Judge, 1888-08-11 · page 4 of 16
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This page contains several brief satirical items typical of Judge's format. The main cartoons depict: **"On a Mount Desert Pier"**: Shows a woman urging Mr. Weymann to hurry while Mr. Tozer attempts suicide—likely satirizing melodramatic behavior or a specific contemporary scandal. **"Force of Habit"**: A man with chattering teeth asks his companion to throw out the "latest key," implying habitual behavior persists despite changed circumstances. **"Hum of the Court"**: A collection of brief editorial quips mocking political figures and social conventions—including jabs at civil service, women's baldness, and Cleveland administration figures (Grace, Hill, Blaine, Thurman, Grover). References suggest 1880s-90s Democratic politics, though specific identities of some figures remain unclear without additional historical context. The humor relies on contemporary political awareness and social observation now largely obscured by time.
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ON A MOUNT Misy Meproxv—" Ob ! do hurry, Mr. Weymann ! Mr. Tozer is trying to commit suicide !” a fully narrow escape. It's the only one of its kind Martin of Londen . and the pattern's destroyed.” HUM OF THE COURT. THE MAN called out “Haverstraw !" as the train reached that plare N OF FICE-HOLDER writes us, “Civil service be blanked!" It and the response from the man who had just awakened was," Thank is, sir—it is, y 1 don't care if | do.” THE St. Louis Globe- Democrat says there are more women than men H'* GRANDFATHER'S HAT came down to his ears, and his 1 that are bald. he editor of the paper is off for his vacation and father’s boots made him lame ; but he did his level best in hi: will not return in a year; otherwise he would be bald-headed too. father's vest, and he got there just the same. THE ov opposition of Grace to Hillis not so much the grace before meat as that before starvation. TIS a very stupid man who can't » danger when it is at his own wine and the business and labor of this country are not squint-eyed or near-sighted. THE MENTION of Brother Flower Cleveland’s favorite for governor rather facetious; but it is Democratic tection of the Democratic article of barrel. M*- HILL succeeded in having the prisons properly taken care of; and it is gratifying that during the emergency not one of the striped white-and-black bandanas « away. PRoBaBLy if Blaine and Thurman were to stump any part of this country gether the good old chief of the gory English sparrow, which kills or drives olf we birds. We had a blizzard last winter which killed many of him; but ther must be another blizzard in November. GROVER WOULD never kill David a David would never kill Grover; but there is a principle of safety which ought FORCE OF HABIT. oblige every man to wear a pad and son’ Mas, Dorey I think you've been out long enough, Prentis blotting-paper where he is most likely to b Mk. DORRANCE (sehose teeth are chattering)—" S-s0 d-do 1. Throw out th’ L-l-latesh key, will you ?” injured when he looks at the effulgent sun. comicbooks.com