Judge, 1886-04-10 · page 4 of 17
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This page from **Judge** (a satirical American weekly) contains multiple short political and social commentary items with illustrations, typical of the magazine's format. **"The Ragpicker's Revenge"** section mocks various public figures and social issues: - **Joseph Cook** (mentioned closing his lecture season) likely refers to a contemporary preacher/public speaker - References to **Jay Gould** ($100 million wealth) satirize the robber baron's fortune - **Kate Chase Sprague** (daughter of Chief Justice Salmon Chase) appears in a joke about wealthy women with superior taste - **Sam Jones** (appears to be a temperance crusader) is mocked for his anti-drinking stance - The piece ridicules politicians, clergy salaries, and social hypocrisies **"The Judge's Lunch"** and **"The Ragpicker's Revenge"** cartoons above illustrate comic scenarios with exaggerated characters. **"Sarah Bernhardt's Shakespearean Characters"** (bottom strip) is a theatrical caricature series depicting the famous French actress in various Shakespeare roles through silhouettes—likely satirizing contemporary theater or her dramatic interpretations. The overall tone: satirical commentary on wealth inequality, clergy, politicians, and social pretension.
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P JUDGE. THE RAGPICKER'S REVENGE. WERK JUGS kUNEw. | nls, profably not understanding that 4 such bills never ) Joseph Cook i ul son, it seems to w ass either house of congress; but the more curious fact is that the pudiator didn’t shoot ad—havi dently left his hip-pocket at home. 2 closed his lecture sea-| zh time for the resur rectior It is mentioned as curious thata World com positor should set type blind-folded; but we have suspected that of the av these many years. The crown prince of Germany is to write a dat the same time Bist compositor many The Buffalo Express tells how to be an sai prince of Wales—he doesn't write boo archist it seems to us that far more val doesn’t even read them. He has no desire to ion would lie in directions how ate his natiy rnarchist. | uable inf not to be ms land—not he, ager of Rouseville, tially insane wife live for ye house with his sheep, the poor woman having akeduess but an old buf: an congratulate her- ver—the sheep were a reompany than O. Groger. The members of the house of representatives are much given to the matching of coins—so much that they never let the business of the public interfere with it Patti and Ni re to be formally mar for ried in V re tolerably well ac- nted and accordingly ¢ nce very little y tell of a woman in Greenville, Pa., nervousness in view of the event. A late critic tells us (apropos of something who is ninety years old, who is the mother of that he tells us about Le Some of the clergy of the Mel lapts itself instinctive pal conference of Philadelphia get $300 a year. reaching out for—for” It must 1 em blush to think of t tles, who went out without scrip or staff. this young woman has bee ly un- neerned, she ate that, so far as we shall be unknown forevermore. > twelve childre could should . and who when she was young rthree bushels of wheat. This isan honorable record so far as the age and the children are concerned; but it has always sure to say that it has | seemed to us that women were not created for the rare merit of being catamount to a des- |the mere purpose of being sluggers or cattle. peration. - something is tamount to an inspiratic criticism it ives us pl Jay Gould is worth $100,000,000, We freely forgive Mr. Gould our communistic dollarand PE a quarter of this munif stip: I think,” says some ulating that he shall regard it nd but one woman who had vast numbers of use it for the best interest of the human race, Clothes and jewels and yet rose superior to It has been remarked that all is not Jay Gould them all, and that was Kate Chase Sprague.” | suppose it were that glitters, but we prefer to look upon that Why, there are scores of women who do that spot they could put asa radical mistake. jin this © night. Let the writer attend It seems to us that Mr. Jone a and see how limited is his body. “T never saw |_.Now suppose th Shieago by Sam Jones. ks too much. y house hav- ing a bar-room, and by that time he'll be so. rs, A Mr. Jones of Virginia has had the impu- lazy he'll want somebody to do his drinking put dence to present Senator Riddleberger with a for him. Presently he will insist upon eve A young woman of Wil that she has belonged to A man is known by th ssbarre confesses | information ang of burg ang he keeps; SARAH BERNHARDT'S SHAKESPEAREAN CHARACTERS. comicbooks.com