Judge, 1888-11-10 · page 7 of 16
Judge — November 10, 1888 — page 7: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains several satirical pieces typical of late-19th-century American humor: **Top cartoons:** "The Lazy Cook, the Cigar-Lighter and the Ingenious Cat" depicts a domestic contraption where a cat's antics create an absurd chain reaction for cooking—satirizing both Victorian mechanical gadgetry obsession and servants' incompetence. **"This Hallowe'en":** A poem mocking romantic superstitions where young women performed divination rituals on Halloween, poking fun at sentimentality and gullibility. **"A Fatal Conflict":** Two gentlemen discuss a duel between French rivals, with the joke being that while the principals survived, a bystander (an Englishman) was killed—satirizing the absurdity and collateral damage of European honor culture. **"Absolutely Correct":** A brief joke about physiognomy—the pseudoscientific belief that one's appearance revealed character type. **"An Exposé":** A domestic scene where a minister visits, and a child nearly reveals an embarrassing secret before being shushed—gentle satire on hypocrisy and propriety. The overall tone mixes domestic humor with gentle jabs at contemporary pretensions.
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