Judge, 1887-02-26 · page 4 of 16
Judge — February 26, 1887 — page 4: what you’re looking at
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This page from *Judge* magazine contains satirical commentary on contemporary issues and figures, primarily through short editorial quips rather than integrated political cartoons. **Key targets:** - **James G. Blaine** (Kentucky legislator): mocked for being aged ("wasn't born yesterday") - **Democratic platform**: ridiculed as cumbersome - **Massachusetts**: satirized for patent arrogance - **Women's profanity**: a lady from Beloit, Wisconsin is criticized for swearing publicly - **Nina Van Zandt**: a young woman receiving numerous marriage proposals, likely related to contemporary scandal **The two illustration captions** employ dark humor: children skating with dialogue suggesting danger ("I'm so frightened!"), and a figure in water pleading for speed while drowning ("I could die skating!"). The overall tone is acerbic commentary on politics, social behavior, and news items of the era. Without specific date information visible, the precise events referenced remain unclear, though the magazine's satirical mission—mocking public figures and social foibles—is evident throughout.
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4 Mui of the Court. Indians are said to be fond of cigarettes, It is difficult to account for this; but perhaps they hoard them to sell for fire- water. A contemporary sagely remarks that Blaine wasn’t born yesterday ; but we must bear in mind that that was eral days ago. Mr. Lie of the Kentucky legislature ought to be ashamed to carry around the ne tional Democratic platform in that pret and laborious manner. More patent rights are issued to Massachu- setts than to any other state in the union, not mentioning her patent right to attend to every other state's right as well as her own. | But one state has a law against stealing cof- fins from tombs; but we dare say the occupants of the boxes thus situated are as safe a provi sion against theft as the fire in the historically hot stove. Women use prof ver. nity with no dexterity There, for instance, was the lady of who swore in public, and was immed melodious bass. Oregon has a newspaper called The World's Advance Thought. We never welcome the advent of a publication of that kind without unconsciously beginning to calculate the cost of its funeral. The duchess of Galliera, who recently vis- ited the crown princess of Germany, is the possessor of 500,000,000 lire; and inasmuch she is a widow we look upon it asa consum- mate outrage. A scientist says with another ed Wel the ut nt, but wh New Yor Charleston will not be rthquake ina hundred ye: wst_contidence in his judg- n extraondinarily comfortable The Detroit Free Press says the California bull-fight isa weary bore. We have long pro tested nst bull-fights as the most repreh sible of | immorality; but if they are a bore, tely advertised as the possessor of a| and, heaven save us! a th must be at once weary bore at that, abotished by national is at work on a book relating js of the periods of Washington, Hamilton and Jefferson. We beg to present the public men of the existing period with our sincerest congratulations. to old Mr. Preserved Smith of Dayton, O., who is dead, left a will giving $68,000 to the Presby- terian chure y itis that a m lof that kind, so far from being contir should not be enabled to die every day. *Wanted—A Deaf-Mute heading in the Graphic. deaf-mute murderer would be better than any other murderer; and this country has had all | the experiments in violence of this kind that are necessary, Murderer” is a lature of 2000 will itated over the question of ap- ” capitol than the It is beli be even more a propriations for the ‘new AT THE FINISH. “Quicker, Theodore ; quicker! Oh, I could die skating!” We don't believe a | “Go slower, Theodore ; I'm so frightened !” present one is; and when Adam projected the enterprise he builded a thousand times wore than he suspected The mother of Nina Van Zandt says that young lady has had a thousand offers There are a good ma hasn't the good lady been running | ful finger through the last report of the secre tary of the treasu We suspect her of a strong relationship to General Boulanger of France, who is possessed of a powerful desire to make the French arms the largest in the world Anexchange complains that a ce murderer exhibits a sour and selfish disposi tion, We must not, however, expect too much of such people. Their situation en them, and the best the world cannot alw ned s be himself. “There is nothing so persistent as freekl says JUDGE; which leads us to believe that JUpak has forgotten with her | father’s bull-dog in the days before le went on the bench.—Somerville Journal. Have you there, child, It was the ensin guined bull that ‘tended to us. Hereafter if you live in Chicage marry you must go to a seven-by: find out whether he approves of it. If he has any objections he thinks he is authorized to forbid the banns. It doesn’t seem d press will approve his ju Mr. William Jones, who feasted on lamp chimneys and chewed ordinary windows asf he had been brovght up on them, recently er perimented with some Chicago whisky. Long before this paragraph meets the eyes of the public the daily press will have recorded that William Jones is no more. The Philadelphia Herald tells Hugh Cull, who in a moment of telegraphed his children to come and see him die and then, happening to think that there was no wood cut, thought they might be cold during the exercises and set vigorously to work to supply the deficiency. Very few men £0 off with the thoughtfulness for others’ comfort that this indicated. When a man dies he is thoroughly selfish wretch. Though. to be sure, there is some excuse for it. He & quite of the Rer. aberration : liable to get pretty cold himself. icbooks.com