Judge, 1894-04-21 · page 5 of 16
Judge — April 21, 1894 — page 5: what you’re looking at
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This page contains multiple satirical sketches typical of late-19th-century American humor. Key content includes: **"A Bachelor Girl"**: A poem mocking the "New Woman" ideal—women seeking independence from marriage. The satire suggests such women are delusional about their autonomy. **"An Orthodox District"**: A congressman boasts that all men in his district vote identically and only pray when asking for favors—mocking both blind political loyalty and insincere religiosity. **"Why the Razor Is Used"**: A deeply offensive racial stereotype joke presenting an Irish immigrant and a Black man discussing weapons. It perpetuates harmful caricatures common to the era. **"Poor Fellow!"**: Dark humor about a burglar who stole worthless Confederate money—likely referencing post-Civil War economic chaos. **Other sketches** include wordplay ("Aspirated Puzzle" confusing "screw" and "crew") and a domestic scene with racist dialect humor involving a mother and child. The page reflects Judge's satirical targets: women's independence, political corruption, and uses racist stereotypes typical of 1880s-90s American satire.
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TRANSFERRED. E RUBBED his face against her cheek Till all the color fled. ‘Twas just the other way with him— His face turned very red. EXPLAINED. She—*1 think that a great many foreign noble- men are awfully plain- looking men.” He—“ Yes, and that AN ORTHODOX DISTRICT. is why their sovereigns 0. “Mary, I believe every man in my district votes as he feel called upon to deco- TW ire —"* That's good,” rate them so often.’ ConGressMaN—"‘And they never pray unless they've got something to ask ANOTHER AGNOSTIC, A BACHELOR GIRL. O", YOU bachelor men! You again and again Put our little maid-hearts in a whirl ; But, with all you may do And for all you may sue, You've no chance with the bachelor girl. I'm a bachelor girl With my fore-locks in curl — You may woo and may sue as you 5 . vs sil may, i NG “Wal, ef here ain't a four-leaf I'm contented to tarry clover! Mammy says dat’s, good Before Late ary, f luck ; I'll jes’ pick it an’ see.’ For a bachelor girl will I stay. But you need not despair, Asa girl Iam there; So my angel-wings now I'll unfurl. Will this suit you and me? 2 fea vent ae WHY THE RAZOR IS USE ‘ x Mr. O'TooLe—''So you are going to a parrity to-noight ; but how is it that yez That's why I'ma bachelor girl. colored payple can’t go to a parrity widout a razor?" - CxoKce pixpsuye, Mee Litywitre— If a culled man's head ware as easy to crack as a white man’s we wouldn't take nuffin’ but a club neider.” POOR FELLOW! BURGLAR of Pitts- burg who cracked a safe, broke his leg in get- ting off, and found when captured that he had got a few dollars in confed- erate money, is probably disgusted enough to crack his own head. AN ASPIRATED PUZZLE. Traveler (relating ad- venture)—“And the boat's screw being disabled, we were compelled to lay to.” Listener—" Pardon me, did I understand you to say the boat's screw, or the boat's crew?” Traveler (indignant- fe . tocie. ly) —"T said the boat- Whad dat, yo’ young villun t- (whack)? Ain't yo’ got nuffin’ better “«1 don't believe George Washington ever had much fun.” screw. Is that plain to do (whack) dan be wanderin’ Why?” enough ?” ‘roun’ lookin’ fer four-leaf clovers ‘Cause he never went fishing.” Le “Ob, yes; (tack) while yo' po’ ole mudder How do you know that ?” Listener —“Oh, YeSi am worked to def (whack)? I'll "Cause he never told er lie.” thanks.” teach yo'!” (Whack, whack, whack.) comicbooks.com