Judge, 1892-05-21 · page 4 of 16
Judge — May 21, 1892 — page 4: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains multiple satirical vignettes typical of late-19th-century American humor magazines. **"Her First Unsatisfied Desire"**: A child asks her father for the moon—simple domestic humor playing on childish impossibility. **"Moulded Shape"**: A man's legs are bent from railroad ties placed too far apart, likely satirizing poor working conditions or railroad infrastructure. **"When in Rome Do As Romans Do"**: A newcomer to a Bowery (immigrant neighborhood) restaurant orders pork with Worcestershire sauce and coffee "without milk"—the waiter's confused response ("make the bootleg," "mash the murphys") mocks both immigrant accents and the absurdity of fancy orders in a rough establishment. This ridicules class pretension colliding with working-class settings. **"Remarkable Thoughtfulness"**: Dark humor about a widow laying out her dead husband in asbestos—presumably because she either dislikes him or expects him to be cremated. The page satirizes class differences, immigrant dialect humor (common but offensive by modern standards), and domestic absurdities—typical Judge content targeting middle-class American readers.
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‘The doctor ran an institute, His life was full of care; Although he was a principal, He hadn't much to spare. GWEET Jane to books applied herself in And oft applied her hand to the unwise. ‘Tis said the thing she loved the most was And yet you now see how the woman Pat's nose was like Longfellow’s poems, Because it was always extensively red ; He stole some champagne and drank it so Fair Susan died with water on the brain ; She didn’t know she suffered any pain. When asked if codfish-balls she liked, replied: ‘That his pain was no sham when he mur- ““T've ne’er attended any.” HER FIRST UNSATISFIED DESIRE. +4 PAPA." said Elie, she with curls tumbling over her wide brown eyes, “ prease take that ‘ittle ladder and det me that moon.” MOULDED SHAPE. Hallo, boys! When did you get in from Oswego?" What's the matter with your legs?" Well, you see, the ties were too far apart for Junius =F WHEN IN ROME DO AS ROMANS DO. san STRANGER (first day in Bowery restaurant) —"" Bring me some roast pork “= RUSSIA Scuwinc Vot grimes does dose velles gommit do pe bathed dere, Heinrich?" Hetnkicu —** Gott knows, put I vould rather pe hung — nicht wahr ?”" REMARKABLE THOUGHTFULNESS. Hojack — So poor Staggers is dead.” Tomdik—"Yes; and did you hear of the wise forethought of Mrs. Staggers? : Hojack—" What did she do?” Tomdik —" Had him laid out in an asbestos shroud.” Waiter (to stranger, next day)—"* Watillyerhaveterday 2” STRANGER (with vim)—"* Make the bootleg for the pig, fire off the cannons, ‘orcestershire sauce, a cup of coffee without milk, and some mashed Wartea (to cook)—"* Have the pig dressed up in black, make the bootleg Murphy's eye, and hit the waiter in the dark.” (As the waiter cole mash M Japses)—"* Why, what's the matter with that order?” in the dark, and mash the murphys." comicbooks.com