Judge, 1900-07-21 · page 18 of 18
Judge — July 21, 1900 — page 18: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **railroad advertising**, not political satire. It promotes the Ulster & Delaware Railroad's summer 1900 service to the Catskill Mountains. The illustration depicts an old man with a long white beard—likely representing **Rip Van Winkle**, the Washington Irving character who slept in the Catskills. This is a marketing reference: the ad's headline mentions "Haunts of Rip Van Winkle," using the famous literary association to brand the region as a tourist destination. The text emphasizes the railroad's advantages: it's "the only all-rail line without transfer" offering direct service to mountain resorts at 2,000+ feet elevation. It highlights luxury amenities (drawing-room cars, buffet service) and frequent daily schedules from New York. For modern readers: this represents **late-19th-century leisure travel marketing**—when rail companies promoted mountain vacations as healthful escapes for urban professionals. The Rip Van Winkle imagery suggests relaxation and timelessness, appealing to wealthy New Yorkers seeking respite. The page is straightforward commercial promotion, not editorial commentary.
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The only all-rail line without transfer, and the only through-car service to this famous and healthful mountain section is in the # 4 Ulster & Delaware| Railroad The train service for the season of 1900 to. the “Haunts of Rip Van le” gives frequent and fast trains, composed of elegant modem coaches and luxurious buffet drawing-room cars. 4 8 SUMMER SCHEDULE, IN EFFECT JUNE 24th. From New York as follows: Senay, via Hyde ): Line’ Steamers, as EY Fier Dabroses St 28 A.M, dait “1 Wet Shere P. Sunday, via New Ry 424 St Ferry (Fraaklla St ° Yoke Central, from see te < 20) minutes cates). Butiet Drawing Room except Sund. vy, via Ne except Sunday, via Wat geemaictesttis RERe: 24 St Perry (Fracke ie nlc Batiet . oe on ey 4 ot THE NIGHT LINE STEAMERS trom Frask- (Fastiisse se Tbmioutecatr) es St an and Steamer Mary Powell irom West 4 both connect morning tri SferleatPetetsoaly cotnreers Be TAM —— THE NEW FAST SATURDAY TRAIN “THE CATSKILL MOUNTAIN LIMITED" lesvicg New York via West Shore R. R., 424 Street, one o'clock P, M., Weebawken, 1:10 P. M., will be composed exclusively of Drawing Room Cars and limited to its seating capacity. No stops between Weehawken and Phoenicia. First trip Saturday, July 7th et A A tH Hh AF A HK The return service frum the Mountains will give frequent and fast trains every day in the week. This line takes you from tide-water to all the resorts in the mountains, and to an elevation of over 2,000 feet above the sea. It takes ya through the famous Stony Clove to the Greene County section; also through Ulster County to the top of the mountain at Grand Hotel Station, after passing over one of the most wonderful horse-shoe curves in this country, and then into Delaware County, the finest dairy section in the land. For native grandeur and picturesque and diversified landscapes the Catskill Mountains are not surpassed by any mountain region in the world. The st air, the best water, the best milk, the best butter, and the most healthful region on the globe. er ee oe Hook, with Map of the Catskills and Complete List of Hotels aad Boardiag Houses. N. A. SIMS, General Pamenger Agent, Roadout, N. Y comicbooks.com