Judge, 1883-08-11 · page 13 of 16
Judge — August 11, 1883 — page 13: what you’re looking at
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This page from Judge magazine contains several humorous items satirizing everyday American life: **"An Every-Day Occurrence"** (top left cartoon): Depicts the common frustration of train travelers who barely catch departing trains. The visual joke shows the rushed chaos of missing connections. **"Kick" poem**: A moralizing verse encouraging people to "make a kick"—to protest and fight against injustice, dishonesty, and wrongdoing, even when odds are unfavorable. This reflects Progressive Era ideals about civic activism. **"By Their Names They Are Known"**: A comedic anecdote about a Hebrew traveling salesman and conductor discussing a ticket name mix-up, playing on period stereotypes and miscommunication humor. **Correspondence section**: Editors humorously reject reader submissions—too long, too obscure, derivative, or poorly written. This satirizes amateur writers bombarding publications. **Bottom cartoon**: A couple discussing color artists, with the punchline that "the negro whitewasher" is the color artist—a crude period joke. The page reflects Judge's mix of social commentary, immigrant stereotypes, and genteel humor typical of early 20th-century American satire.
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