Judge, 1894-11-10 · page 10 of 16
Judge — November 10, 1894 — page 10: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page collects brief satirical vignettes mocking contemporary social issues: **"His Wife Was Multitudinous"** ridicules missionary work and racial stereotypes, depicting a colonial encounter where a chief arrives with numerous wives—the humor aimed at perceived exotic polygamy. **"Holmes and Thackeray"** is an anecdote about the writer Thackeray's illness during an American lecture tour, treated humorously by Oliver Wendell Holmes. **"When Woman Votes"** satirizes newly enfranchised women, suggesting female voters are so partisan they'll avoid polling places where Democrats vote—mocking both women's political awareness and partisan divisions. **"The Mikado"** appears to reference Japanese military affairs (likely Russo-Japanese War era), using "Wun Lung" as a mock-Oriental artist's name. **"Not Entirely Useless"** jokes about a newspaper employee's incompetence being useful only as a "paperweight." **"Enough Said"** mocks a female lawyer's questioning of a witness's age. **"The Other Way Round"** ridicules a young man buying a hat to justify growing his hair long for football. The page targets women's political engagement, workplace incompetence, and fashion absurdities.
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HIS WIFE WAS MULTITUDINOUS. New Missionary —" We would be glad, chief, if you would dine with us to-day and bring your wife.” ‘The chief accepted the invitation. HOLMES AND THACKERAY: QNCE when Thackeray was lecturing in “the states" he was taken violently ill at the close of a lecture, and his host, James T. Fields, summoned Oliver Wendell Holmes, his friend and neighbor, to attend the distin- guished guest. Evidently the doctor con- quered him as well as his ailment, for when he had departed Thackeray looked up and said," Fields, who was that funny little cuss?” WHEN WOMAN VOTES. Mrs. Brown —" Are you going to reg- ister to-day ?” Mrs. Jones —" Of course | am. How do you expect I could vote if I didn’ Mrs. Brown (pointing to polling-place) —" Where are you going to vote, over there ?” Mrs. Jones—" Over there? Well, 1 should say not; that’s where the Democrats vote.” ODD. Visitor —* What are they hauling coal to the boiler-house for? I thought they heated these buildings by steam.” THE MIKADO HOLDING A GRAND COUNCIL OF WAR. Sketch by'aur special artist, Wun Lung. NOT ENTIRELY USELESS. City editor (savagely) —** Mr. Liner, I shall’haye to let you go. You are always behind and delaying the paper. What use are you, anyway?” P. Liner (meekly)—" To make a paper weight.” THE OTHER WAY ROUND, ENOUGIL SAID. Woman Lawyer —"* What is your age ?* Woman Witness —"* Twas born in the same year as yourself.” Young Sophmore bought —and then let his hair grow for foot- Woman Lawyer —"* Witness excused.” himself a hat — ball, comicbooks.com