Judge, 1893-03-11 · page 3 of 16
Judge — March 11, 1893 — page 3: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains several satirical items from an American political magazine. The main cartoon "The Old Man Was Dead Right" depicts two gentlemen in formal dress discussing Irish independence, apparently referencing a plan to relocate Ireland to the middle of the ocean—a absurdist joke about resolving Irish political issues. Other sections mock contemporary figures and issues: "A Naughty Note" criticizes Dr. Parkhurst (likely the reformer), "The Empty Title" discusses honors and Verdi, and "The Fat Man's Relief" shows a lunch scene with dialogue about board meetings. The political cartoons use exaggerated caricature typical of the era's satirical journalism, but without specific dates or clearer contextual clues in the visible text, precise identification of all figures and events referenced remains uncertain.
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THE OLD MAN WAS DEAD RIGHT, FATHER (to son)—"" Understand, Charles, that I have no sympathy with the sporting proclivities your college career has developed, and I sincerely hope that at the dinner to which you are going to-night, should your hostess venture any statement which does not entirely accord with your undoubted superior knowledge, you will refrain from offering to bet her ten to one that she is dead wrong.” [7 1S POSSIBLE to unite the Irish. ‘The plan was suggested years _ decision of the supreme court not made in the interests of the Republican ago. All you have to do is to take Ireland to the middle of the party shall subject its authors to the punishment of hanging by the neck ocean and hold her under twenty minutes. until they are dead, THE EMPTY TITLE. VERDI WAS MADE a marquis by Humbert, and says he to his majesty, “My gratitude would be far greater had I been spared this honor.” It would have been absurd to address Henry Ward Beecher as Doctor. There are titles conferred in goodness of heart which are A NAUGHTY NOTE. belittling, but the public regulates these things very T IS SAD that an agent of well. Dr. Parkhurst should have been sent to state-prison through a conspiracy of the police, but it is sadder yet that the agent should have voluntarily assisted them, e. E USED to give our presi- dents twenty-five thousand dollars a year; but money is not so much money as it was, and her ex-majesty of Hawaii will find it difficult to get along with that severe economy. see WE KNOW of nothing half so exasperating as the in- difference of England to aftairs in Hawaii. It has spoiled thou- sands of able editorials and made the American eagle as stupid as an American wet hen. eee THE FAT MAN'S RELIEF. : \{R- CLARKSON should go Puit—"* Say, Tom, what kind of a board is that 7 Tos—"* You see, Phil, I use ter have a time gittin’ close to weaG Tom —**Come and take lunch with me and I'll the table before I invented it.” further and insist that any show you.” comicbooks.com