Judge, 1894-09-08 · page 3 of 16
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page 147 This page presents humorous domestic and romantic sketches rather than political satire. The main illustration shows a horse-drawn carriage with a couple; the caption "Pleasant" indicates the girl has refused the boy's romantic advances. Below are several comic vignettes depicting courtship scenarios and marital discord, featuring characters with exaggerated features typical of period humor. The sketches appear to ridicule both male persistence in romance and female manipulation tactics. On the right, "Judgments" offers aphoristic commentary on human nature—cynical observations about egotism, fussy women, evil men, and workplace foolishness. This was a common Judge feature offering social commentary through witty maxims. The overall content targets universal human foibles rather than specific political figures or events, using stereotyped character types common to late 19th/early 20th-century humor.
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COMPLETE, +6 D)ID you ever try the faith cure, Tomp- kins?" “Yes, too.” * What of 3" Faith in the faith It cured me WAY UP. First actor ( Bloomingdale) —"" WI heavenly place! I declare it's enough to make us poor grubs envy those of us who get here, Second actor Se It's a case of out of mind, out of sight.” Tecumsen—'* Now for the maide cue her from Sweating Elk or die here.” PLEASANT. They are ten miles from the hotel, the horse has balked and the girl has just refused him. Key (alias Tecumseh) —" It's me crawlin’ act, Foxy. Hurry an’ git me cocked rifle er I'll lamm yer wuss dan I did when yer drop't snow ‘on me red-fire scene.” will res- the fireworks.) Foxy (from behind) —Tug —bang! (Jgnites Foxy (to himself) — “Yer will, will yer? Dere’s a few fireworks fer yer. If 1 don't git revenge frum th’ string on th’ trigger I'll do a little cellerbratin’ wid pin-w'eels.” JUDGMENTS. NDIVIDUALITY means egotism. The merit of self-ab- negation is limited. A fussy woman is one of nature's few mis- takes. The evil men do lives after them; so does the good. Few men work hard after they get old enough to know better, The unmeant mis- chief of fools is all-per- vading and irremediable. If the devils were cast out of some folks it would leave them extreme- ly uninteresting. ‘Tecumsen —"*— — — 1!" A CURTAIN-RINGER; OR, THE SUPE’S REVENGE. comicbooks.com