Judge, 1894-08-25 · page 10 of 16
Judge — August 25, 1894 — page 10: what you’re looking at
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This page contains several satirical pieces typical of Judge magazine's social commentary: **"Poor Support"** mocks Chicago's military presence during recent civil unrest, claiming they camped on post-office grounds to prevent the clock from striking—absurdist humor suggesting the military's stated purpose was ridiculous. **"Valuable Information"** satirizes get-rich-quick schemes: a man pays for secret wealth-making advice and receives instructions to place identical ads and defraud others like himself—exposing pyramid scheme fraud. **"The Same, But Different"** contrasts male and female reconciliation rituals: men dramatically "smoke the pipe of peace," while women embrace and cry together—suggesting gender differences in emotional expression. **"Then the Weeds Wilted"** is a pun: a widow in mourning clothes ("weeds") agrees to marry, and her "weeds wilted"—both her mourning garb and her grief disappear with marriage. **"Prepared"** features a Wellesley College graduate arriving in heaven, unfazed by learning no men are present, claiming she's "used to it"—contemporary satire on women's education and suffrage-era discussions about female independence. The bottom panels show slapstick domestic humor about infant teething.
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JUDGE POOR SUPPORT. POSSIBLE? DURING the recent unpleasantness in Chicago the military were encamped on the post-office grass plots. This was to keep the great clock from strik- ing. VALUABLE INFORMATION. == Smithers saw the following advertisement in the newspaper : : “+ Send one dollar and we will inform you how you can make ten dollars a day.” yf He sent his dollar and this was the information he received in return for his money: “Insert an ‘ad’ like ours in the papers and get ten fools like yourself to answer it.” THE SAME, BUT DIFFERENT. WHEN men have had a falling-out, ‘And make it up again, ‘They smoke the pipe of peace and shout, To show their joy and pain. “Ah, here comes that beautiful Miss Rock- away.— THEN THE WEEDS WILTED. YEAR she wore her widow's weeds In quietude, until at last ‘The proper man, who knew life's needs, Said ** Wilt thou?” Then they wilted fast. PREPARED. WIDE swung the golden gates, and into the realms of heaven came St. Peter, and with him a maiden, The maiden was young and fair, and the saint's heart was full of compassion as he thought of what was to be revealed to her. And he sighed as he thought of the bitter disappointment in store. — _tn my new yachting outfit I will But he must speak. “Take heart, oh, strike a position and impress her.” said he, “ and look about you.” And the maiden took heart and looked. And she saw rows and rows of blessed damosels, looking at her with eyes of pity as they strummed their golden harps. -Rows and rows of maidens, and never a single man! But the maiden neither wept nor faltered as had the other maids on learning the dreadful secret. She - Z = stood still and not a word did she A VIEW OF BRUSSELS, speak. When women have been quarreling, And shines again fair weather, Arms ‘round each other's necks they fling And have a cry together. Geonce pixpseve. “ Hah!” criéd St. Peter, looking at her in wonder ; “can you have known the secret of heaven—that no man has yet been judged worthy to abide here ?” “ Most assuredly,” said the maid, “I am a fin de sigcle product, and many moons before my death I began to read the works of Sarah Grand “And do you feel no horror at the prospect of living in a manless world?” “Not much!" said the maiden calmly. “I'm used to it; | come direct from Wellesley.” cane wines, He struck. HE WAS RIGHT. Fatiter —* That baby is choking—must have something in his mouth,” —t! And he did—teeth, “Yo Yo ‘The { Paper— wasaha other be REDUC Grand | ‘The | lodge ai of Pyth sive, val A furthe can be s with the or befor emg tens. 278 comicbooks.com