Judge — 1888 — page 11: what you’re looking at

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This page contains two distinct sections: **"Old Judge Sniffits"** (left): A reminiscence about a frontier judge known for his unconventional rulings and casual approach to justice. The narrative satirizes a character who dispensed verdicts while hunting, drinking at taverns, and ignoring legal precedent—poking fun at rough-and-tumble judicial systems in early America. **"Speaks Practically"** (bottom): A brief dialogue between Miss Prime and a Doctor about which period of life seems longest. The doctor responds that in women it varies, noting "the longest generally seems to be between her 29th and 30th birthday"—a joke mocking women's anxiety about aging. The illustrations depict the frontier judge scene and the conversation, rendered in Judge magazine's characteristic 19th-century engraving style.