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# "The Judge" Magazine Page Analysis This page from Judge magazine contains satirical commentary on early-1900s American politics and social issues: **Main Cartoon/Content:** The prominent illustration depicts a figure labeled "THE JUDGE PUBLISHING CO." as a stern authority figure, introducing the magazine's editorial voice. **Key Articles:** 1. **"A Sad New Year"** satirizes Prohibition-era temperance movements, mocking the elimination of alcohol ("grog") from sailors' rations. The author laments that English sailors—historically associated with rum consumption—must now drink coffee instead, treating this as cultural tragedy. 2. **"Chet's New York Callers"** ridicules President Chester Arthur's old political associates visiting the White House. The satire suggests these uncouth "boys" from Arthur's past embarrass refined White House staff with their crude manners and appearance, highlighting tensions between old political cronies and refined governance. Both pieces reflect Judge's conservative, elitist perspective—opposing temperance reform while mocking working-class politicians who don't fit genteel standards.
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34 and 3 LISHED TERMS TO SUBSCRIBERS. North Moore Street, N.Y. ONCE A WEEK. Tue Ieoue Peousmya Co, NOTICE! a pr send t0 us yautyeet to we may A Sad New Year. grog! Perish the thought, but, Think of an English sailor deprived “gt We may inform the Innocent and ignora » for whisky, rum, gin, ead «true! ree. in) 8 the sailor n: other tuids, that have fr and a tries. ect surprise Now th of the lines have order tno more to poor Jack foo for sol to view tl time immemorial cheered brain of the Jack-tars of In this progressive a at anythl t we are officially the heart England and other cou we have no right to afl which, prmed that the owner: nglish steamship II be supplied atter rely npon co I comfort, we are compelled calm and losophically. Bat can the ind into the same satistied ¢ ation pl sailor bri nilition' wilt Fant Jutf and hardy tar pine away, shrivel up, as ace from the decks and h plow their way across 1 float away inte rigging of the And must nly upon dark-browed, dyspeptic i the ¢ ships wh the oceans? we hereafter feast our eyes clad in lividnal ume of the once proud, red-faced perish! Let a When they know that of grog is hereafter to stimulate t workers on the sea, they will have reason for The glad tidings that grog is no k Let this thought vocates of temperance take courase. coffee Inste icing. plac ry of the sailor, seems to have had effect on ab New Year's cotfee where he lo as well a3 on the water, aller in many places was served with At the t ing in the inn kel for wine, F have ereatell a fe nost ree rt that it was a sad New Year for him as well as for poor Jack, But then, how clear head on the eventful first day of the if he reveled only in coffee on that day, No nlating of the barber or the Turkish bath atten: ant was necessary to bring his head back to its nc He did not predict that it would be him to go to Florida or the Hot Sprin; for the benefit of his health, bat he went out i MM world with undisturbed Mood in hia v pared to baffle hosts of wicked men, and pile up riches «fa Vanderbilt and Ge his he nd cool was his jorning after th mani mal condition. “Chet's" New York Callers. AS opportunity (8 afforded the general public of slewing In Te Jepar. the visit of a delegation of ” to the Chief Magistrate of this glorious Repu Politicians will rec a glance portraits of old associates, frlenda of the Presi- dent when be was parely and simply “Chet.” The boys,” it seems, are yet unable to realize the that time and political tides have not waited for the are struz the reat of the common peop! t him in the old-fashic in their visit to the Wh They would gladly 1 way, but they have Hoase that the atmos- ig somewhat stifling. The astonishment of the “boys” must have been ecked in their desire to hail thei oy would have done had they encount 1 the exhilarati York. Me a the bar: ber to tread th it is not to be wor z scenes of prim ir thinking, ms of this city are hardly of the right carpets of the White Honse, and Jerel at that the corps of altend- ants in that alinost sainted, place rolled their eyes in horror and raised their han est when the dele- of ob President sauntered > reception Horror-stricken as. these much tore painful celings of the people every ry election in New who do th jotting and sche time friends of the ants may have been, how would have been the had the New ¥ hejinks in the bla rooms in the man: A clowl of hopes of the learn from Tar Jenar that “Ch k visitors been permitted to the red, the white, and other pn of the President! n will no doubt b t home when they ve the New York Tru t over th boys" who remained delegation a very cold shoulder, some of the boys” secured atmosphe the “1 . Che 1 Tus- ® is not of that class who nt Arthur a chance, We im to ent loose from those of his old ng who would detract from the dignity of his and that he is at last determined to a ter to his name, Tar, Jen do not pre long