Judge, 1892-12-24 · page 7 of 18
Judge — December 24, 1892 — page 7: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains multiple short humorous pieces and cartoons typical of late-19th/early-20th century satirical magazines. **Key content:** - **"Once a Year"** (poem): A man laments kissing his wife only once yearly—at Christmas beneath mistletoe, satirizing marital coldness. - **"An Unfortunate Fact"**: Two drunk men discuss Santa Claus as a "venial fraud" because he gives gifts to the wealthy while poor children receive nothing—social commentary on economic inequality. - **"Undesirable"**: Two men meet under mistletoe but don't kiss because they're both men—reflecting period attitudes toward masculinity. - **"Political Notes"**: A "contested seat" cartoon likely references an election dispute (text mentions "election-day"). - **"The Acrobat Stays Home"**: A series of gymnastic poses the acrobat performs to entertain a baby, playing on the word "acrobat" and circus/physical comedy. The page mixes domestic humor, social critique, and slapstick comedy typical of Judge's satirical approach.
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Oh, see the man! present out of his hard-earned gold, WAITING, THE mistletoe hangs from the chandelier jer cheeks are rosy red ; Yet in her blue eye gleams a crystal tear— “He cometh not,” she said. AN UNFORTUNATE FACT. Carraway —'1 tell you, Boozyback, Santa Claus is a venial old fraud.” Boozyback —“*Isn't he though! He gives all his best things to those who have money, while to the poor he rarely gives anything.” UNDESIRABLE, THey met beneath the mistletoe, And yet no kiss was taken then. The reason you would like to know? Tt was because they both were men! Mrs. Ackowat—"“Oh, Char- lie, T wish you would stay home to-day and amuse the baby.” CHaRLin—"All right, Wait until I change my clothes.” Why does the man dance and look so happy? The man dances and looks so happy because his wife forgot to buy him a useless Christmas Happy man! JUDGE ONCE A YEAR. AST Christmas ‘neath the mis- Uetoe I kissed her and felt happy then. Tl coax her there this year, and ob, T hope to kiss her once again. And though she pout, sweet Margaret, Her heart to pity T shall stir— ‘Tis bad enough 1 cannot get More than one kiss a year from her! RATWANM. LEVY. HERE jis no av- erage in wo- mankind. his ballot and — POLITICAL NOTES. A contested seat. | q “+ He was popsie’s ba-by, so * See-saw-ey. he was.” ** Jump-ey ump-ey.” THE ACROBAT STAYS HOME TO AMUSE THE BABY. WHAT WE SAW ON ELECTION-DAY. The Bowery fat boy preparing —likewise his ungainly neighbor, the giant. WITH THE LAPSE OF YEARS. ULE stockings we hang up when we are young, But time quick flies and on us tumbles showers. Ah, then by misery We “hang up ours. FEUDAL WAYS. ‘+EJAVING honored our subjects with our presence this Christmas remarked the baron to his suppose you take up a collec- tion of one piece of gold each.” THE GREEDY BOY. [NDEED it is shocking, ‘The things he'd possess, Although his small stocking Is filled to excess. jorn, by sorrows wrung, various other things of < Sia Grand finaie. comicbooks.com