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# Judge Magazine Page Analysis This page contains two satirical pieces from *Judge* magazine: **"Farewell to the Queen of Tahiti"** (left) mocks a visiting Tahitian queen's departure from America. The poem and accompanying sketches ridicule her complaints about American weather and manners—she allegedly criticized the rain, found Americans rude, and expressed relief to leave. The satire targets both the visiting dignitary's presumed snobbishness and implicitly American society's failings in hospitality and civility. **"Mrs. Squizzle on Politeness"** (right) presents a humorous monologue where Mrs. Squizzle boasts about her daughter's natural politeness while recounting her own visit to the city. She encounters what she perceives as rudeness from urban women and men, ultimately deciding city dwellers lack proper manners. The satire mocks both rural assumptions of superiority and urban indifference—poking fun at small-town smugness about "proper" behavior versus city cosmopolitanism. Both pieces reflect turn-of-century anxieties about American manners and civility.
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