Judge, 1889-06-15 · page 6 of 16
Judge — June 15, 1889 — page 6: what you’re looking at
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This page contains several satirical pieces typical of late 19th-century American humor: **"His Annual Reappearance"** mocks the recurring legend of the sea serpent supposedly sighted off Maine. The poem ridicules credulous witnesses and suggests the creature is either a hoax or fabrication to attract summer tourists. The satire targets both gullible believers and the newspapers that amplify dubious "sightings." **"Where the Crash Was Felt"** references a financial panic or banking collapse (likely the 1893 depression, given the Cincinnati banking firm mentioned). The joke contrasts the dramatic Wall Street impact with provincial indifference—a rural couple discusses the news casually while city folks panic. **"Courage on Both Sides"** and **"After the Reception"** are society-page jokes about wealthy marriages and romance. **"Sizing the Contribution"** satirizes racial stereotypes through dialect humor about a Black church sexton refusing an insufficient donation, playing on period minstrelsy tropes. The cartoons employ typical Judge-era satirical approaches: deflating pretension, mocking financial speculation, and (problematically) racial caricature.
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HIS ANNUAL REAPPEARANCE. Eastront, Me., Ma fishermen Crowell an: and reputable men, report a inarine monster in Clark’s bay. It was of ser- pentine form and big around as a cask. “Dispatch to daily paper 2ad.— Lobster Duncan, sober URRAH ! he’s here again and been seen by men of Maine; The glorious old sea-serpent is on deck ; Teetotalers have spied him and rowed right up beside him And taken another measure of his neck! Upon his tail he stood and reared above the flood, In his old familiar style he spouted brine They were actually afraid, and that is why it’s said ‘They hada’t been braced up on gin Rut was he" ginooine,” of is there a combine To launch him on the summer-boarder seas ? Oh, why will scoffers shrug and wink and blink and mug And discuss abstractions like the verities? come again” that an honest man from Maine, re liquot’s never scen of heard oF felt, Wve his word thus weighed and be actually said ‘now a live sea-sarpint from a smelt? antic shapes arise from the ocean to the skies t is a sober sailorman to do? 't deny his eyes nor go back on his surprise doubt that the sea-sat WHERE THE CRASH WAS FELT. Old Mr. Br story block on V Old Mrs, Brewster — Old Mr. Brewster — 1 was half a mile aw crash. But here’s something that be a prominent Cincinnati banking firm and that the crash was felt Old Mrs. Brewster ‘ewster —" Tildy, you remember the fall of that six- ‘The paper says that iled day before yesterday, Wall street. T want to know !" Ti ed AFTER THE RECEPTION. Miss Epcrcomne —"* Do you remember what Dolly F: Her neorner — or just a flirtation with me COURAGE ON BOTH SIDES. Miss Millyun has married that penniless Colonel Brayve. pout fen had on, Tom?" couldn’t make out whether it was a love-aflair with Jenson She —"'Tt I wonder how He —* Why not? Colonel Brayve is famous for his gallant deeds, and Miss Millyun no doubt admires mettle.” She—"Oh, 1 don't: mean that. attractive | wonder 4e married her!” He Tut she’s so generally insipid and un- “You forget her silver-mine, don't you ?- No doubt he admires metal too.” SIZING THE CONTRIBUTION. Rev. MR. RIINDERS (soho Aas never seen a troentyedollar h Breck'ridge.” 1 SEXTON —"* Ves, sal Mr. Ritinpers—"* Yo" jes’ tek dis yer key-check back to dat whites back ob d’ chu’ch, an’ tell him dat dis ain't no place fer t' scoff,”” pice be cfore) — jo has pocketed this one)—"1 n he says “f yo'll be s’ kind trash in debt offn d’ chu'ch.”” comicbooks.com