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# Judge Magazine Satire Analysis This page from *Judge* contains brief satirical quips mocking contemporary figures and social absurdities. Key targets include: **Public Figures:** Sarah Bernhardt (the actress, mocked for seeking publicity through a chloral overdose); "T. Thomas" (likely a conductor whose wife dominates); and Colonel B.W. Wrenn (a Georgia railroad official ridiculed for his appearance in military uniform). **Social Commentary:** The satire critiques gender politics (sixteen women seeking to witness executions while claiming no rights), journalistic hypocrisy (editors praising "dead donkeys" over live dudes), and regional pride (Philadelphia's population stagnation blamed on lack of rapid transit, not actual problems). **Humor Style:** Typical of *Judge*'s approach—short, sharp jabs mixing personal mockery with broader social critique. The cartoons (showing office and domestic scenes) accompany these written barbs, using visual exaggeration to enhance the satirical effect. The page reflects late-19th-century American magazine satire: gossipy, class-conscious, and aimed at educated urban readers familiar with contemporary scandals and personalities.
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JUDGE HUM OF THE COURT. SP HYMN—*“Salvator's free for you and me.” [A DUDE who rides in Central park is so expert that some persons think he ought to wear a divided skirt. LICE SHAW will whistle for the czar, if meanwhile his majesty is not driven to the necessity of whistling for his lost head. ERNHARDT does not propose to drop out of the newspapers. The other day she resurrected herself by taking an over-dose of chloral. T. ‘THOMAS hasn't applied for a divorce yet; so we know which of the two part- * ners is running the orchestra, however little she may brag about it. SIXTEEN WOMEN applied for permission to see a man and his wife hanged in Nevada; yet they continue to say that woman has not the right to be hanged. 44]T IS BETTER to be a tive dude than a dead donkey,” says the editor of the Oil City Bi ard. He thinks he knows, but has he ever been a dead donkey? oe PARvon a tear,” says the editor of the Troy /'ress, speaking of the marriage of Miss Anderson That is all right, strick- en soul; but pray let it be a small one, and slop it in some LY FEATURED. = DUKE of Clar- You couldn't do better than to invest in a lot. ence having been The property is sure to double in a year.” Mrs. Cavatan ve us go, Mil Av that ain't th’ king 0° th’ misquitos, O' nny-goat 5 but we still think the queen should, with regard to all her children and grandchildren, officiate as the usher of the black rod, WE BELIEVE Mr. Kemmler, the distinguished murderer, has vet to be tried regarding the texture of his hair anc selected for his execution. is well PHILADELPHIA says it has not increased in population as other cities because of its lack of rapid transit. Or, in other words—mark the stupidity !— t hasn't because it hasn't. THE GIRL GRADUATE: did herself proud this year. Her looks, judging from the reports, were sweet and innocent; and as we haven't had time to read her e we know they were wise and good PAPER says Mes. Henry Muilen of Obio has given birth to the third pair of twins within a year. We don't know about its population, but Ohio is gaining largely in the number and magnitude of its lies. T IS EASY to have too much blood and iron, King Billy is troubled that way. Looking across the water and seeing the prosperity of North America, it occurs to me that the world is governed too much.—ésmarch. \ REGULAR SPENDTHRIFT. r YEAR ice will be brought here from most cold portions of the globe, ifthe |. SIGNoR Nearott—" Jocketto musta bea getta rich, Longa manufactured article does not answer the demand, and the ice-baron of this Ue insid Jocko (depositing his last cent)—"1 sipose TW get Sam moment had better get rich while he can, 1, $.—He has. Hill, but it's lots of ‘fur [8 HIS UNIFORM as a member of Governor Gordon's staff Colonel B. W. Wrenn, the well- known Georgia railroad man, looks like a fat fish of the pumpkin-seed variety, whose head may be read- ly recognized the moment it begins to wiggle its tail, A BOOK just issued in London teaches you how to exhibit grief at funerals, It is obviously labor lost. The supply of sobs and tears is not given to all persons alike, and pumping is as obvious to the observer as if he worked the pump himself. ‘VENTION of colored men cago the other day was made up of seven delegates. The purpose of the convention was to kick at something or other, and the seven ick so hard that they must have dislocated in the neighborhood of the spine. ears ago to-day was fought the 90, Rochester had begun then, ed_as a village until two years aken several months for the news apoleon’s final overthrow to penetrate these parts ALL AWAY, chester Union ee Yes; and it must have taken that length of ASON—"* Let me see—it was in eighteen fifty-three—I remember th’ . . here, was a child in arms, and°—— time for the news of the incorporation to get to il Waterloo. comicbooks.com