Judge, 1885-04-25 · page 13 of 16
Judge — April 25, 1885 — page 13: what you’re looking at
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This page from Judge magazine (a 19th-century American satirical weekly) contains numerous brief satirical quips rather than a single political cartoon. The main illustrated cartoon titled "A HOUSE THAT WON'T BE LET" shows a dilapidated, ramshackle building—likely satirizing poor housing conditions or slum properties. The text snippets mock contemporary figures and social issues: references to President Cleveland (eating pie with a knife as "reform"), Oscar Wilde (fashion critiques), Sara Bernhardt (acting), and Anthony Comstock (censorship). Other jokes target women's suffrage advocates, political patronage in Panama, and racial stereotypes (the "old negro" dialect joke). The satire reflects Gilded Age concerns: government corruption, changing social roles, and artistic pretension. The humor is characteristic of 1880s-90s Judge magazine—topical, often mean-spirited, and assuming reader familiarity with contemporary scandals and personalities.
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OYE: If Adam did promptings of coura, Ww ‘To temper th His evasion was surely Eve-aided [Philadelphia World. 1 to sin he was gently per yeu! —A mustard plaster may not be very ar- tistic but it draws well.—[‘Texas Siftings. he mills of justice grind slowly, but grind out many a fine. [Philadelphia Call. —Sara Bernhardt is Said to be fond of fishing. We have always understood was a famous angular.—({St. Paul Herald. —The Boston Poct’s society editor thinks that nine society girls out of every ten are in love with a ni nile, boodle, or poodle. —[Ex. he fact that the new Minister to and is called “professor” does not neces- y indicate that he is proprietor of a skating-rink.—[St. Paul Globe. —Oscar Wilde, who favors abolishing the rout and waistcoat, will, if he keeps on, soon look like a society lady in full dress. [Boston Post. his country controls three-quarters of the cornfields of the whole world. This shows the American bunion’s progress. [Boston Post. —It is only the woman who is given away in marriage. The man will give himsclf away before the honeymoon is over. [Boston Tra —If “to the pure all things are pure, Mr. Anthony Comstock must be about the slouchiest leper in the United State: [St. Paul Herald Shey say that canvas-back ducks fly at | the rate of two miles a minute, but this probably means after they get into a restaur- ant.—[Philadelphia Call. here have been four Presidents in Panama since January 1. An office-seeker there has to hump himself to find out to whom he must apply for a post-oflice. [Boston Post. Miss Cleveland is credited with sayin, My brother and I are two.” ‘There are some people in Washington just now who think them ‘too too, nscript. [Detroit Free Press, —Ellen Terry is said to have been ve: ng when she first appeared on the s! sticing Ellen carefully one can discover traces of the Greek style of acting. [Boston Post. —A Western young lad accomplished,” who recently made her d but on the stage, was pronounced a failure, Ivis supposed her wardrobe lacked variety and dramatic ability.—[Norristown Heral —People who ought to know, say that President Cleveland eats pie with a ‘knife. Gentlemen, this is reform. Ie is determined not to fork anything while he is chief mag- istrate.—[St. Paul I “beautiful and —To “Wm. Harkins”—As a general rule, the first symptoms of insanity in a woman is a disposition to be morose and si- lent; in a man it is to imagine he can write poetry.—[Philadelphia World. —One of the applicants for office from Texas was received very affably by the Pre: dent, who treated him to a glass of wine. “Will you smoke?” asked Grover, handing him acigar. The pilgrim from Texas took THE JUDGE. trembling with emotion, Mr. President, I'll smoke it “That man is a ident, after the | i applicant had bowed himself out, “but he ig not yet a confirmed smoker. [Texas Siftin, se has been without a tress in her own right about one-fourth So it will be seen that one- to gratify their artistic instine or paint or draw, don’t the “T have seen a good ma to the last day of my life.” marked the Pr of them draw- What do they draw princi- —[Philadelphia Call. —The White Hor _ An old negro 4 applied to alawyer. do for you old of its existence, fourth of th erned by men.—[Philadelphia Call, fear that Smith is be- . He doesn’t seem to want to thing atall but sh ‘ n of dementia Brown, I’ve been c “1 wants ter fetch suit agin de Newnited , State your case?” y Andy, fell inter de wuz drownded, sah.” “The government has nothing to do with Good gracious, y from childhood [Boston Transcript. ans are born, | “se debil it ain't. own de riber?” That makes no differences ‘ Wall, doan I git er p it has been our misfortune to meet, all we have to say is that he must bean exceedingly Y forgiving parson who would odemus of the lo any wandering **Ye must be born “ Doun git er nickel? Not a cent.” “Boy dun drownded, too?” I. asks us how to extract the square ‘ ackwardness of the . JUDGE is not engaged in the k of grubbing np the Agrieultu , therefore to the com- pig. the squarest rooter Owing to the Want ter know whut I thinks o dis coautey pt particular.” “Nor, sah, I reckons not. i h, dat’s whut it is, be dat it hab dun ’ploy * as he went out he added: Man ain’t got no show in his own country Dat white man makes me ez mad ez er fool.” Dis country is missioner, or to the for a long time will become | brittle and rotten. scendent importance to commercial travel- ers who are accustomed to use the weed, [Somerville Journal. COULDN'T WAIT Old Abner, who had been divorced from pouse on the “Good mawnin’, good mawnit ""y, howdy do, FOR A DIVORC There was a caucus suburbs the other night, and the burden of 8 st man should After the ballot it was dis- was that the b covered that evet It is always ple are so true to their principle, [Boston Transcript. {ron your house ’ Lefer coat ‘hangin’ onthe I'd like to go upan’ git it.” aw, man, dat coat hab dun been put on ny stephusban head, when I went aw ant to find men who WORSE LANDS TIAN THIS, armer John— Oh, and tired of this humdrum e: ister n been born in Italy married ergi ar ’voree come o “ Did yer, chile? whuts got ter hustle roun’ an’ make er libin’ can’t afford ter wait on des Come down an’ *.”’—[Arkansaw Traveler. veled Gest — + Oh, I don’t know, only Italy is the home country women there all have opportunities : : —We ken allus furgin er nuder easier den we makes a mistake man, it takes me er laung se’f fur not habin’ me judgment.—[ Ex. * fools roun de ime ter furgin my- k, and blow, and spit, but use ‘arrh Remedy. Dr. Sage’s C: Scott McGinn pleasant talk a few ave ago with Profess Smith on scientific subje have much mo! haired women violent. tempers than black think that is so? “There is no doubt about it.” A HOUSE THAT “Well, I’ve always suspected that my wife comicbooks.com