Judge, 1894-01-06 · page 10 of 16
Judge — January 6, 1894 — page 10: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains several standalone comic dialogues satirizing romantic deception and male behavior in the late 19th/early 20th century. **"Changing Their Minds"** mocks men who claim to have reformed (sworn off drinking/smoking) but abandon their principles when tempted. The humor lies in their hypocrisy. **"How to Get a Free Drink"** depicts saloon roughnecks staging a fake fight to impress a bartender into giving them free drinks—satirizing working-class saloon culture and masculine posturing. **"Just Like Them"** shows a dismissive employer (likely upper-class) rejecting a servant's (Irish, suggested by dialect) request for a raise, indifferent to her hardship. The central dialogue about "Fiddleback" and "Quibley" mocks serial seduction—both men have seduced the same woman (Maude Penstock) using identical romantic manipulation tactics, suggesting men's rehearsed, interchangeable courtship performances. **"Brazilian News"** is a brief joke about journalistic padding—reporting a man's death as ongoing "news" for lack of actual stories. The satire targets masculine dishonesty, class indifference, and period journalism conventions.
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