Judge, 1887-10-29 · page 4 of 16
Judge — October 29, 1887 — page 4: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Page Content This page contains multiple satirical items typical of Judge magazine's humor: **"Hum of the Court"** section offers brief social commentary, including jabs at: Henry George (anti-poverty advocate) for traveling luxuriously; the postal system's inefficiency; and a woman (Aimee) requiring a servant to lace corsets—mocking both excessive wealth and women's fashion constraints. **Upper cartoon** depicts a domestic dispute, likely about women confronting aggressive men ("mashers"), suggesting women should defend themselves despite societal expectations. **Lower cartoon titled "Unregenerate"** shows a revival meeting or religious gathering. The humor targets evangelical religion, portraying congregants and preachers as hypocritical or unsophisticated—one preacher has just swallowed tobacco while preaching temperance. **References to Emma Abbott** (opera singer), Tennessee clergy, and "Weeping Joe" (a salvationist) provide contemporary cultural commentary on entertainment, religion, and social reform movements of the era. The overall tone is cynical toward religious earnestness and social pretension.
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JUDGE forty dollars apiece. The worst kicking the dear child did was. that of the bu . and she must have felt half as bad about it as do the thousands of her admirers. who survive her. Robert Garrett made a good deal of noi: oming down, basement just No woman should break er the head of a masher, because she may need it todefend herself against the next one. Tennessee clergyman—*' I see that Emma Abbott is playing in Illinois. Therefore 1 shall repeat ni ermon pitching inte theatricals.” They tell of a clergyman is $15,000 in debt. He must e had a high salary. No poorly paid man can get as deep in debt as that. It must be said of i Cleveland that she has a habi of gadding about that is not pleasant ; but she differs from most women of that kind in knowing how to hold her tongue. One * Weeping Joe,” a sal Mas, Dessvape Pa iy Ma. Dexsvane special, our ago that you should bave co go to the dinner in absolute rags, and ft — Vationist at’ present laboring in Hought Fl de the square thing to pe tran between s.> Indiana, recently“ lustrated a point” by leaping from his HUM OF THE COURT platfrom through a second-story window and coming back to the plat: form though the front door of the building. It is difficult to imagine Henry George travels only in palace cars, and there's your Anti anything more impressive, unless indeed Weeping Joe might manage poverty too. to break his neck. There is a postal system which ought to be known ity the special A Chicago burglar entered a girl's room, and is going to be very system of und sorry for it. The girl insisted on eloping with him, and she was his Aimee had a man servant to lace her corsets, and the corsets cost only haul UNREGENERATE. Desoox Mesanave (tt clase meetings °° Brethring an’ sisteru, Dar pow ful glad ter sew thet at last iy pore words has led some effec on one who hez long strayed from th’ fold Heother Halsey come forward” Brormen Hatary ‘thickly)—" Don't xo off ‘fore yer loaded, deac’n. I jest swallered a chaw of terbacca, comicbooks.com