Judge, 1894-01-20 · page 6 of 16
Judge — January 20, 1894 — page 6: what you’re looking at
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This page contains multiple satirical pieces targeting 1890s American social issues: **"During the January Thaw"** mocks urban dandies ("passing dude") who affect superiority over rural people ("hayseeds"), yet rural fashion quickly mimics city styles—undermining claims of class distinction. **"Curtailing Expenses"** jokes about economic recession (likely 1890s depression): a husband claims frugality by eliminating the hired housemaid, forcing his wife to do manual labor—presenting this as "economy" rather than admitting financial desperation. **"Country Journalism"** satirizes rural newspaper content as trivial gossip (broken toes, dead horses) mixed with cryptic references (unclear political bills), suggesting country papers prioritize local scandal over substantive news. **"The Modern Inquisition"** silhouettes show interrogation scenarios, though specific context is unclear from this excerpt. **"False Delicacy"** mocks waiter hygiene: they test bread freshness with unwashed thumbs, then pretend refinement serving it with fork—exposing class pretense masking unsanitary practices. The overall theme: exposing hypocrisy across social classes.
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gil u Ml planet, hatte te ae RSL, | il se ae DURING THE JANUARY THAW. PASSING DUDE. (on noticing bystanders’ trowsers)—"* Weally, it does make one weary to see how quick these hayseeds do begin to imitate us.” CURTAILING EXPENSES. ‘ SNEVER knew such hard times, old boy. We're economizing at our house now just like other folks.” “You were always an excessive smoker. I suppose the first thing you did was to cut down the number of your cigars.” “Well, no; not exactly. You see, wifey does the household work instead of hiring a girl, and that's where the economy comes in.” THE MODERN INQUISITION, ZB —— COUNTRY JOURNALISM. Extracts from the Four-corners Bee. HE sick are nearly all’on,the gain. Our antique girls are to have a quilting-bee. The hog-liars on weight are worse than the fish-liars. Our new postmaster has removed the office to his house. A coal-scuttle fell on Miss Z. Brown's foot and broke one of her toes It ain’t the Wilson bill or Bill McKinley, but 1. O. U. bill, that gives us the nightmare. Jacob Frank passed through town Sunday on his way north, He was with a wagon. John Wand's Bucephalus is buried at Pine Ridge, and crows are singing his requiem. Deacon Gramps rolled a barrel of “old man's" cider in our cellar yesterday. The dea- con is a good man. Five loads of wood and only two pounds of butter received on subscription. We can’t eat wood and have no party pap. A TITLE DEFINED. Son—" Pa, what is an optimist ?” Pa—“A man, Bobby, who tells you it 1s a fine day when it is snowing like the mischief.” Ag : ; ee _— na oe, A FINANCIAL POSER. TimRsty THROCKMORTON (thought/ullh))—'* Well, here's a problem. give me fifteen cents ter shovel off her sidewalk, job or de snow-shovel 7” De lady ‘I Now which is wort’ de most—de FALSE DELICACY, This is the waiter whom you have asked for stale bread, testing the contents of the bread- basket with his thumb, And this is the same waiter gingerly bringing you a piece on a fork, comicbooks.com