Judge, 1888-01-07 · page 4 of 16
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page contains several short satirical commentaries typical of Judge's "Hum of the Court" section—brief witty observations on social and political topics of the era. **Key references:** - **Oscar Wilde**: A jab at the famous playwright, mocking claims about his marriage dynamics - **Utah/polygamy**: References to Utah's status as a territory seeking statehood while practicing polygamy—a major political controversy - **Cleveland's second term**: Mentions Grover Cleveland's return to the presidency, with a joke about a hole in his stocking (suggesting incompleteness or inadequacy) - **Tecumseh Sherman**: A Civil War general referenced in a mistletoe joke - **Rochester explosion/Buffalo**: References to industrial disasters, likely from the 1880s-90s **The cartoons** illustrate two scenes: "Those Terrible Great Vases" (showing people examining large decorative vessels) and "Coll and Clarry Congatulations" (a street scene with well-dressed figures). The page's humor relies on contemporary events and personalities now largely obscure to modern readers.
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4 HUM OF THE COURT. It is the opinion of the Roe ester Post-Express that delicate sympathy is the tact of the soul. The difference between Chi cago and Utah is that Cl doesn't assume that its bigs is right Mrs. Oscar Wilde says her husband is not henpecked, but she dare not say that he ought not to be. “Utah is at the door,” says an exchang Yes; and in just the right position to be kicked out of it, A. prohibitionist, according to the Nebraska State Journal, is a man who goes in through the side door. It is thought that Mrs. boil will have to put a around his grace’s neck him just as if he belor other kind. nd tead ed to the Those papers which com- plain of the bl ading of the side-walks have never thought of the crowds attracted by their bulleti Kostervi has a haunted 1 The spooks are supposed to be those of some starved boarders and they are be for something to cat. boards, have they ¢ N.. 'Y.; house, THOSE TERRIBLE GREAT VASES. Voice prom THe pepris—* Exen vd to be hunting around It is a wise remark of the Oil City Derr are bet A: that Parsons and Spies men than Most because they are buried. There should be some way to make the bills due in January run a-brac the chair alipped and Toawn’t get out!” to July without interest—July let us say, of the following year The Texas Clarion sys no body ever saw a left-handed idiot or a bald-headed fool. the great new questions | with the b nning of the vear, Grover Cleveland for a second term, but there w a hole in the toe of his stocking big enough to let out both the second and the third. We don't green ristmas, thinks a green postage-stamp enlarges the stock of denunci atory adjectives. St. John of Kansas says he is not a natural-born fool; so we suppose he has acquired what cver he has of that nature know about a but the Sun Mark the Englishma ms a title. See if he de strates his right to it by n himself conspicuous prize-fight. who If a doctor persistently at- D. to his si hhould not a shoen M. to his? However, the shoemaker is not so foolish ixs Lacer, but while I was looking at your bric Directly after the great Rochester explosion Buffalo tried to et up one too, bu se was about like the peep of a chicken and couldn't be heard at Black Rock. We feel authorized to say that Tecumseh Sherman will until the close of the 5 i rl under the mistletoe and treat her accordingly. 1 Delighted to see you as been a little unfortunate in his business lately.” Shopping. of course?” (He failed for half a méftien.) ust appreciate things when you have to pay cash. comicbooks.com