Judge, 1893-09-02 · page 7 of 16
Judge — September 2, 1893 — page 7: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains several unrelated humorous items typical of late-19th/early-20th century American satirical magazines: **"Philological"** is a pun on the temperance movement: "must" (grape juice) sounds like "must not" (alcohol prohibition). **"Bored by Ward"** mocks the upper-class "Four Hundred" (elite New York society). A vagrant claims he was once wealthy but deliberately jumped from his status—satirizing how quickly fortunes could reverse. **"Ordered the Stuff"** jokes about cheap restaurant food disguised by sauce. A diner rejects "cottage pudding" until told it's served with brandy, suddenly finding it acceptable—mocking pretension and hypocrisy. **"Tommy's Revenge"** is a slapstick sequence where a boy plans to hang himself from a chandelier to frame his father, but the father discovers the trick and tumbles into it instead. It's dark humor about family conflict and childhood mischief, typical of period comedy. The cartoon illustrates working-class and immigrant characters (suggested by dialect), youth rebellion, and social commentary through crude practical jokes.
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JUDGE PHILOLOGICAL, SsMUST.". according to the dictionary, is the sweet juice of the grape. Hence the temperance ad- age, “Must not.” BORED BY WARD. Reggy Bevis- Williams —*Bah! you used to be like me.” Tramp—"Yes; 1 was one of the four hundred.” Reggy—"And what oc- casioned your fall?” Tramp—"\ didn't fall. 1 jumped.” ORDERED THE STUFF. Waitter—" Some cottage pudding, sir?” Diner —“ Cottage pud- ding? What stuff !° Waiter— tage pudding with brandy sauce,” — OF COURSE. “* Vat's der matter mid Ikey 7° He felt down unt bumped his nose.” Vat, bumped his nose?’ Diner—Guess Y'll try 7 veil, vat else could he bump?” a little cottage pudding.” Para—"Now, you young Hessian! get in na , - —fasten the end to the chandelier, an’ when there and go to bed. “T'll teach you to throw stones gira UM age gee pe edge found this old bitchin’ he oid man comes up I'll kick the chair away, at your grandmother.” pe A Ajeet pot tne coat oo over tt. an an— —he'll think I hung meself.” But his papa tumbled to it, and — Ree Se Tommy wished that he had hung TOMMY'S REVENGE AND HOW IT WORKED. comicbooks.com .