Judge, 1887-11-26 · page 4 of 16
Judge — November 26, 1887 — page 4: what you’re looking at
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This page contains **humor columns and cartoon vignettes** about Thanksgiving gratitude, likely from the 1880s-90s. **"Humor of the Court"** offers satirical observations on who gives thanks: Joseph Pulitzer (newspaper publisher), women seeking bonnets for Easter, enslaved people grateful for scraps, and Colonel Fred Grant (son of President Ulysses S. Grant, apparently politically sidelined but retaining influence). A pointed jab targets **Governor Hill** (likely David B. Hill of New York), whose Thanksgiving is "unsatisfactory" because it must involve either adultery or a "stag party"—satirizing perceived moral hypocrisy among politicians. **"Condescending"** and **"A Damper"** are brief comic exchanges mocking social pretension: a man boasting about his feet, and a woman feigning praise while insulting a suitor's voice. The satire targets late-19th-century hypocrisy among the wealthy and powerful, contrasting their selective gratitude with working people's genuine thanks for modest circumstances.
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