Judge, 1893-06-24 · page 1 of 16
Judge — June 24, 1893 — page 1: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This cartoon satirizes a meeting between two figures at what appears to be the World's Fair (likely the 1893 Chicago World's Columbian Exposition). The figure on the left, labeled "Chicagoan," wears flashy, ostentatious clothing with a wide-brimmed hat and ornate vest—stereotypical caricature of a wealthy but uncultured Chicago businessman. The refined figure on the right appears to be a clergyman or intellectual (Rev. Mr. Higinbotham, based on OCR text). The joke hinges on class and regional prejudice: the Chicagoan mistakes the reverend for someone of his own social circle, assuming shared views about closing the Fair on Sundays. The reverend's shocked response—saying the Chicagoan doesn't "look" like "one of us"—mocks both Chicago's nouveau riche pretensions and religious hypocrisy about Sabbath observance during the exposition.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
VOL. 24 NO.61LO JUNE 24 1893 PRICE 10 CENTS Emrenes ar ree Post Ornice at New h A NATURAL MISTAKE. Cuicacoan—“ Yes, sir. It's er howling shame if dey don’t keep de World’s Fair closed on Sundays.” Rev. Mr. Humpuc—“ My dear sir, I am charmed to hear you express an opinion that coincides so exactly with my own views.” Cuicacoan—“ Yer don’t say so! I woudn’t have thought from yer looks dat you was one of us. What saloon do you keep?” comicbooks.com