Judge, 1893-11-11 · page 7 of 16
Judge — November 11, 1893 — page 7: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains multiple short satirical jokes typical of late 19th/early 20th-century American humor: **"His Infirmity"**: A man wearing gold eyeglasses failed to recognize an acquaintance—the joke being his supposed vanity and poor eyesight make him unreliable socially. **"The Latest Craze"**: Mr. Sowerby plans a Florida trip to hunt alligators for their skins (fashionable at the time), finding it cheaper than managing his household. **"Among the Lawyers"**: Two lawyers describe a colleague identically as "an ass"—the humor lies in charging different fees for identical professional versus casual opinions. **Other brief jokes** include racist humor about cannibals' skin color, a man claiming fasting is "fashionable" after romantic rejection, and commentary on hotel accommodations and childhood greed. The page reflects period attitudes: casual racism, materialism, and social climbing. The drawings are typical Judge illustrations—detailed pen-and-ink satirical scenes mocking middle-class pretension and absurdity.
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