Judge, 1894-07-07 · page 10 of 16
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This page from Judge satirizes various social issues of the era, primarily around Fourth of July celebrations and domestic life. **"Edged Tools"** opens with dark humor about a widow losing children to Fourth of July accidents—a critique of the holiday's dangerous fireworks and inadequate safety for poor families. **"Legally Decided"** mocks a court ruling (appears to be referencing Native American drinking rights) with sarcastic irony: if beer isn't intoxicating, a "noble man" will only "scalp" his beer, suggesting the absurdity of such legal reasoning. The remaining cartoons depict genteel social scenarios: a father's accidental hat-related incident, a passenger's polite endurance of a woman's heavy basket on his feet, and fireworks mishaps in the suburbs. **"Pussy's Fourth"** shows a boy attaching a firecracker to a cat's tail—depicting casual animal cruelty as entertainment. **"Wanted Them to Enjoy Life"** humorously presents a child's innocent logic: having enjoyed her aunt's company, she hopes her future children will have multiple aunts and uncles. The overall tone criticizes both reckless Independence Day behavior and genteel hypocrisy.
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10 EDGED TOOLS, SPHERE was a poor widow named Sleven, ‘The mother of children eleven ; Four went out for fun On the Fourth with a gun, And after she counted but seven. EGALLY DECIDED that beer is not in- toxicating and that the Indian may drink it, Henceforth, looking upon its foam with intense dislike, that noble man will scalp nothing but his beer. THE HAPPY YOUNG FATHER WAS ONLY SAYING BYE-BYE TO HIS BABY. ra THE HAT WAS UNHURT. Pat—"“‘ Oi jist got yer hat aff in toime ter save it, sor.” ~— “AN AMIABLE EXAMPLE, Cor—"' Phwat is the matther wid thot mon, AS SHE took a seat in the car she inadvertently deposited her heavy market-basket on the toes of recat the passenger next to her. He winced but made no outery. “Excuse me,” she said. “I ought to have looked what I was about.” * Oh, it’s no matter, madam,” he replied. “I don’t mind a little sociability.” UNEXPECTED. Suburbs —"“ Those private fireworks of yours could be seen two miles away. Ihad no idea you were going to have such a displ Howson Lott— \ “Neither had I, That boy of mine set them all off together.” PUSSY’S FOURTH. T! IE small boy strokes her glossy back, Where once he used to whack her ; Ani all the while he tries to tack Unto her tail a cracker, “GEITING A RUN Fo HIS MUNKY,” WANTED THEM TO ENJOY LIFE TOO. LITTLE MABEL (one of a family of seven) recently went to visit an aunt, where she evidently had a very good time, ‘The morning after her return she was tinusually silent at breakfast, and noticing her pre-occupation her mother inquired, “ Well, Mabel, what are you thinking aboat ?” To which the little maid replied with a sigh of deep satisfaction, “Oh, I'm so glad that my children will have plenty of aunties and uncles !" —Faith, an’ I'd betther run him in. — ——Coom wid me now, ye dancing loonatic — —Wazal, Oi'll be dashed !" Mr | dren gums, theea, of the and, | ready some his b: seized ‘the s impo: charg brain. cue te ner Ul seven rate ¢ Cai aware cence Col Nec the in hund who | caree waist house if he tears to be comicbooks.com