Judge, 1892-04-30 · page 6 of 18
Judge — April 30, 1892 — page 6: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page collects brief satirical vignettes mocking various social situations of the era: **"The All-Pervading"** jokes about offensive odors at Hunter's Point—people become so accustomed to bad smells they cease noticing them, paralleling how cauliflower's smell desensitizes diners. **"Asking a Loan"** depicts a tramp seeking an American loan from a trust company clerk, satirizing either financial institutions' opacity or the tramp's desperation. **"The Untaxed Foreigner"** references trade reciprocity debates with Chile, mocking protectionist arguments about war implements tariffs. **"The Flathead Indian's Transformation"** contains caricatured Native American dialect humor, showing an "Under-a-ban" chief being removed, with a "Black-and-Tan" squaw replacing him—likely satirizing political upheaval or social change through crude ethnic stereotyping. Remaining sketches mock moving day chaos, editorial resource absurdity, social climbing, and superstition. The humor relies on class commentary, ethnic caricature, and everyday inconveniences typical of 1890s American humor.
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292 THE ALL-PERVADING. SsPJOW can you stand living at Hunter's Point? I should think the odors would be too much for you.” “We don’t notice them at all. We have cauliflower for dinner every night and can’t.” Tramp—‘tIs dis de American loan ASKING A LOAN. an’ trust Yes, sir,” One company?” TWO SIDES OF THE VISTA. CtreK— Katg—"'Do you notice the lovely vista, dear, through ¢ Tram those great oak.trees ?” RULES INFRACTED. +sMIRS. SMALL,” said the star boarder to his landlady, “1 thought you didn’t allow smoking in the parlor.”” “1 don't,” replied Mrs. Small with energy. ‘Who's doing it, I'd like to know?” “Well, if you have time you might step in and remon- strate with the lamp.” THE UNTAXED FOREIGNER. Stars—" Reciprocity is a great thing.” ‘Stripes —"Yes. 1 see Chili: pro- poses to remove the duty from Ameri- can implements of war.” A NATURAL RESULT. ECAUSE May first I moved away A hundred wounds I bear, Tt was indeed a moving day ; It moved me to despair, OFFICE RESOURCES. SOTTHIS article on lightning freaks ought to be illustrated,” said the editor. “Have we anything in stock that will do?” “Yes; we have a font of Chinese The vista from the other side and the great oak-trees. type, UNDER-A-BAN a heap big Flathead chief! Bear’s-breath, the Piut 7 : Me go fight “Good. Run in a dozen letters.” BLACK-AND-TAN (the squazo, Injun go ‘way! Big chief THE FLATHEAD INDIAN'S TRANSFORMATION. Bear’s-pREATH (sacking one in) —"* Under-a-ban big heap no good !" Sailing to recognize her husband) —"* Bad inder-a-ban live here.” * Well, I'm an American, an’ I wish you would Joan me fifteen cents fer about two weeks. I want t" make a payment on a bone around th’ corner.” WHAT SAVED HIM. +4] SUPPOSE,” said the humorist to St, Peter as he stood outside the pearly gates—“'1 sup- pose I can’t come in, for I wrote jokes about you while in the flesh.” “That's all right,” replied Peter. “Some of them were really good. I have a twenty-four-carat harp waiting for you. Step right in.” SETTLING THE ACCOUNT. Mrs. Duton —" Mrs, Nuriche has an ‘at home’ on the twelfth.” Mrs, Knickerbocker —" Is that so? T'll have one the same day and invite her. That will square things.” HELP FOR THE HUNGRY. ++ PERHAPS I'm fortune's debtor,” Said the actor in his plight. “If they had liked me better T'd have had no fruit to-night.” AN OPTICAL ILLUSION. ‘That's right, lit- See a pin and pick it up and all the day you'll have good luck.” Little boy —" Give me a light, will yer?” comicbooks.com