Judge, 1896-08-01 · page 3 of 16
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# Analysis of Judge Page 67 This page contains three separate satirical pieces: 1. **"Hunger Phantasy"** (top): A crude cartoon mocking someone's imagined delusions about food photography and appetite. 2. **"The Cause of the Fire"** (center): A dialogue between characters debating whether a fire destroying "old phoenixes" resulted from spontaneous combustion or a "defective flue." This appears to be social commentary, likely about an actual fire incident, though the specific event is unclear. The debate format suggests satire of how people assign blame to disasters. 3. **"Mary Had a Little Lamb"** (bottom): A humorous visual interpretation of the nursery rhyme, showing a woman chasing a lamb, then acquiring a "bike"—likely satirizing changes in transportation or modern life replacing traditional pastimes. The overall page emphasizes visual humor and wordplay typical of Judge magazine's satirical approach.
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HUNGER PHANTASY. A —"* Do yer mean ter tell me dat dis brain-fertography fotygrafls wot ye'r t'inkin’ of 7" Literary Levy—" Sez so ‘ere, ghee yLUNony Hansa (ching) —"" Ef dat inwenter could only git dis minnit a snap-shet of my appertite ar-castles he would git an epicurean photo-plate wath suthin’! THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE, Was it spontaneous combustion ?” (6 YVHAT strange myths the ancients had,” remarked Miss : “Yes, it must have been spontane- Tillinghast to Mr. Winebiddle. “It is odd how they ous combustion, and I think the flames ever got such queer ideas.” : broke forth in its wings when they be- “What particular came old and unfit for further flight.” myth are you thinking of, “ Why would they break out in the Miss Tillinghast ?” phoenix's wings, Mr. Winebiddle?” “The phoenix.” “Treason from analogy, Miss “Yes, indeed. Singu- Tillinghast. A great lar bird, wasn’t it?” many fires nowadays are “Just imagine how caused by what I may call such an idea could get a similar circumstance.” started—that the creature “T don't think I un- burned itself to death in derstand you.” its old age and rose from “To be plain, then, its ashes with renewed I think the conflagration youth,” which used to destroy “It is singular, in- the old phonixes was deed.” caused by a defective “How could such a flew.” fire ignite, for instance? Swieuiase wenay prveren, “ Mary had a little lamb, Its fleece was white as snow, Hers And everywhere that Mary went Until Mary bought a ** bike.’ The lamb was sure to go.” comicbooks.com|