Judge, 1895-05-25 · page 7 of 16
Judge — May 25, 1895 — page 7: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains multiple short humorous sketches typical of late-19th-century American satire: **"The Wrong Tail"** depicts a man chasing a dog through various scenes, a visual gag about mistaken identity or pursuing the wrong target. **"A Remedy for Both Extremes"** jokes about Colonel Kentuck addressing temperature discomfort—he wants liquor to warm up when cold, but also to cool down when hot, satirizing alcoholic excess as a "cure-all." **Other sketches** include commentary on homelessness and financial desperation ("Readjustment Desired"), religious hypocrisy at revivals, and period anxieties about women's rights ("the coming woman"). **The Edison reference** satirizes Thomas Edison's celebrity status and proliferation of patents by humorously imagining a "mind-reading" medicine—mocking both technological utopianism and invasion-of-privacy concerns. The furniture sale sketch and "Rule of the House" offer mild social humor about consumer culture and domestic negotiations. These are lightweight, observational jokes reflecting working-class and middle-class American life concerns.
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THE WRONG TAIL, A REMEDY FOR BOTH EXTREMES, CotoneL Kentuck —* Whew! but it is SAME—"'Great Scott! it's hot, Retter take cold. Guess I'll take a nip to warm me up.” a drink to cool me off." READJUSTMENT DESIRED. ++] ADY,” said “Arry ‘Ighways, “de hors-radish what yer give me wid de hand-out created 4n unexpended balance uv appetite dat completely enweloped de grub an’ lapped over on de aidges more dan afoot. Now wid de assistance uv a ham-bone er a cold pie I would attempt ter make de assets correspond wid de liabilities an’ carry de balance over inter a new dividend. T’anks, lady. Yes, | wuz once in a bank—at night; but a smart man kin pick up a good deal in a little while.” And he went to work on his financial problem. A MISERABLE SINNER, BUT NOT THE WORST. TA REVIVAL in a country town the invitation was given for any one who wished to live a better life, and desired the prayers of the congregation, to rise. A man arose. The congregation was jubilant and noisy with “amens.” Looking about him, he said “There is no need of making such a fuss and noise. I ain't the “7 worst man that ever lived. TO THOMAS EDISON. ITS said that you, Tom Edison, Have patented a medicine TTA: Of which we need but take a drink ey And we can hear our neighbors think. 1 Oh, wondrous man! if this be true We soon can know as much as you. oD i i We'll of your mixture take a dose ‘ Ruse And hear you all your thoughts expose. SYeORM TORE 1 ; > SALE: New patents will be useless then, Or yours or those of other men. So, wizard, pause, while yet you may, And don’t thus give yourself away A RULE OF THE HOUSE. Fat old lady —"1'd like that cor- set, but I can’t pay fer it all to-day.” Saleswoman —“ That's all right, ma'am; We generally sell these sizes on the installment plan.” NO OCCASION FOR ALARM. Cumso —" What do you think of the coming woman ?” Cawker —"She' is not worrying me. If she waits to button her gloves CUSABLE MISTAKE. she will not arrive in your lifetime or Mr. Saw (of New England)—"* B'gosh, Samantha! them city accommodations is great.” mine.” comicbooks.com