Judge, 1894-12-08 · page 42 of 60
Judge — December 8, 1894 — page 42: what you’re looking at
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This page from *Judge* magazine contains holiday-themed satirical sketches mocking various Christmas traditions and social types of the era. "It Is a Question" jokes about children's logic regarding Santa Claus—a child wonders whether Santa was ever young himself, exposing the contradiction in the myth. "A Popular Fallacy" sarcastically challenges the saying that giving gifts is more pleasant than receiving them—*Judge* suggests this maxim is false. "Christmas Episode" depicts working-class or immigrant hosts (indicated by dialect) overwhelmed by rowdy guests, using mistletoe removal as an excuse to end the chaos. "A Christmas Epistle" shows children's wish-list escalation, featuring weapons (Winchester rifles, pistols) they hope to receive—satirizing materialistic excess and aggressive play. The Isaacstein sketch uses heavy immigrant dialect and caricature (suggesting a Jewish family) to mock financial incompetence and pretension. The overall tone reflects *Judge*'s satirical approach to middle and working-class American life, sometimes employing ethnic stereotyping common to the period.
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CHRISTMAS JUDGE UNACCOUNTABLE. Critical friend—" Seems to me your Christmas story is lacking in warmth,” Pennaway— Ought not to be. mometer was in the nineties.” IT IS A QUESTION. AX INQUISITIVE youngster whose mother had said That Santa Claus gave away trinket and toy To only good children sat straight up in bed : was Santa Claus ever a boy? I wrote it when the ther- FIRE CRACKERS Ang) CANDY IS CHES TAU TS 4 WITH BOB AND ME. & teas TWEWaNTs 2 WINCHESTER Rifles AND SIX-SELF cock fff IN PISTOLS AS WE LEVE TOFIT INIUNS AT OWcE QURS LOVEINCLY JIMMIE 5 yy A CHRISTMAS EPISODE. Gurst (alarmed at new arrivals, to host)—"* Ef dey keeps on like dese two, hadn’ . a "yo bettah yank down de miz'letoe an’ call de game off *” CHRISTMAS EVE. ; Jummie—"* I guess that'll fetch him, Bobbie.” VIVID REMINDERS. A POPULAR FALLACY. or ALL the maxims, , Ted—" That yule-log no doubt i recalls many memories.” 3 Ned—"\t should. I started it Wise saws and axioms, ‘There's one that makes me grieve ; with a package of old love-letters.”” For the Christmas present Is not more pleasant To give than to receive. 5 PREPARATION. . § LL Christmas week van Pelt, we see, SUCCEEDED. Nems 4 Is keeping up an awful spree, Brown (filling the stockings)\— ¢ SEE Because he’s made a vow, they say, “Hopping hornets, woman! my foot \ & ' _. That he'll swear off on New-year's day. is caught in the rat-trap. This is a , ZA : Sg nice place to set such a thing.” J THE LAST COURSE. Mrs, Brown" forgot to tell E + Mamma— Why don't you eat you, my dear, that Johnnie said he IsaacstE1N (showing off his son's abilities}—"" Tell your your plum-pudding, Richie >” was going to catch Santa Claus.” 7 geantlases nd grandmudder der sum you vas doin’ on your Richie (grown critical with re- 3 Dis is de queschun : Subbose you heda hundert pletion) —“ There's too much cologne led oud at ten per cend. inderess — in the sauce.” —und you lost von half of der brincipal on pad notes und couldn't collect der inderesd on der udder half, und ""—— TOO MUCH FOR THE ISAACSTEINS. comicbooks.com