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Judge — July 14, 1883 — page 3: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page 3 This page contains political satire from the Gilded Age, likely from the 1870s-80s based on references. The main cartoon, "Assisted Emigration," depicts a military officer (appearing to represent U.S. government authority) handing money to a young soldier, satirizing American support for emigration policies or potentially mocking corrupt patronage systems where government positions were traded for loyalty. The text discusses Democratic Party figures, mentioning Henry Watterson, Abe Hewett, and Peter Cooper—likely debating presidential succession or party leadership. The piece mocks reformist pretensions while questioning whether certain figures should hold high office. The "Intercepted Letters" section parodies romantic correspondence, using humor about absent spouses and poker-playing to satirize contemporary social vices—a common Judge device for social criticism wrapped in comedy. The scattered items about editors, bolts being "overstocked," and other fragments represent typical magazine filler mocking current events, prices, and public figures through wordplay.
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te efforts to do + ignored those of their own po: anythin) their despe: heat Grant,” litical faith, and selected poor Greely as their he outcome of th standard-bearer. and comforting to the Dene encour ricy—and history sometimes has a provoki way of repeating itself. ‘Truly there is something pathet in Henry Watterson’s a ly gens er suming the philanthropic rol of rejuve old age. His published interview with his Methus ummy freshinyly se Watters tion of the daily life of t as cool and nervy of deerepid friend. Pilden, is res sonable, “sade rip- + frisky Samuel is a horse-aucti neer’s ware rantee, The energetic indifference, those “Sun and truthful devotion displayed by self acrificing Democratic tSamuel.J. riots, {fer up their lives to their coun Speaker's chi of sublime patriotism worthy the emnlation of the youth of our land And now comes t rood Abe Hewett, who steps to the front ces that he Presic snot ambitious to play the ral tial martyr, ‘THe Jenee is Hon. ALS. many noble personal characteristic } siders Mr. Hewett ness suecessor of his lamented the late Peter Cooper, likewise one of the ablest and most reliable ranks of the impels us te say that the indi- nt, with any d ofa ready to accord to the Hewett and cone not only a worthy busi- and esteemed dut father-in-law, statesmen in t But candor cations of cer: tainty, to even the possibility of Mr, Hewett wus life in nt of these Democracy. ot ps bei Hed npon to risk his pre discharging the duties of Presid United States. How the Temperature affects a Phila- delphia Editor. it was stated not longago had icy of Tuy k, Wheth while to ob aun to abuse An Amusing Fiction on its Travels. They understand out on the Pacific coast that Mr, Conkling and his friends have bousht Tue Juper, the New York comic paper, in order to put n end to the attacks upon the fallen states man. This leads San Francisco Gul President VanBuren: Ou ce a the door by » his wis with candatously abu . unless you cow. 1 will get a divorce replied Mr 300 for writing it Reporter Botts are quoted higher. This is singu- lar, indeed. ‘hey should be cheaper, if any- thing,considering the thousands of bolts made | at the election last t the | market was overstocked. brotherly love | Randall, in their wil- | + an example ad publicly announ- | alienate my affections from you, or make me ASSIS 1G. yore suppose L must stand my share, INTERCEPTED LETTERS. ROM ALFRED FLASHMAN, ESQ. TO MIG. TSAMELLS PLastiatas New You, My pear uirtie Wirry—J you left me, and.) miss vou. AIL my lif you, but [console my that the pure air of the mountains is d my poppet so much good, and will bring her back to her darling Alfred with such a bright color in her cheeks and. such a lovelight in her Ohdear! [bear your absence as best Lean. T have been so busy at the oflice since you left that [have searcely been able to get hom you will probably hear deny is a blank If with the on your return, and [have not even made a ing my meals at the house, my great work on philology and vceupies a great deal of my time. » very et ving the diffe nd Jerome I r and, closely, [ trust, not without profit to myself. Perhaps you may have heard of the me of poker, also. I have been duously. It is one of the nd time I tind; most univers the country honored pastimes of as a ceremony, is something akin to the practice of the ancient Druids in removing the misletoe from the oak with a golden knife. In other words, it is 4 and most inte ing. But do not think that these pur st- its 2D EMIGRATION, (v0 Rape ay) Well, Lhave a good many calls upon ane, but as far as this y seen a gond deal about assisted emigration in the papers lately love you the less. They are a mere ¢ tion to relieve the tedium, but me for the casioned by Indeed, my co-laborers in th ence ark on the fi a you y hurry, Alf: your wife is out of town if 1 ever sifl ain study ppet were i at Dan se intel- they a would dream of p the mysteries of me New York. bam : pplying myself too are leetuial pursuits, Fy the tax on the brain power is er T seldom wake without a headac be uneasy, however, for if 1 ean. § time I will t week at Coney Island, and the sea-breezes will set me up allright. Tam so anxiously looking out for your next letter, Let it be a long one, dearest, and let it tell me how yon bear your enforced absence from your loving husband ALFRED inating “A Suawen elder has, left the church be- he was not allowed to kiss the sister rays himself in a costume al- uous as that worn by Oscar a When am: most as rid and then is not permitted to *oseu- the sisters, life must be shorn of all ures, and become almost a blank Such a rule is on. blank. [tis roug ough : to “bust up” any re neti, crashed to earth, will rise a. gain "—but if it get down this hot weather, fe don’t bet heavily on an India-rabber bob up. comicbooks.com