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Judge — August 11, 1883 — page 2: what you’re looking at
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# The Judge, Page 2: Satirical Commentary on Public Figures and Summer Social Life The page contains two main satirical pieces. **"Dana Winces"** mocks Charles Dana, editor of the *New York Sun*, for banning the magazine *Truth* from his office after it published witticisms about him. Judge ridicules Dana's hypocritical stance—he himself regularly published jokes about others but cannot tolerate being targeted. The piece sarcastically suggests Dana is burying his head like an ostrich rather than facing criticism. **"The President's Trip to the Yellowstone"** critiques President Chester Arthur's planned excursion, suggesting it's merely a publicity stunt benefiting the Hatch syndicate (likely a railroad or tourism company). Judge implies such junkets are nothing new—previous railroads and entrepreneurs have done similar trips. **"In and Out of Town"** humorously discusses "grass widowers" (husbands left behind) and the social dynamics of wives summering elsewhere while husbands work in the city—a common upper-class practice. The page blends political satire with social commentary typical of Judge's irreverent approach to contemporary affairs.
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- THE JUDGE. 324, 326 and 323 (Franklin Square.) IS TO SUBSCRI ONCE A WEEK. tur a0 SPANY, not 228 Peart St, DANA WINCES. many years Mr. Dana has been amu- | sing himself very much, and the public ina cc, by alleged witticismsat . Childs, of the Philadel- has published in the ackled over exultantly very inferior de of M which h the expe phia Ledger, Sun, and doubtless cl at intervals, without regard te what may be Mr. Childs’ feelings in the matter at all. But there was a Nemesis at Mr. Dana’s heels, Nemesis took the form of Truth. used itself and the public for and this ath Nas sometime back by publishing various little witticisms at Dana’s expense; on the whole, much better witticisms than those which em- anated from the Sux office, and Mr. Dana has winced. He has forbidden a copy of the offending Truth to be introduced into the Sun office. ‘This is puerile and undignified, Is Mr. Dana afraid of the truth, or is he like the ostrich, which buries its head in the sand, to look at its torment ot rid of them altogethe Did they not te and, by refusin: imagines it has Fie, Mr. Dana! many, many years h you, in the nu take a should nev can it be possible that Mr. I old that he has for and his common sense together? annot ery, that the r Or THE PRESIDENT’S TRIP TO THE YELLOWSTONE. Ti Jepee trusts that President Arthur's trip to the Yellowstone may be 4 ingly ph be aiter t one—profital ,exeept to the Hatch synd all, Mr. Hateh’s junketir nothing new in the party is line; it has it has been done by vert been done by Barnu Starin, it has th been done by every’ sailroad ver was opened. The only point in , while you were still | na is growing | atten that good old | THE JUDGE. which Mr. 1 capturin That ou ind the 1 is live President for hisexeur- ht to give the Yellowstor Hatch syndicate a boom— on. ey 1 people ¢ alize that it never was very hard > to reflect upon they will od tim remarked above, he 1 time, in advertisement to catch our dear Chet, for a real g | Well, as Tue Juve hopes Chet. will have and that Hateh & ( igh for their Y ay them for the cost of the excursion, which, | if thin to have them don siderable. nine will g en cllowstone scheme to re- IN AND OUT OF TOWN. Jest at this season New York is full of | Maly be grass widowers, and adjacent summer resorts | are full of ; The cares of busi- ness keep pater familias within reaching dis- tance of his office, and the health of the lit- tle ones, s widows. and very often her inclinations, drive mamma away to | ‘This is all and women must sleep—in ¢ un oF mount it should be, for men must work refully-shaded | hammocks during these sultry afternoons. But let not the fair partners of the joys and sorrows of busines ound men imagine they have all the pleasant leisure of summer eu- | joyments. Offices close betimes during the off, saying to Island is not McFlimsey ar-old, in the of their country retreat, * How must be missing us now eclusion poor papa nha- ling the ocean breeze steamers of the [ron Steamboat Company or on one of their iron pi very prettiest airs and of such of his lady friend said ocean breezes at th it by any means imp Flimsey herself has st nocent and platonic flirt young man whose devoted attention | cheerful society prevent her from mi | dear hubby fo much. rs, and playing off his for the benefit as may be inhaling me time. Nor is ble that Mrs. Me- ed an altogether in- 1 with some nice and Mrs. Me her husband is none the w« joyed a brief space of bache welcome her back with the home was very chee back to town she will find that r having en- nd will mission that ess, after all, while she was away ; and she, on her part, may feel some of the almost forgotten ples McF.’s society which she used to feel in those far-off honeymoon days, brief separations are certainly good for poor hu- manity, and, if not too long protracted, some trath to the oft-lispnted line, * sence makes the heart grow fonder.” these iv ab- “ Avralliteration’s artfal aid” is largely invoked by some of our contemporaries in compounding their headlines, ‘This is all very pretty, and when started by the Chi | press, had the merit of novelt | king. ‘The headline in which as ta- nd of the record is in . are done the way Mr. Arthur likes | sue of one of these , will be far from incon- | worth the trouble the 1 || that was made al | and | Such is the way of | the world; but when shortening days bring | ly) 0 pa | the most easily rew attention to its report of th tion of a *Jerked to Je: —has But of late the thing has been overdone, The Morning Journal, Truth and the World, among our city . are FS a may be In their columns, mmar are alike ruth- ion. ** Home to Priest,” minal become historical. shining examples of how ran into the ground. sense, euphony Her Huy * Protect Police Pensions” headings culled at random from a single is and if it were st might be extended indefinitely, and many an incongruous sen- tence might be brought to light. Allite tive he like many other ¢ upers; lin as to become ridiculous, PROFESSIONAL BEAUTIES. Went, Mrs. Langt question ari ry has left 1 Was she worth ut her? At p to do with her conduct or mode and the M the fuss ent we have nothin, of procedure here, save in so far as such con- duct may be regarded as part of the advertis- ing or stock in trade of the regular profes- sional beauty. It is certain, however, that she attract tremendous share of notice smment, pro and con, while she amongst us; the daily press devoted a large share of its valuable space to chronicling her sayings and doings; she was lionized asa wo- man, and in fact generally treated and look- ed upon much as the celebrated elephant Jumbo was when he first came to this coun try. And the bt but t has made ut deal of money. ‘The profits of the se 1 be no de he son have been variously stated at sums ranging anywhere from one hundred thousand to two hundred thousand dollars; probably the figure half- would be a fair estimate. y between the two Now, when a wo- man can come to a foreign country and make such a sum as £150,000 ina few months, it is it is done. did she start with? Notorious- considering how ry is no actress; then { woman on the American stage to- arcely ars a week who could not out: but a fifth-rate at best nothing unateur—yet she attracted » and cultured audiences, a considerable advance on the regular price of seats being adily paid for the privi- Unquestionably she was well many, ‘¢ must have been some- thing more. Her beauty—her much vaunt- ed loveliness? $ for it did not require a re the spectator that we may tier women by the score any fine afternoon on Broadway or Fifth Av- What then? 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