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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page 275 **Top cartoon "Before Joining the Angels":** A man (Lionel) visits his mother before his death, asking her dearest wish. She requests he spend time with "the bad boys"—dark humor about a dying man's final hours. **Middle section:** "Halloween" poem and illustration showing supernatural imagery typical of the holiday. **Bottom cartoon "The Political Parties as Told by What They Drink":** Five caricatured bottles personify American political movements—the Temperance advocate, Populist, Socialist, Democrat, and Republican parties—each depicted as a different alcoholic beverage. This satirizes how each party's ideology relates to drinking culture, likely commenting on Prohibition debates and class associations with different beverages during the Progressive Era. The cartoons use anthropomorphism and visual metaphor to critique political positions through recognizable symbols.
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BEFORE JOINING THE ANGELS. Mamma, if you knew I was going to die and be an angel to-morrow would you grant me the dearest wish of my heart to-day?” To be sure, Lionel ; what would be your dearest wish?” Lion. —"' To play a couple o” hours with the bad boys.”” . TOO SENSITIVE. HALLOWEEN 2 (OUNG WATKINS is so delicate Z ' oD He catches cold with ease ; A letter from his Boston girl Can even make him sneeze. OW in rural haunts, afar From the urban din and rout, Bodeful lights from mooa and star And cunning sprites are all about. ; NOT SUCH A LONG WORD. r Mrs. Cawker (writing a letter about a concert) —* Would you say that ‘ Miss, Hysee rendered a solo’ Mr. Cawoker (who had beard it)— “T think it would be more truthful to say that she rended it.” Elfin forces move the leaves That rustle on the autumn lawn ; For now the ghost of summer grieves For her verdurous robe withdrawn, But dimpled Maud, with flowing hair, Before the mirror's face is seen ; ‘ 2 HE KNEW IT WAS TRUE. Apiary & yoo Ae Sone Pa = Me Trivvet —* What do you think of ? oe ee 2 = the idea of Dr. Faure of Paris, that the el 3 ! ax odor of flowers has a pernicious effect Nuts are mated on the fire i LA, NaSy are . BY on the human voice And some are tossed and some lie still; Zag , . » ; ; 4 ‘ LORS: Gummey—“ W's quite true. 1 But blest are they whose warm desire ais; : "Those omens happily fulfil Vy é WX ey gave a young lady a bouquet the other day, and you ought to have heard my How joyous when the fireplace roars Ny g uy, ¢ wile £9. g abogs These beaux and sweetheartsall appear; Some charms are followed out-of-doors, by anes DISTINCTIONS IN COOKS. With pranks and mummery sincere. < ms Mrs. Taddells—" My present cook y 4 is more literary than my last.” stiane dey work wan voreisape a |, ; Mrs, Wiffles—" How do her liter- Dear to the heart of ** sweet sixteen "; ary tastes display themselves ? And on the rainbowed wings of hope Mrs. Taddells—“ She takes no Reeite:their:luekint, Halloween? ‘Tue, rRoFRsson—" I'd like to know whether this was once the scene Notice of policemen, but does all her JORI, RENTON. of a great battle or a foot-ball game,” love- making with the letter-carriers.” The temperance. The populist. The socialist. ‘The Democratic, The Republican, THE POLITICAL PAKTIES AS TOLD BY WHAT THEY DRINK. comicbooks.com