Judge, 1887-12-24 · page 4 of 19
Judge — December 24, 1887 — page 4: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of This Judge Magazine Page This page contains several short satirical pieces mocking American social customs and figures of the 1880s-90s era. **"Motherly Perspicuity"** (top cartoon) depicts a woman seeking "giant powder" (dynamite), likely referencing anarchist violence concerns of the period—the joke being mothers want explosives to manage Christmas preparations. **"Hum of the Court"** comprises multiple brief social observations: mocking partisan women attacking Mrs. Cleveland (wife of President Grover Cleveland), satirizing young women's dating strategies, criticizing stingy wealthy men, and joking about Christmas expectations. **"The Effect on St. Nicholas of Our Higher Education"** shows Santa confused by modern education, with a youth discussing electricity. The caption references a girl wanting expensive items (Patriarchs' ball dress), suggesting consumer culture and education were making youth materialistic. The pieces collectively mock: political partisanship, class pretension, consumer excess, and changing social values among the educated classes. The tone is cynical rather than deeply political.
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JUDGE MOTHERLY PERSPICUITY. Mans. Staiven Mr. Stn Mes. Sreivi “ve got to get some." hat 7" "This new giant powder [sce advertised. If Gen HUM OF THE COURT. The average man never considers the Christmas stocking except to put his foot in it There is one ion for the small boy who gets nothing in his stocking: n go to church and hear a nice Christmas sermon, among partisan women an apparent desire to piteh Irs. Cleveland's re however bad the bread this is not kind and is espe out of place during the Christ- mas season We observe among the iday a sed Swipes's pills and Smith's kidney reliever. The young lady under the misth she who gets will fi iously stre ened her coast defences that she's going to get smacked. has not pre man who nd stingy holidays: and yet he was a good man, for, behold you! he died everso many years ago. A Christmas prayer by D. B. Hillis tothe that if there is a long stocking given toemy ness heaven will vouchsafe the best of all the wherewith to fill it for him from tip to garter, It has recently that there are sev women who do not nspired young Want lO ona red stick for ¥ THE EFFECT ON ST. NICHOLAS OF OUR HIGHER EDUCATION. AN YOUTH (aged #iz)—* Now if the effect of eighty bolts of electricity is equal jeve went to the Patriarhs’ ball, an* found all the other girls wearin’ it she'd feel flustered.” That is a good sign for the impending year; as also transpired that the coachmen were in every instance ved, knock-kneed, and red-haired, marry their coachmen, yet it cross Boys are sharp-eyed ; and this year there are no toys with evi- dences of flies on them that -wi id admiration, however tempting they may look in the enticing light of the shop window It is human nature that there is belongs to the other man ; but, bless pturkey so good as that which there is not at this season the envy that would deny that gentleman the full benefit of the bird from comb to claw. It is Henry George’s opinion that there should be nodiamonds this holiday season unless they come to him and a few of the rest of us—and Henry is right Toevery editor of a morning paper we give this present—an evening edition just as soon ashe finds he can't properly fight his rascally opponent with the regular one. The Baltimore girl who bita man’s thumb, and so caused his death of lock-jaw, is respectfully advised to hereafter bite her own thumb and do it in the direction of the extreme south, Once there was a wont who wanted a hundred-dollar bonnet for a Christmas. pre but Santa Claus winked at and remarked with deprec: politeness, ‘Dear lady, would rob so m y of the other boys and girls that it cannot be allowed.” comicbooks.com