Judge, 1885-12-12 · page 14 of 16
Judge — December 12, 1885 — page 14: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertising** with embedded short satirical pieces. The main content includes: **"A Union of Capital"** (top): A dialogue between a railroad superintendent and a visitor. The joke appears to satirize capitalist justifications for poor labor conditions—the superintendent claims business is "improving" despite hardship, using circular logic ("it seems that way...it is that way") to dismiss workers' concerns. The visitor represents capital interests seeking to unite against "unreasonable demands of labor." **"Dust from the Bull Ring" and "Unanswerable Wisdom"**: Brief anecdotes mocking social pretension and faulty logic. **The advertisements** dominate the page, hawking safes (Marvin's, Mosler), perfumes (Lundborg's), pianos for rent, furniture, and medical products—typical of Judge's era. The satire targets **labor-capital conflict** of the Gilded Age, depicting how capitalists justified exploitation through evasive rhetoric rather than honest argument. The "unanswerable wisdom" that "it is that way" reflects contemporary dismissal of workers' legitimate grievances.
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