Judge, 1890-06-21 · page 10 of 16
Judge — June 21, 1890 — page 10: what you’re looking at
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This page contains multiple short satirical pieces typical of late 19th-century American humor: **"Why He Broke the Engagement"** mocks a woman wearing masculine or unfashionable clothing (sailor hat, flannel shirt, double-breasted jacket, monocle) seen on Broadway—suggesting anxieties about changing women's fashion and gender roles. **"Precociana"** offers brief jokes about children, including one about a boy glad his school burned down. **"The Dude"** ridicules fashionable young men obsessed with appearance. **"A Case of Nepotism"** satirizes postal service corruption, showing a postmaster employing family members (including a child holding letters to light, presumably to detect money). **"The Pretty Type-Writer"** and **"Where English Is Unknown"** are brief social jabs at typewriter-operator culture and Milwaukee's German immigrant population. **"A Successful Raid"** depicts a mother with apples, its joke unclear from context. The overall tone reflects genteel, class-conscious satire targeting fashion, immigration, government corruption, and changing social roles.
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174 WHY HE BROKE THE ENGAGEMENT. HE wore a sailor hat— I should not have minded that, Nor her patent-leather shoe and gaiterette; But I saw her on Broadway Only just the other day, And I thought it was her brother that 1 met. For she had a flannel shirt And, what most my feelings hurt, A piccadilly collar and a ti A double-breasted sacque With two buttons on the back, And a blooming English eye-glass in her eye! tie, PRECOCIANA. LITTLE ETHEL went to church with her grandmother and for the first time put ten cents in the contribution plate. Leaning over she whispered very audibly, “ That's all right, grandma! I paid for two.” A LITTLE boy watched the school-house burning for along while and then started off down the street saying, “Well, I'm glad the old thing's burned down! 1 didn't. have my. ‘stronermy lesson no how.’ THE DUDE. Titoven all ridicule Your wonderful hat, Tt makes you no fool— Tt was nature did that le iy 2" ane That'll be, all A BACKWARD SEA- er's devil upset an oyster-stew (THEE April showers ea ‘on the form at lunch-time. EST HE April sinwers came in May this yea Yes; and I suppose that means that the June bug won't be here until July, Everything is very late.”” 1, Moriter Poxcurine —" This is too bad! I can carry only one apple to the children, and if I leave the others somebody else will yet them.” OF NEPOTISM. Vistror—"'T see you keep your family busy.” Postaster—"Yaas. I sort mail, mother does th’ stamping, Sairy Ann ties up th’ bags, and Jerry tears stamps.” Visitor —* What docs that little fellow in the corner do?" Postmaster—"* He holds th’ letters up to th’ light so's L kin see if they’s any money in'm.” SOMETHING HE NEVER HEARD OF. SC YVOULD you like to go with us to prayer-meeting to-night?” asked Cornelius Maddergrass of his Chicago nephew who was visiting him. “ Prayer-mecting!" replied the young man. “What's that?" THE PRETTY TYPE-WRITER, Tourist (in the country) — Your daughter, ma‘am, is a beautiful girl. Is she accomplished in household duties Mother —"'No; not to any great extent. As soon as we discovered that she was going to be pretty we decided to fit her to be a type-write WHERE ENGLISH IS UNKNOWN. Gazzam—" Why are you studying German so industriously 2” Maddox — Because | have just accepted a business situation in Milwaukee.” SFUL RAID. —"' Now I'm solid with the little ones.” of comicbooks.com