azo ailviset compan high « Tie: Jepar, alvised Santa Clans te pr 2 of the staff ou ta should be manufactured, ice, Let him accept the new backbone which pare for him, and of which all good show that he is mai t Presid results may yet be bronght Tur Jepar, is a Let him driv about during his adminis- tration, ing hand. out of Government employ the blatherskites and popinjays who daily atte bring Wi sail that be plain to all who ect, that posed to give him a help pt to » into disrepute with the masses, It may be eof them are capable officers, but It must the aul governm wishes you a very happy New Year! The Old, Old Story. Must the old Tompkyps good resolutions for the year. T at times, and when he dashed from his festive abode the relies of many “gi and in th solemn and emphatic manner declared that he had turned over a new leaf, . for one year at least, behave hienself I n, he firmly believed at he would, beyond tt a life, But Tompkyns is bat huma Jvpoe has bad much to do with humanity how sorely Tompkyns will be tempted days Tompkyns will walk will behold peering over the shades in one favored haunts the smiling men who were wont to clink Ah {does Tompkyns hesitate? We think be does Does not Tompkyns know that the man, as well as the woman, who hesitates, is lost?) We think he Well, then, shall the old, old story” be told Must we say that Tompkyns could not withs glare of the merry old eyes fixed upon the shades, and that he entered and was once more embraced aa a “good fellow!” We shall be compelled to tell that old story over again, Bat weare not angi perform that daty, Far from it! Poor Tompkyns ! He will doubtless ize his old quar- ters, give orders for wines, liquors, 2 4, replace the charming pictures on the walls, and invite bla old friends to ‘call around aud make Rome howl.” Tompkyns will do all this and and while Tie Jvnae is ina consoling frame of m he pit Tompkyns will, however, at this time, very likely, request us to remember that he is a man of nerve, and that we ought to know him better before We predict all sorta of terrible things for kim. We will old story be seo, rmed mpkyns is a od times,” most shadow of a doubt, enjoy and THe and knows Before many down the aveune, and of his enances of once coun lasses with hin, id the im from ove ar w ust we fear th: him, and see, Mr. Tompkyns, and we eball offer up a lent prayer for Bob Ingersoll by noml- for resident in a speech which was brigat Tne Mlinots lawyer sprang into notice nating Blal and striking, and which described the Maine statesman “the Plumed Knight t time hits fame hi Ils lectures, in which be shows himself as one the religion of the Bible, ha It is useless to deny that h Influence, both good and bad—bad faith of many men of weak soo) beea: ehehas roused Since th wlio has no behef i made him famous, has exerciser a wid causehe lias dest tachment to religi many peoy is witty, sentimental, But Ingersoll bi In a lecture which he 18 delivering in the eto a peculiar defense of their cute and interesting. tical p Wes red as the fo 8 recently become a ji ns that he wishes I us President in 1884 . Blaine eraoll Secretary of War or runner of Sherman, that i Secretary of State Minister Ingers The intea ia, ‘ould be wonkd be and ty Sherman electe France, His a str ainst him, mon Republican; but the ¢ He has Hebrews, y He will t opinions young and even youn; wateh the career of thy a possible candidate for a publican Pr nt, there will be gre New Year's Cal Wricown Catt Neat made by a friend sho owes you thirty « 3 top A call made by Ml watch, or fo A call made by y who never leaves without yup nother ditto with a prese yollar ulster ar rich uuele from whons youl xpectations, lng” you. ‘A call made by your ditto aunt who hopes y good hours, etc., and leaves you plus a fat che A call made by your other au female cousins with her. remember a keep with your pretty Uxwetoowr Cats A call made by your tailor re count, A call made by your best gi strong. temperance prises you in a Bacet A call made by your land! nds to raise your reat nding that little V's father, wh vities, and, of cour je with your frx y to inform you that A call made by a party of your chums who give you a five-dollar present and « lars worth of cbs A call made ty wishes to know if you hi A call made by your friv f wild and never le you out of twenty dob page nilica’ fone of the s who won't do pethingg for J, the bore, who talks you f two hours. Tur Jet boasting; but it wishe it was among th ar, does not wish to indulge in any undue to call attention tothe fact that auth nary warfare upon th at evils which are being cured. One was in re ern the treatment of people who are unjustly accuse! hy conspiring relatives of re t fo} neanity ; and still a and pretty shop girls t made pretin ard to coroners; anothe pprisonine other is the treatment of pov 1y libertine employers. Very few ward candidates can afford to be bummer: proof. Tur. man who shrieks with nightmare is livin; sort of sleepy holloa. A most curious thing: A woman who is not enr Extraorpivany feat of nature: winter to summer without a spring. Jump comicbooks.com