Judge, 1895-12-14 · page 4 of 16
Judge — December 14, 1895 — page 4: what you’re looking at
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# Judge Magazine Page Analysis This page contains several satirical items typical of late 19th-century American humor: **"Judge's Favorites"** features Mollie Fuller, likely a popular performer or public figure of the era, shown in a theatrical pose. **"Judgments"** offers aphoristic observations on human folly—frenzy as folly's "safety-valve," bores who leave no impression, etc.—standard Victorian moral commentary. **"A Big Contract"** depicts children discussing Christmas stockings in dialect, with crude racial/class humor typical of the period. **"Dissected"** is political satire about candidates for office, suggesting that seeking public position exposes one's actual mediocrity. **"A Bad Break"** uses heavy dialect humor (appearing to mock African American speech) about snowshoes mistaken for kites, with "Alpine club" as the joke's punchline. The page reflects Judge's mix of theatrical promotion, moral philosophy, and period humor that relied heavily on dialect and social stereotyping now considered offensive.
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JUDGE'S FAVORITES. MOLLE FULLER. merry one in the moral fable — ¢ in winter, thus the year rolls round ik your sunay smile, and $0 your fortune’s found. Miss Birdie’s dream — uape JUDGMENTS. RENZY is the safety-valve of folly. The fire of hate usually flashes in the pan. A sunbeam in the heart is bound to light the face. Texas did a deal of brewing for the amount of punch, Unfortunately, the bore never leaves a hole in the memory. Aman may keep his mouth open so wide he cannot see an argu- ment. The awkward man is never in a hurry. He always wants a day of grace. The tender youth, leaning upon a staff, always wants to take some- body to protect J eomacnear: A BIG CONTRACT. CHoiny (wecting Bobby on the strect, day before Chri:tmasy— I say, Bobbie, does your sister Ethel hang up her stocking Christmas eve ” Bospy— so do 1." Cutty — "Well, I say, Bobby, just you stick this pug-log into her stocking to-night and Tl give you a dollar.” DISSECTED. YOU never find your merits are so small Your vices are so many and so great, You never find you are no good at all Until for office you're a candidate. Wiad ae yy HE duchess of Marlborough is Mx, T doubtless said in England to have ascended from one of the very first —and its cauce. families in America, don’t you know. A BAD BREAK. Ji Jackson —"* Whuffo vo'r little brudder got his kites out sech wedder ez dis?” Miss SNOPLAIK—"* Excu tw’ sh vo'r ignorance, Jim Jackson, dem’s mah new snow-shoes. I's jes’ j'ined de Alpine club.” Jit Jackson (covered wita conjusion)—"* Yais, yais—1 might ‘a’ knowed dem wuz too big fo’ kites.” comicbooks.com