Judge, 1891 · page 31 of 69
Judge — 1891 — page 31: what you’re looking at
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This page collects brief satirical jokes and humorous observations typical of late 19th-century American humor magazine *Judge*. **Key humor targets:** 1. **Upper-class affectation**: A woman euphemistically describes her dog's accident as the "poor fellow is so sensitive"—mocking excessive gentility. 2. **Working-class struggle**: A hired man hasn't been paid in a month; his wordplay about lacking "change" critiques economic hardship. 3. **Artistic poverty**: An artist receives honors but cannot afford formal wear to display his medal—satirizing art world pretension versus actual compensation. 4. **Financial corruption**: Stock-brokers sin through "commission—not omission," likely referencing their exploitative fee practices. 5. **Class dynamics**: A haberdasher can "collar and cuff" even aggressive men—suggesting tradespeople's power over gentlemen through fashion dependence. The lower cartoons depict street vendors or working-class figures in what appears to be a "check on humor" about aggressive salesmanship.
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FUNNY THINGS FROM JUDGE. SENSITIVE, 's.a beautiful dog, Miss Tuxedo; but what is the matter with his” S-sh! (ina delicate whisper) he got run over by a coupé, but we never speak of it, don’t you know—the poor fellow is so sensitive.” “How are you this morning, John?’ said Summerbreeze to his hired man, who had been suffering with the malaria, and who hadn't been paid for the last month’s work. ‘Not much better, sir,” said John, and then, as he laid his hand on his pants’ pocket, where his wallet usually lay, he said again, ‘‘ Not much better, sir; there don’t seem to be any change.” Words fail to express the grief of the poor artist who, having received a medal for the excellence of his picture exhibited at the academy, was unable to buy or borrow a coat to stick it on. A fact to be remembered : the sins of the stock-broker are of commission—not omission. Terris CT ab No matter how pugnacious a man may be, he permits the haberdasher to collar and cuff him with impunity, “Awl's well that ends swell,” remarked the shoemaker, as he punctured a boil with one of his tools. In some countries the fig is regarded as emblematical of intemperance, because of its seediness. “Pa, what is a fool?” “A fool, my son, is a man who tickles the hind leg of a mule.” “Does he ever find it out, pa?” “No, my son; he never has time.” A CHECK ON HUMOR. Very Funny Broxel T haven't smashed a hat for a week. Think I'd better take a crack at that new one of McCord’s,” McCorp (after the blow falls)—'* That's what I call my fool-killer, Tommy.” comicbooks.com