Judge, 1886-03-27 · page 5 of 16
Judge — March 27, 1886 — page 5: what you’re looking at
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This page from the satirical magazine *Judge* contains brief humorous commentary and social criticism typical of the era. The main cartoon, titled "A Complicated Case," depicts a doctor examining a poor, disheveled patient. The caption references "suggestion oh dah brain, concussion oh dah libber an' general utility an' nervous projection," mocking both medical pseudoscience and the patient's impoverished condition through dialect humor. The surrounding text consists of short satirical observations on contemporary figures and issues: Sam Jones (a revival preacher) earning high fees for "soul-saving," criticism of wealthy collectors spending excessive amounts on vases, references to political figures like James G. Blaine, and commentary on journalists and clergy. The poetry section "Her Secret" offers sentimental romantic verse—likely included for tonal contrast to the satirical content. Overall, the page reflects *Judge's* mission to ridicule contemporary social pretension, religious hypocrisy, and public figures through brief quips and illustrations.
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TUK JUDGH'S KUNE. | Sam Jones gets $00 a night. isa pretty good business Soul-saving Itis thought by some that Whistle is so named to keep his courage up. theartist, great thing to be able to. give $18,000 for a peach-blow vase, but it is a foolish thi to do it “The Blaine Fires in the Ww writing letters again ? rm Burning” is ah at! has Mr. Blaine been un. © Rochester Post-Express spells hash ho W had our doubts about this too popular dish Th have long y have la deposits of green sand in it may be rem Sam Small bered, the at from. ‘ything most ever essors of p) is now one of t anity the count If the president doesn’t remove the garland of thorns that pricks his 1 it will go down to his neck dinetly woke him to th. and The widow of Colonel Burn: marry agait $30,000 ay he died. The Ci ny is about to has an incom r the colonel must. be very ti Commercial tells of * ular old, draggle-tailed, rotten eat ofa lie.” So Mr. Conkling has an investigation out that way too, has he? ASt. Paul clergyman says he has known reporters w It may be; t. Paul only we ‘ation » were good men, but as he is acquainted in suspect more or less prevar The Atlanta Constitution says that if Lee had lived he wouldn't writte about the war. We a Ti whether this declara Th have sh sms a line to ki by author Chinese have 563 books on havior and several of thy hear from t being the case, let us hope that eventually some Chinamen will learn to read, Miss Cleveland and Mrs. Manning will visit New York during Lent. If that is their idea of denying themselves food and recreation w are—why, to be sure, we are slad to hear of it _ . A clergyman of Uniontown, Pa., invited by his o ation to resig charge being that 1 les a Di difficult to understand this. Er-whose bicycle Matthew Arnold will come tra-la; but he will bloom no lec imagining he dispe light on his previous visit to hold over to the nm, pre sed er gh sweetness: ring. season. A suspicion begins to the besi aMict Jacob Shar effect that there are two orthree persons himself in this world who deser We suspect that Des littl R msideration. hardson is one. A French professor mesme elephone. ently he sent to sleep a person ten miles and obliged him during his temporary trance to sneeze three times and steal a fiv franc piece. It isa finediscovery, yet it would | JUDGE. | HER SECRET. Twas several years since we had met, Her tre Hor melt Her sinil seem to be supertluous in se of people steal without be nd as for zing we ki in their natural wak time and never moult a hair, then were ripply ray sneez, x with dew were wet, Mf heaven Parson Nasby calls out, week after week, “Pulverize the rum power.” It isa difficult matter. For more than thirty yes f th Tsaw the sume swift re ridge we the par From swinmil yrs: the old smile chiding son tried hard to. puly ithand it) pretty | Thovered o'er the crimson bow nearly pulverized him. Of her r with like mute careses— The same sweet, lovely girl; but oh! A Mr. Worrell offers te) give Parson How gray hi T felt a symy rown her raven tresses Downs five dollars every tiny We don't know wh done, but he evidently has he thrashes a Worrell iltier son Downs | thetic thri reporter, on my ne Ww fell shot bor charming: jd chill ts harming! science than even Po arty such ri And leaning over to her sic I ventured an interrogati | * Pray has some dear frit op Jones evidently thinks that mar: | ot so mue H lately die arvin Detroit, Michigan, But the Flo IX] “Or liave-you loxt some near relation? who writes him, “Oh, Jonesey, you old fool, | Op ig it secret sorrow, say, come back!" seems to know better, That fills your breast, your dark hair bleaches?” Cleveland could not be ed in Butfalo to |, ear ol thin waa Uber erie runa townpump, And he is doubtless right Tro halt a al Grover 1s a Democ his party has no! pp : had my hi possible use “wy, ae HE, SANDISON, You are ntly re marked a burg itisquite | THE NEW SLUGGER. tru i es st_ me, but T Know Nothing (who wants America for served n alderman in New Yor! Americans)" 1 tell you all these n will have to g dirty f my existence.” “Govern the Brookly nt’s reflect spect the Brooklyn Times of aimin air and bringing down pretty lar th hard-work the line at > a peaceable, says r his enemies.” « Nothing (vehemently) Tadmit; but not pes Why, istic Kuov beard) “ Hard-work ing, girl of West ses to rival » don't know of and Barbaraisin (surprised) when does a Chir blind Tom as a pianist mbination of culture any ¢ Nothing (compl Which would better y “When he * hits t ase the confiding public A COMPLICATED CASE. Yeth, doctc general utility an’ nervous proje comicbooks.com