Judge, 1888-01-14 · page 4 of 16
Judge — January 14, 1888 — page 4: what you’re looking at
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This page contains several satirical pieces typical of Gilded Age humor: **"Debased Luxury"** mocks wealthy bachelors who furnish apartments with expensive decorative items (spittoons, knick-knacks) while claiming poverty—social commentary on nouveau riche ostentation. **"Hum of the Court"** includes anecdotes about marriage customs and social propriety, including a joke about a woman locked in a room with her sweetheart, satirizing Victorian courtship restrictions. **"A Prospective Possibility"** jokes about a man hesitant to marry because he hasn't yet befriended his prospective father-in-law's bulldog—absurdist humor about courtship anxieties. The scattered references to **Phoebe Couzins** (who ran for governor), **Robert Ingersoll** (freethinker), and **Henry Irving** (actor) suggest the magazine engaged contemporary celebrities and political figures in its satire. The overall tone mixes social criticism with genteel absurdist humor typical of 1880s American satire magazines.
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presses itself against the speech-maker who lacks the facility of talk Since Henry Irving gave his idea of Meph. istopheles half the lit erary men of the country are se wround for his fifth, or rather his Broadrib. One of the loving. est. of men is Robert Ingersoll; but it must pain him at times to be unable to conscientious ly consign an enemy to the dreadful place that he says has no exist ene A convict in Sing Sing prison wrote a Christmas hymn of praise. It strikes ns that that conviet, judg ing him from the mere statement, exhibited more of Christmas philosophy than any man out of jail “The chief feature of our modern Christ writes Henry Carleton, “is ish feminine be DEBASED LUXURY, stowal of home-made pachelor apartments for old Sileergilt, and tifadinp. knick-knacks upon the boy, all ‘cept this dod-gasted cuxpidor I fi ayinone place head of the house, at an outlay of $3, in re HUM OF THE COURT. Colonel Nicholas Smith as best man at a wedding is worth 2200 at the very least, and the bride ought to pay itout of gratitude that he isn’t the groom, A young man in Tallahassee, Fla., found himself locked in’ when he was about to his sweet: heart atau hour in th expresses. it, was di enough to find an outlet through the window.” [It should be a part of thecommon law this ye: no wor wear church or th ‘A PROSPECTIVE POSSIBILITY. F Jerrensox— Going ter have turkey ter-night * Yet the mille Jouysox—"T dunno, Tse not got acquainted wellenuff with Mr. Wiggins's bulldog yet is not here, a to say for sure.” woman will an until that turn for which are expected a set of diamonds, a fur wrap, two new gowns, several rings and lockets, a basketful of toys and a small but expensive pug de It's a mean man who says that, and whata mean thing the truth sometimes is ! of the theatre-go: ing public is v ve: but th an impression tha Phoebe Couzins should not try to be governor. What she wants is somebody else to governor. Nd-fashioned room” is excellent, provided only that the old the saciety person all the modern improvements. rts on the 2 parts however, be si Don't be too bold, Henry - don't be too bold. You go to werk and Iy the prejudice out-and-out Christian, my son, and they'll crucify you in (wo wif, friend. Taint sleepin’ with no giants this year.” that meanly ex. minutes. T reckon this ts it all ter yer- comicbooks.com