Judge, 1893-02-04 · page 3 of 16
Judge — February 4, 1893 — page 3: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page combines political commentary with humorous social satire. The top section displays various hotel keys from American cities (New York, Philadelphia, Richmond, Atlanta, Chicago), likely satirizing the prevalence of infidelity or illicit affairs among traveling politicians and businessmen. The text passages mock Democratic political figures—referencing Governor Flower and the McGregor case—and critique political corruption and patronage. References to "Hill and Murphy" suggest commentary on political machines and their resistance to reform. The lower cartoons ridicule social pretensions: "A Slight Mistake" mocks snobbish affectation; "Mutual Egotism" satirizes vanity among the wealthy or fashionable classes. The "Window-Glass" segment appears to joke about marital infidelity and deception. Overall, the page blends political and social satire typical of Gilded Age humor publications targeting corruption and class hypocrisy.
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warren S & A FEW HOTEL KEYS. | The New York key. The Philadelphia key. ‘The Richmond, Va., key. The Atlanta, Ga., key. The Chicago key. WHEN YOU are tired of Tam- many rule take a look at Paris and get some consolation. okens HE DEMOCRACY of the state ratified by invitation of Governor Flower, and where the McGregor would have sat if he had been there was the foot of the table. . SWHAT A GREAT man she is!” says Mr. Ingalls, speaking of Mrs. Lease. Indeed is she. We may almost speak of her, to use a classic sentence, as a bigger man than old Ingalls. es ILL AND MURPHY say there will be all possible concessions in behalf of the president, but there is a general belief that they draw a stiff and rigid line against mugwump nom- inations, se COLONEL LAMONT says signifi cantly that Mr. Cleveland will “remember his friends.” Oh, more than that, far more. He will likewise - remember his enemies; he never, never forgets them. AS IN A WINDOW.GLASS. Cwariiz Broapway — “By Jove! there's two pretty girls smiling at me from the window. I'm a heart-breaker, and make no mistake.” SHE HAS “ VIEWS.” MAN recently secured a divorce from his wife because she was so wrapped up in dress- reform that she confessed she had no time to waste on a mere husband. Here is a woman with a conscience and no corset. Her frankness is superb, though it would have been more so if it had asserted itself before marriage. It is certainly a fair question whether she wouldn't have been more of a woman if she had had children instead of becoming an anti- corset crank; and yet the more of that kind of woman a man has the worse he is off. But she lives tor her sex, and it will presently riot be unpleasant to reflect that she finally died for it. But he didn’t know that the window-pane was defective. MUTUAL EGOTISM. Gussie Harpur (cho is disgusted with the Tne Jackass (who is disgusted with the Herr Brewer—“ Py chiminy, vot magnifizend ind they sometimes call me a jackass, dudé)—" Bet your bottom dollar they never call bolognas !" r me a dude,” comicbooks.com