Judge, 1886-01-16 · page 11 of 16
Judge — January 16, 1886 — page 11: what you’re looking at
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This page presents nostalgic humor contrasting "good old times" with modern complaints. The six cartoons mock Victorian-era conditions while satirizing contemporary grievances: **Key Cartoons:** - "No Competition in Trade" and "No Deadly Coal Gas to Inhale" ironically praise past hardships (dangerous work, poor air quality) - "Air-tight and Ill-ventilated Houses Were Unknown" mocks primitive housing - "The Fast Mail Carrier," "Non-Explosive Lights," and "As for Food, the Woods Were Full of It" continue this ironic praise of past deprivations **The Point:** The satire targets people who romanticize "the good old days" while ignoring actual hardships—dangerous jobs, explosions from faulty lamps, starvation risks. Judge ridicules this selective nostalgia by presenting objectively terrible conditions as supposed advantages. The prose sections include political gossip (Joseph Pulitzer, Representative Curtis) and social humor about class relations, particularly a dining-room scene satirizing racial attitudes through dialect humor—reflecting period prejudices typical of 1880s-90s publications.
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