Judge, 1890-12-06 · page 30 of 52
Judge — December 6, 1890 — page 30: what you’re looking at
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**"The Rival Truckmen"** depicts a stereotypical New York street fight between two truck drivers over a collision ("hooked inter me"). The eight panels show escalating verbal insults and physical violence—a common urban scene the magazine presents as everyday entertainment. **"An Aid to Business"** shows a Chinese immigrant ("Go Long") getting a haircut from an American barber ("The Artist"). The humor relies on heavy racial dialect stereotyping and xenophobic caricature. The immigrant's broken English and the barber's dismissive attitude reinforce period prejudices. The final panel's punchline about sprinkling clothes with water as a laundry aid mocks Chinese immigrant labor—laundries were a dominant occupational niche due to discrimination from other industries. Both strips exemplify how Judge used crude racial and ethnic caricatures and exaggerated dialects for humor, reflecting late 19th/early 20th-century American attitudes toward immigrants and working-class groups.
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THE RIVAL TRUCKMEN. An every-day occurrence in New York, 1. ‘Well, now, yer've went an’ hooked inter me !" 5. ‘Whad yer soy?" 6. “*T've a mind t’ knock th’ face off yer.” AN AID TO BUSINESS. Go Loxc —“ Wantee hair flixed ’Mellican style.” ‘Tue axtist —* All right, John ; sit down.” Go Lonc—"* Hleep much rubbee !" ‘THe artist —" Have to, you know,” c 8. — SS era ue _-——- Scrareep—- | wet SSF va ‘Tue, anvist —“' Fine day, ain't it?” Go Loxc —" Yellup.” i “Tow muchee?” ME ARTIS —"* One dollar, It's worth it to you to sprinkle clothes with.” comicbooks.com