Judge, 1893-02-18 · page 6 of 16
Judge — February 18, 1893 — page 6: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page from *Judge* (a late 19th/early 20th-century satirical magazine) contains multiple unrelated short humor pieces rather than a unified political cartoon. The content includes: **"Voting in Texas"** – A series of comic strips about election bribery, showing a man being paid for his vote, likely satirizing Texas electoral corruption. **Various society jokes** – Pieces like "Different Then" and "Consistent in All Things" mock romance, parental discipline, and class pretension among the wealthy. **"A Horrible End"** – Dark satire about a salesman of fraudulent "non-shrinkable underwear" receiving divine punishment. **Character stereotypes** – "A Royal Send-Off" features Irish-dialect characters (Dooley, Mrs. Murphy); "The Colonel's Opinion" uses a Kentucky accent. These reflect the era's casual ethnic caricature humor. **"In Fashion"** – Rural/working-class satire about someone mimicking urban fashion by literally pressing trouser creases with a roller. The overall tone is typical of *Judge*'s mix of political satire, class humor, and broad ethnic comedy targeting both the wealthy and working classes.
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JUDGE VOTING IN TEXAS. HOW HE DID IT. Se P)ID you really climb Mont Blanc,» Mr. Longbow?" asked Miss Parker. “Yes,” lied Longbow. “ How did you ever scale the icy crags?” I had a pair of skates,” lied Longbow. DIFFERENT THEN. Clara—" He has told me that he loved me.” Maude—"A month ago he told me the same thing.” Clara—“Ab, but that was before he met me.” CONSISTENT IN ALL THINGS. ‘YOUR papa's a literary man, isn’t he?” “Yep.” Does he ever lick you?” A ROYAL SEND-OFF. “Only fer lyin’. Pop's 7 Hello, Dooley! Where ar’ yez goin’?” a realist." Haven't yez heard av it A HORRIBLE END. weu)’Mrs. Murphy'is goin’ ¢ ie eet Murphy's faldrss Old Nick—“What did wake to-noight. It's t’ be a viry hoigh-toned affair.” you do on earth?" Spirit—"1 sold non-shrinkable underwear, Quick! tell me my fate.” Old Nick—“ We'll make you a new stomach out of your non-shrinkable underwear and then we will fill you up with Jersey City soda-water.” BRED IN THE BONE. Ske—"That's prejudice. Why wouldn't you marry a shop-girl?” He—"Oh, she'd always be calling for cash, you know.” THE COLONEL’S OPINION. seyou know, Colonel Bosbyshell, to be sent to the island is a great disgrace.” “Propahly so considahed, majah,” returned the Kentuckian, “since an island is a small body of land surrounded by watah.” RHEUMATIC AND ROMANTIC, Caller—"1 am told your daughter is ill, Mrs. Weakpride.” Mrs. Weakpride—Yes, poor Dablia had to leave school. She always had weakly nerves, and now the A SUDDEN RISE, doctor says she - has the romatic PELICAN—"'See here, adjutant, get out of these woods, I'm the early bird around here.” IN FASHION, Mrs, Purpy—'* What's you doin’, Ike, with the ground-roller?” Ixe—"* Oh, I'm pressin’ creases in me trousers, like them city fellers.” ADJUTANT-BIRD—"* What's that you say?” comicbooks.com