Judge, 1886-05-08 · page 19 of 20
Judge — May 8, 1886 — page 19: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertisements** with one small satirical cartoon titled "Neighborly." The cartoon depicts two neighbors in conversation—one complaining that the other's dog keeps him awake howling at night. The humor relies on a misunderstanding: when the complaining neighbor says "That dog of yours," the other man claims he has no dog, suggesting instead it must be the complainant's own daughter making the noise. He cruelly implies she's so unattractive ("I don't suppose she can be shot") that she's unmarriageable—a common 19th-century insult suggesting an unsuitable girl. The "neighborly" title is ironic: rather than civil neighborliness, both men are insulting each other. The joke reflects period attitudes about women's appearance and marriageability while satirizing the lack of actual civility between neighbors. The cartoon occupies minimal space on an advertising-heavy page.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
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