Judge, 1893-06-10 · page 16 of 16
Judge — June 10, 1893 — page 16: what you’re looking at
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This Judge magazine satire mocks the managers of the World's Fair (likely Chicago's 1893 Columbian Exposition) who complained about disappointing attendance. The cartoon presents absurd "solutions" through caricatured suggestions: installing beer fountains, employing cowboys from stockyards to force attendance, and having women's committee members conduct their disputes publicly for entertainment. The satire ridicules both the fair's organizers for their poor planning and the era's social divisions—suggesting the fair failed because it lacked the lowbrow attractions (alcohol, cowboys, public scandals) that would genuinely draw crowds. It mocks class pretensions: the "refined" fair couldn't compete with rougher entertainment. The caricatures appear to represent different social constituencies whose interests the fair supposedly served but actually alienated.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
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