Judge, 1892-01-02 · page 4 of 18
Judge — January 2, 1892 — page 4: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page combines multiple satirical pieces typical of 1890s American humor: **"A Study in Experimental Science"** (left): A racist caricature depicting Black characters in dialect, playing on Benjamin Franklin's famous kite-lightning experiment. The "humor" relies on stereotypical speech patterns and the premise of Black people as ignorant experimenters—reflecting the casual racism endemic to period publications. **"Drawn Out"** (top right): Mocks Irish and German immigrants through exaggerated accents, suggesting social tension and ethnic prejudice common in the era. **"Hum of the Court"** (right): Miscellaneous satirical observations on New Year's resolutions, Chinese conflicts, prohibition, and legal delays—standard editorial commentary. The reference to Mayrick (likely Florence Maybrick, a real 1890s criminal case) suggests topical relevance. **"A Cosmopolitan Locality"** (bottom): Again mocks Irish and Italian immigrants moving to Harlem, using stereotypical dialect humor about bananas and morning greetings. The overall page reflects *Judge*'s characteristic ethnic and racial satire, standard for wealthy American publications of this period.
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A STUDY IN EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCE. You brack rascal, what you doin’ up thar wid that thing: B. FRANKLIN, Jk.—"* Ise ‘sperimentin’, dad. bring de lightnin’ from de heabens."* Dhis will NKLIN, SR." Dat chimbley no good any I most snoze my head off.” B. FRANKLIN, JR.—"' Hi, golly! Tb'lieve dat dar lightnin’ done knock me right down de chimbl; I. FRANKLIN, 5k.—"' So I b'lieve ; an’ I b'lieve you bettah stop ‘sperimentin’ wid de elimints, or I'll make you tink de lightnin’ am a bettah friend of. you dan Tam,” McDexmorr—" That bates me, Dinnis. Carnott—"* Phat, th’ goat? Sure, it’s me ould Bill. Cregan, below here, Vought he wor his last night, an’ some way Bill wor in th’ hands av both av us phile Oi wor convincin’ Cregan.”” HUM OF THE COURT. THE JUDGE has no new wrink but every January rubs one out. [7 1S TWICE necessary in leap year, young ladies, to look before you leap. THE CHINESE fight each other with great courage and su We must say that they ought to be encouraged. ROCEED YOUR DUTY well to do, and health and wealth will follow you throughout the year of ‘ninety-two, THE RESOLUTION that is pledged in some inebriating be it begins, but it soothes for a brief season. N GETTING a diary-book select one with a stout cover and no lea lead-pencil, sharpen it well, and throw it away. HE NEW Y is a reflection on equal THE PROHIBITIONIST, we must say, ought to be the happiest man on the second day of the year; and yet how empty and soulless are the caverns of his memory. is broken before Then get a R comes in the form of a cherub, according to the pictures, and it ights that the cherub is never a girl. It MUST be admitted that. the man who tried to shoot John Hall has made his mark, but he couldn't hit it if it were a barn-door. LOOK NOT upon the wine when it is red, for that kind is debilitatin; Select yellow and that which hath beads in it, and do you behave yourself and let the other man drink it. WHEN A CRANK asks us for a million and a quarter dollars we shall give him the million at once, merely asking him to throw off the odd quarter. Life is sweet. JUSTICE 1S SLOW, but sure. We observe that an Oregon man has just re- covered from this govern- ment the value of a mule killed by Indians in 1855, and it is possible that Mrs. May- brick will get her liberty twenty years after her death. Mr. Jorelomon has just moved from Hoboken to Harlem to get into better society. This represents the greeting of his neighbors on the morning after his arrival: ‘Th’ top o' th’ mar-rnin’ t' yee ! “Sella banan for br-r-reakfasta ?”