The dominant content is a full-page advertisement for Regal Shoes manufactured by L.C. Bliss & Co. of Boston and Whitman, Massachusetts. The advertisement features: - A photograph of a black leather shoe (shown at center-right) - Marketing copy emphasizing direct factory-to-consumer sales and exclusive "King Calf" leather tannage - A boast about sales volume: if all shoes sold in 1897 were combined into one shoe, it would cover 34 miles—greater than Greater New York City's 320-mile area - Various shoe styles described ("English," patent calf, etc.) There is **no political cartoon or satire visible**. The page appears to be from Judge magazine's advertising section, using hyperbolic sales claims typical of late-19th-century advertisements rather than satirical commentary.
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Factory, Whitman, Mass, 7 Shoes are made, is a special tan- nage exclusively controlled by us, thereby placing the consumer one Step nearer first cost. “English.” ‘The FAMOUS ENGLISH, made in Russet and Black King Calf, with double Flint-Stone Oak soles; also in Black waxed calf and English enamel. Patent calf with sin- gle soles. slong and 17 miles high, This would Greater New York, which is estimated at 320 miles, The comparison is hard to realize. The sale of the Regal Shoes in Regal Shoe Stores throughout the country tos ¢ the past three years, To keep pace with these it has been necessary to increase the ies of the Regal Shoe Factory six times in the same period. The R hoe is now sold from the tannery to wearer direct. L. C. Bl Co. are the only maaufacturers using the entire production of any one celebrated brand of leather, and that leather is “KING CALF,” a sp tannage made for and used only in the famous custom-made Regal Shoe. Catalogue E Free upon L.C. BLISS & , Mail-Order Department, 109 Summer St., Boston, Mass. “THE total number of Regal Shoes sold in the year 1897 from our New York and Brooklyn stores, if made into one shoe, would be about 34 m cover in squai 9 a greater area than now covered by rearly for comicbooks.com