Judge, 1893-12-09 · page 10 of 52
Judge — December 9, 1893 — page 10: what you’re looking at
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This page contains multiple unrelated comic strips satirizing everyday situations common to the era. **"The Artist and His Model"** mocks artistic pretension. An artist attempts to borrow a farmer's pig as a model for a painting, then struggles comically to control it—the "model" refuses direction, gets tangled in rope, and creates chaos. The satire targets pompous artists who treat their work as high art while dealing with mundane, uncooperative reality. **"The Effect of a Scare"** jokes about a bald man whose mustache rises involuntarily when startled—a visual gag about involuntary physical reactions to shock. **"Sleight of Head"** plays on mistletoe-kissing mishaps: a man complains that his kiss landed on the back of a woman's hair knot rather than her lips because she turned away at the last moment—poking fun at awkward romantic encounters. All strips use slapstick humor and physical comedy typical of early 20th-century American humor magazines aimed at middle-class audiences.
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CHRISTMAS JUDGE THE ARTIST AND HIS MODEL. 1, Artist—"‘Oh, farmer! I'd like to borrow one of your pigs for a farm scene that I'm painting.” Faxaek —"'All right. Come along and we'll get one.” THE EFFECT OF A SCARE, Old Murchison had no hair on his head to raise when his wife met him walking with Molly Flinders, the typewriter, but his mustache did the duty nobly. SLEIGHT OF HEAD. CEYVHAT a thrill of joy you must have experienced when you met Miss Beauty under the mistletoe !” 3. Anrist—'* Just tie the string around my waist, I'm “It might have turned out so had she not swiftly turned about when, my lips very much obliged to you; I'll bring him back to-morrow.” came near. There's no fun kissing the knot of hair at the back of a woman's head!” 4. Anrist—"*Goah ! but that pig’s stobborn !” ._$: Antist—"'See here, now! Ain't you 6. Pic—" Why, certainly, you old paint- s , going the direction I want you to 2” Le in 8, Artist —"*——! !—! ! 1 1 1 1" comicbooks.com