Judge, 1894-11-10 · page 6 of 16
Judge — November 10, 1894 — page 6: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains several brief satirical vignettes typical of Judge magazine's humor: **"A Crash"** opens with commentary on Japan's military victory over China, comparing Japan to a modern kitchen maid skilled at "smashing China." **"Charley's Club"** jokes about an exclusive club with a peculiar rule: members must pay fines to the treasury for grammatical errors—a satirical jab at linguistic pretension. **"A Little Too Soon"** mocks a political candidate (Doverspike) seeking the governorship, who deflects a prisoner's apology by noting he's "only a candidate for the office" yet. Other sketches mock barbers' chattiness, misdiagnosis of tramps as hydrophobes, and frontier characters. The cartoons use dialect humor and visual gags characteristic of 1890s American satire, targeting linguistic affectation, political ambition, and social pretension. The Japanese-Chinese war reference dates this to 1894-1895.
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A SUCC Mr. JACKSON (¢he inventor)—"' | has de bearin’s ob deir laigs. Now toe see whedder mah excelsior scissor-mobement chicken-clutcher am a defeat or (click) — A LITTLE TOO SOON, R. DOVERSPIKE was going through one of the state-prison workshops when one of the convicts accidentally touched him, “Pardon me, sir,” said the man politely. “I'm very sorry,” replied Mr. Doverspike, “but I'm not the gov- ernor yet. I'm only a candidate for the of- fice.” CORRECT DI- AGNOSIS, Woman—"1 offer- ed him a glass of water and he immediately went into a fit and frothed at the mouth.” Man —" What do Woman —" No; imagine it is a tramp. TERM, a AAR wg) aTetTaa A MASCULINE DI Jack HALDACK (who had been up late) “* wish my hair trimmed a very W BARKER (interrupting, with great volubility)—"' Ves, sit. By the way, that was a great game between "— JACK HALPHACK (bored) ~"* Cut it short, will you? I wish to take a nap.” , \ Wr) Sin SZ a - FUL INVENTION THAL WAS KEPT SHADY, —a success Wurrriina Ike (of Death City)—"* Goi It was after I'd sunk my Tt was after { got inter th’ lock-up fer tryin’ ter kerlect a bill off othin’ goes here but rum an’ duels, you think it is—hydro- Don’t ertempt it. hobia 2” they didn’t eat. ss th’ sheriff thet T cum ter bed-rock sense. But what mought yer bizniz be Somuens (coolly)—"* Surgeon and coffin architect, friend. dead or aliv stranger, A CRASH, E£ HEAR the news of war's mad whirl, Of Japan's gain to China's loss. She's like the modern kitchen-girl— At smashing China she's the boss, CHARLEY’S CLUB. SS QHARLEY belongs to a splendid club,” said young Mrs, Tocker. 4) Indeed 2” said the “Yes, sitor. They have some ud Wpwes arrangement by which a mem- the way it is.” “ Not all about it; but he said that while he was playing billiards last night his bad English cost him five dollars.” HANDICAPPED. 6 &VES, her poetry is very good ; but then she is wholly unknown to the reading public.”* “How do you make that out?” “Why, according to her own story, she has been writing for the Chicago papers for seven le in th’ groc’ ILAH; OR, IRRETRIEVABLY BARRED FROM THE FOOT-BALL ELEVEN, New warner (ten minutes later)—"*All right, sir!" Jack Hatpnack (catching si wrong, you gibbering fool ! the talk short, not my hai ber has to pay a certain sum into the treasury if he doesn’t mind his grammar. I'm not sure, but I think that's “Did your husband tell you about it?” izniz in this burg, stranger? I've got ‘em tat himself in glass, furiously) —" Al You've ruined me! Confound you! I meant cut comicbooks.com