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# Judge Magazine Christmas Issue - Contents Page This is a table of contents for a Christmas-themed issue of *Judge* magazine, a prominent American satirical publication. The page features decorative Victorian-era illustrations surrounding the contents listing, typical of late 19th/early 20th-century magazine design. The issue contains a mix of seasonal content: poems about Christmas traditions (by popular period writers like James Whitcomb Riley), illustrated stories with domestic themes ("My Great Uncle," "Bridget"), and multiple cartoons by staff artists W.L. Shepard and E. Zimmerman addressing holiday scenarios—"A Total Rout," "Caught in the Act," and "Our National Christmas." The content emphasizes traditional American Christmas celebrations and sentimental family narratives. Without seeing the actual cartoons' content, specific satirical targets remain unclear, though "Our National Christmas" suggests commentary on American holiday customs or commercialism.
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THE JUDGE'S SANTA CLAUS. Poer CARTOON—A Total Rout - - - - - ~- WL. Shepard JOHN AND PERCILLY. Poem- - - ~ James Whitcomb Riley MY GREAT UNCLE. With illustrations - - - A. T. Worden THE CHRISTMAS OF THE LIES. With illustrations - J. A. Waldron FLOWERS AND YOUNG HEARTS. Poem - - - -M.S.B FIGS AND THISTLES. Poem - - - Dewitt Sterry A POET'S CHRISTMAS. - - - - ~ Nathan M. Levy AN IOYL OF CHRISTMAS EVE. Poem - ~- fone L. Jones OLE WINTAH'S MIGHTY LONG. Poem J. A. Waldron CHRISTMAS REVERIES. Poem - - Nathan M. Levy CARTOON—Caught in the Act - - + + WAL. Shepard CHRISTMAS BUNS- = - - - - - - = H.S.Keller THE OLD FOLKS’ CHRISTMAS. Poem. Eva Wilder McGlasson BRIDGET. With illustrations - - - — Margaret Hamilton Welch THE FOUR SEASONS - - - - - = = Ed. Mott THE CHRISTMAS WILD TURKEY. Poem- - - Stanley Waterloo CARTOON—A Christmas Eve Surprise at the De Struk Oyle's. G. Hamilton 22-23 AN OUTCASTS CHRISTMAS EVE - - - - - M.S.B. POPCORN. Poem - - - - - Pearl Eytinge 2: CARTOON—Deception on The Flats - - &. Zimmerman THE MODERN MINERVA - - - Kathrine Grosjean CARTOON—Our National Christmas - &. Zimmerman comicbooks.com