Judge, 1892-12-03 · page 17 of 52
Judge — December 3, 1892 — page 17: what you’re looking at
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This page contains multiple brief satirical vignettes typical of Judge magazine's humor: **"A Big Difference"** mocks newspaper circulation claims—an editor deflects a advertiser's inquiry about real circulation numbers by asking if he's a tax assessor, implying publishers inflate figures. **"The Last Brick"** shows Irish laborers (stereotypical "Murphy" character) in comic dialect, playing on period anti-Irish prejudice. **"The Impecunious Lover"** jokes about a poor suitor unable to afford a sleigh-ride date—contemporary working-class romance humor. **"The Wrong Shop"** depicts a man entering a barber shop seeking mistletoe, confusing it with a different establishment. **"The Wrong Shop"** (center) satirizes naive Christmas gift-giving and marital dynamics—a wife criticizing gifts her husband "had to give anyway." **"Rastus" sketches** appear to mock African American characters through dialect and stereotypes common to the era. The page represents typical Gilded Age American satire: class-based humor, ethnic caricature, domestic comedy, and light social criticism—standard for Judge's audience but reflecting period prejudices.
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CHRISTMAS JUDGE THE LAST BRICK Murphy Phwat do yez want?” Tist t'row down a bhrick till Oi fill up me hod.” (belore)—' Mk. Appies—" I shotld like to know your real circulation.” Eprror—" Are you an advertiser, or a tax assessor ? THE IMPECUNIOUS LOVER. THE WRONG SHOP. GENUINE SYMPATHY. H ‘© LET'S go and call at the Kee- said young Mr. Spatts, He hopes it will not snow to-night “The girls are sure to have some mis- He's promised her a sleigh-ride. tletoe hung up in the parlor.” “Poor fellow!" replied Ricketts, commiseratingly, “do you have to wait for that ? LIKES to see the stars so bright, moonbeams on the wayside ; NOT TO BE LEFT. Mother—*\sn't one nail enough to hang your stocking up with ? Voung hopeful" Vat, ma, the other one is to hold the drum A COMMON TYPE. Pentweazel— presents, my dear, Mrs, Pentweazel—" Well, 1 hate aman who buys you something he'd have to give you anyhow, and then s it a Christmas present.” believe in useful a ALL HE WANTED. ‘A. said little Jo only want five things for my Christ- mas: Choo-choo cars, choo-choo cars, choo-choo cars, choo-choo cars and choo-choo cars.” GENEROUS MAN. Gargoyle—" What are you going to give your wife for a Christmas present 2” NO UNCOMMON GIFT. 46 A. KSS for Christmas day T give.” I watched a tear-drop fall Glanders—"1 thought | would As with a sigh she answered me, I—Mn. Tavton (stranger in Philadelphia) —" Hello! there's a bar “ive her permission to go home and “Thank you. Is that all?” ber-shop. I'll run in and get a shave.” spend the holidays with her mother.” 2—'Rastus (entering five minutes afterward)—"* See yere, barber, dat's 5—Ma. Tavion—'Good-day !” de second time I’se caught you shavin’ strangers wif my mug. comicbooks.com