Judge, 1890-06-21 · page 12 of 16
Judge — June 21, 1890 — page 12: what you’re looking at
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This is primarily an **advertising page** with scattered short humorous items interspersed. The cartoons/jokes are brief and topical rather than political: **Key humor pieces:** 1. **"Boston girl and the turkey"** — A joke about provincial ignorance: a sheltered Boston woman mistakes a turkey for a chicken and tells it to put down "clothes" (feathers), mocking rural naiveté. 2. **"Husband gone fishing"** — A domestic joke: a wife can't find her husband; when told he went fishing, she notes the whisky flask is still on the table, implying he's actually at a bar. 3. **"Expressionist's song"** — A poem mocking a poor man proudly strutting in his only decent outfit (spring suit with visible checks/patterns), unaware everyone sees through his shabby confidence. 4. **"Boston baker's daughter"** — A pun-based joke where a poet suitor says "take the cake" (accept my proposal); she refuses, noting she's "Boston bred" (not "bread"), rejecting the baker's world. The page reflects **late-19th-century American humor**: domestic comedy, class humor, and gentle mockery of regional types (Boston girls, foreigners). No significant political content is present.
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