Judge, 1889-05-18 · page 10 of 16
Judge — May 18, 1889 — page 10: what you’re looking at
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This page contains several satirical pieces and advertisements from early American Judge magazine. **"A Melange of the Day"** satirizes the chaos of competing celebrations in New York—patriotic Washington's birthday festivities clashing with baseball excitement. The humor lies in the jumbled, overlapping cheers for both national heroes and local baseball players (Kelly, Ward, Anson), reducing serious civic pride to comic noise. **"An Honest Conclusion"** and related shorts mock nouveau riche social pretension and physical absurdity through brief comedic exchanges. **"An Expensive Taste"** ridicules Mrs. Newriche (a stock character representing the newly wealthy) whose snobbish assumption that cheap goods must be inferior leads her to pay inflated prices—satirizing vanity-driven consumerism. The remaining content is primarily **period advertisements** for local New York merchants (furs, whale oil, candles, rum, fruit trees) and a runaway servant notice, typical of 1789 newspapers. These serve as historical documents of colonial commerce rather than satire.
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A MELANGE OF THE DAY. URING mobbing of the recent Wash- ingtonian celebrations, the great American game went right along, and the cheers for the father of his country floated down the bay and clashed, just over Rebbin's reef, with those for the New York nine. Standing there and listening in- , the jumble of cries sounded like the roar of the ocean, and made a salmagundi of expression which was beautiful to hear and interesting to ponder on, “Three cheers and a iger for" — “Kelly at the bat,” came the first enthusiastic peal, and then “Good boy, Ward! sock another down into “Ten Harrison forever! Here comes Philadelphia's City Troop! Ain't th “Foul? Of course it was a foul. I heard it tick clean down on the ble: "Whoop her up for the governor of North Carolina! round "-— “Anson? Not much. like a"-— “Bishop Potter put hi foot in it clean up to th ‘ond base! Jim yer'll lose it! Now slide, yc “Exempt firemen! Ain’t boys? Nine and a tiger for “One to one on the sixth innin’!”” the fuss, turmoil, a He's just coming He's always kicking, AN HONEST CONCLUSION. —"* Two ter one them Sikes boys is in taown ag’in |" AN EXPENSIVE TASTE. Mrs, Newriche —" This is an elegant piece of yroods. Merchant —* That's only $2.50 a yard, madam.” Mrs, Newriche —" Oh, that’s quite too cheap. Haven't you something b Merchant —“ That's the best we have; but if it’s too cheap I shall be glad to make it $5.00." And Mrs. Newriche, having an expensive taste, and being pleased with the goods, immediately made a purchase. The Centinel of Freedom. NEW YORK, Apnl 30, ick-step! hoot the um- eft flank! until from an @ emotions the isolated listener tumbled over back= ward off the light-house, and took a swim for home. What is the price?" —" Home HOW IT HAPPENED. Very tall to very bov-legged man—*Great Scott! Did you learn to walks too young, or what?” Bow-leged man—" Stranger, | long-legged bores who ask question: ine varped my legs stooping down to avoid HAMELIUS V ANDER- John Yawcob Aftor, Dealer in Furs, Pelts, Hides, &c. Cuftom Refpeetfully foticited, SANDY Mc ALLISTER Has at his Store Much Whale- Oil; Alfo Shingles, Dry Goods, &c. at The Cheapeft prices. Hans Stuyvefant, At the ftore oppofite the Method ife Meeting, sells Molaffes, Teas, Pepper, Jamaica B Antigua Rum, Holland Gin, &e. RAN-AWAY from his Mafter Wathington Fith, an Indentur- ed Servant Lad. Hadona Frock and Troufers, over a Dark flriped Homefpun Facket and Breeches. Name Van Brunt. Very liberal Reward for his Return. BILT Runs a flat-boat between Whitehall Street and Staten Ifland, and Car- ries Goods for the People at Reaf- onable Rate. Beft Sperma Ceta Candles, MADE and Sold at my {tore near Peck-Slip. Alfo Bef Tallow Can- dles mould and dipp'd, and Bay- berry Wax Candles, Hamilton Schuyler. TO BE SOLD By George Van Renffelaer, Gardener to Jouw Hawcoce, Ef s A Large Affortment of Englith Fruit Trees, Imported from London in Capt. Paddock. Cath to Be Given For POTASH, damaged POTasn, ot BLACK SALTS, in Wathing- ton-Building, Allo Jamaica Gin- ger, and French Indigo for Sale. Onticixe ror gent what wanted t" Mr, SLicer — OnLiGInG roKTER - KEEPING HIM POSTED. (just as passenger has dozed off )p—" Ain't you a’ Albany Well, hit wants ten minutes ob three, sah.” comicbooks.com