Judge — November 4, 1893 — page 3: what you’re looking at

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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page contains two distinct elements: **"Practical Scientists"** (top): A romantic scene where a man suggests casting a kiss for each shooting star, but the woman protests it's too cloudy. He counters that astronomers calculate ten million stars fall nightly—wasting time watching them would be foolish. The satire mocks pseudo-scientific reasoning used as romantic pickup lines, poking fun at men who misappropriate scientific facts to justify amorous behavior. **"A Pastel in Prose" and "The Joke That Failed"** (bottom): A story about November farm life—hens not laying eggs, snow, cold—featuring a boy's failed prank involving an egg and his father. The sequential comic panels illustrate the punchline's disappointment. This appears to be rural humor about farming hardships and childhood mishaps rather than political satire.