Judge, 1891-08-01 · page 5 of 20
Judge — August 1, 1891 — page 5: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains multiple satirical cartoons and jokes typical of late 19th/early 20th-century American humor: **"Old Habits"**: A city dweller visiting an Adirondack retreat rings a bell expecting a streetcar to arrive—satirizing urban visitors' unfamiliarity with rural life. **"The Gentle Art of Criticism"**: A brief essay mocking Portuguese compliments that insult women, comparing them to weather vanes on towers—a dig at both Portuguese culture and female inferiority tropes. **"Season to Blame" and "Different Place"**: Quick jokes exploiting rural/urban contradictions—a farmer falsely advertised no mosquitoes because he wrote the ad in winter; marriage "made in heaven" actually occurred in Chicago (implying Chicago lacks heavenly qualities). **"Concertina" and "Following Precedent"**: Visual gags about a musical instrument escaping and a theater worker copying an actress's mistake. **Boating scene**: Features "Wollaston," appearing to reference a contemporary figure known for bravado. The humor relies on period class distinctions, ethnic stereotypes, and observational comedy about urban-rural cultural gaps.
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AN ADIRONDACK RETREAT. OLD HABITS. Fair’ visttors—‘t Why doesn't he start, Uncle Rufus?” WOLLAsToN (who has been left alone in the camp)—" It's a Unce Rurus je see that bell on the dash-board? I got him of the streetcar little I-lonesome, b-but who's afraid? It takes more than I-lone- company in town. You'll have to ring twice to start him.” someness to scare Herbert Wollaston.” . THE GENTLE ART OF CRITICISM. THE Portuguese have a delicate and graceful art of combining doubtful compliment with undoubted criticism without committing themselves either way. “ First, God made man,” says one of their poets, “and matched that work with woman, as the tower would be unfinished without the weather-vane.”" THE SEASON TO BLAME. Boarder —“ Didn't you state in your announcement that there were no mosqui- toes heré?” Farmer —Nes; but 1 wrote that in the winter time.” A DIFFERENT PLACE. Hunker —" So Gilderslceve is married. The match was made in heaven, of course.”” Bloobumper —" No; in Chicago.” THE concentina (breaking loose from its fastening) — * W-2-0-0-a00-0200-wowt! FOLLOWING PRECEDENT. —"Whatjer let that drop fall in th’ middle of th’ act for, you CURTAIN-MAN (recently from Sing Sing)—'*1 seen th’ leadin’ lady drop her Wortaston—'* Anything b-b-but the super-natural! - I han‘kerchief, boss.” , c-c-can’t st-t-tand that !” comicbooks.com |