Judge, 1890-06-28 · page 5 of 16
Judge — June 28, 1890 — page 5: what you’re looking at
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This page combines two sections: a series of twelve cartoon panels depicting fishing mishaps using puns on fishing terminology ("A nibble," "A bite," "Got him," "lost him!"), and several brief satirical jokes and anecdotes. The notable political content includes a jab at **John Wanamaker** (prominent Philadelphia businessman and postmaster general under Benjamin Harrison), mocking his claim that green postage stamps were sickly while praising his painting one red—satirizing inconsistent principles. Another piece satirizes post-Reconstruction **Northern investors moving South**, with a speculator mishearing "hereabouts" as "Gettysburg," the Civil War battlefield—implying the South remained economically devastated. A final joke references the **recent tariff bill** (likely McKinley Tariff of 1890), with a grocer's customer claiming sugar is now duty-free, so he can freely consume it—mocking how protective tariffs affected consumer goods. The remaining content consists of mild domestic humor with no clear political dimension.
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9. The sport renewed. REASONING BY ANALOGY. eens BAGLEY'S wife traveling with any circus this year?” wife! Why, I didn’t know she was a performer.” Well, she was practicing the bare-back act at all * Bagley “You didn't? the balls last winter.” JOHN WANAMAKER. ALTHOUGH the postage-stamp of green Was sickly, Mr. Dana said, 1 marvel one of pious mien, Like John, could go and paint, it red. A LITTLE LATE, [N cuicaco. He—" May have the pleas- ure of your company at supper, Miss Breezy ? She—"You're a little late, Mr, Waldo; I've been down to supper three times already.” THE EXACT PLACE, [NA military hospital. And whereabouts do you feel worst, corporal ?” ("On sentry-duty, doctor.” GETTING INTO DEBT. ng when one has the and being compell- ed to pay when one hasn't. that a lot of northerners had settled down here for good. SOME FISHING EXPRESSIONS, — lost him! 10, Another bite. tr, A struggle, — ITS .FIRST PERMANENT RESIDENTS. New-Vouker (iho has invested in southern property) —" | thought you told me T haven't seen one.” MOUNTAIN. SPECULATOR—"T said Aercaboufs, friend. Gettysburg's only ten miles over th’ ridge, thar.” 12, And victory. EFFECT. 46] OOK HERE!" exclaimed the grocer to a loafer; “that's the sixth lump of sugar you've put in your mouth.” “That's all right. The last tariff bill put sugar on the free list.” HIS INTENTION. Young lady —"And do you come down the same way you go up, Mr. Sandbag ?” Balloonist —"No, miss; 1 try to come down feet firs THE BEST WAY. SET HAT Mrs, Jones, she puts me out Cried Mrs, Smith De Gray. “Her numerous cares she talks about In such persistent way.” “Bear patiently, my dear,” said Gray, “To hear your neighbor's sor- row; The trouble that she has to-day You may endure to-morrow.”* *Oh, yes—I know!" with hasty air She answered; "but I've vowed When I have any woes to bear T'll bear them—not so loud !” comicbooks.com