Judge, 1895-11-23 · page 4 of 16
Judge — November 23, 1895 — page 4: what you’re looking at
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# Judge Magazine Page Analysis This page from *Judge* magazine contains several satirical pieces typical of late 19th-century American humor: **"Judge's Favorites"** celebrates actress Mabel Love in a theatrical production, using flowery praise common to entertainment coverage. **"The New Preacher"** gently mocks a small Western town's expectations of their incoming minister—describing him as an "exhorter" who can frighten sinners and play fiddle, poking fun at frontier religiosity. **"No Doubt About Him"** satirizes suburban hypocrisy: city dwellers romanticize country living in winter while clearly disliking it. **"A Natural Mistake"** jokes about Irish domestic workers (Bridget) negotiating wages shrewdly—a common ethnic stereotype of the era. **"Rejected"** mocks rejected magazine submissions, showing an angry contributor whose work editors found unfunny. **"Fully Prepared"** ridicules an earnest but unsuccessful poet submitting work to *Judge* itself—self-referential office humor. The page also includes crude ethnic caricatures ("Rastus," "Pat") in the final cartoon depicting a Black-Irish confrontation, reflecting period prejudices.
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JUDGE'S FAVORITES. MABEL LOVE IN ‘* HIS EXCELLENCY.” You would dance as the dawn o'er the meadows, ‘Without even brushing the dews ; Like fret : iadows ig wee two little shoes. belle? believe us Be Love without wings, and don't leave us, THE NEW PREACHER. Se THE new preacher,” says the Red Gulch Weekly Atomizer, “will arrive in this town about the middle of next week. It is said that he is a powerful ex- horter and can make the hair of impenitent sinners get up on its hind legs, He is also handy with the fiddle, which will help out.” NO DOUBT ABOUT HIM. *+P)O YOU believe there is suich a thing as sincerity in lying?” “Certainly I do. Have you never heard a subur- banite describing how pleasant it is to live in the country in winter? Next door,” TURAL MISTAKE, I vould like to ged a cheap drunk.” Suage REJECTED. THE letters in his hand appeared His fury to provoke ; + is odd these comic papers Are so slow to ‘ take a joke.” ENCOURAGING. Mrs, Vansock (to new servant) —"T shall give you twenty dollars a month, and when you break any dishes I will take the cost of them out of your pay.” Bridget Olone —" Sure, you'll have to give me more than that, mum, if you're goin’ to do that.” LD friends are lauded to the skies, Old friends are praised and sung ; Bat if allowed to have my choice, I'd rather have them young. cw. FULLY PREPARED. No, kind reader, this is not a college foot-ball player, nor a base-ball umpire, nor yet a Chinese vegetarian, It is a simple Christian poet, about to submit a short man- uscript, entitled ** Love's Embrace,” to the genial editor of Jupce. (Za rein Ps ends ! A PAIR OF SCISSORS JUDGMENTS. POVERTY is a disgrace. Most follies are crimes. Remember your own shortcomings, and spare. Reform a female rake and create an in- quisitor. A word to the wise is sufficient, but the wiser withhold it. Don't spend too much time doing pen- ance; just change yonr methods. M0. UNNECESSARY. *Rastus—"‘ Ef yo’ drap anodder brick on mah head I'll make a monkey of you.” Pat—" Phin Oi come down Oi'll flatten the nose av yez and squaze yez till yer black in the comicbooks.com