Judge, 1887-11-26 · page 6 of 16
Judge — November 26, 1887 — page 6: what you’re looking at
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This page contains several satirical pieces typical of late 19th/early 20th-century American humor: **"Thanksgiving in Bohemia"**: A poem mocking artistic pretension—the subject is a bohemian artist who romanticizes poverty and city life while claiming artistic superiority, despite his actual circumstances. **"Thankful It's No Worse"**: A dialogue satirizing Irish immigrant working-class resilience. Mrs. Shaughnessey endures horrific tragedies (husband killed, child injured, relatives burned to death) yet maintains stoic gratitude that things aren't worse—the humor targets both the character's acceptance of misery and stereotypical Irish dialect representation. **"Equal to the Occasion"**: Editorial humor about filling newspaper space with sensationalism when lacking real news. **"Old Chocolate's Target Practice"** and **"Just Before the Sky Fell"**: Dialect humor pieces using exaggerated African American and Irish immigrant speech patterns (common in period publications), depicting rustic or working-class scenarios. The page exemplifies Judge's satirical approach: punching down at working-class and immigrant groups through caricature and dialect.
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