Judge, 1896-12-19 · page 40 of 46
Judge — December 19, 1896 — page 40: what you’re looking at
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This page contains multiple short comedic strips satirizing working-class and immigrant life in early 20th-century America. **"The Reward of Gallantry"** mocks a man caught in a lie about his whereabouts, blaming economic hardship (closure of free lunch services) rather than admitting infidelity. **"Not His Blame"** presents a Irish immigrant ("Steel Rydes") using dialect humor, portraying working-class men as unreliable. **"In Mulligan's Alley"** depicts Irish-American social pretension: a girl whose father works on an ash-cart looks down on peers, but her brother's imprisonment suggests her family's instability will force her back to her actual social station. **"What is the Inference?"** is a brief joke about avoiding mistletoe with an unattractive cousin. **"The Young Idea"** satirizes children's materialistic logic—bigger houses have bigger chimneys, therefore Santa visits wealthier homes more generously. The page primarily uses ethnic stereotypes and class-based humor typical of the era, mocking immigrant workers and working-class pretension.
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THE REWARD OF GALLANTRY. NOT HIS BLAME. Miss Saintly—" When 1 found you here last Christmas you promised that I should never again see you on the island.” Steel Rydes—" Well, mum, how was I ter know den dat dey was goin’ ter shut down on de free lunch ?” IN MULLIGAN’S ALLEY. Mary Etten Casey—" Myrtle Maguire, ye needn't act so dis'greeabul an’ stuck wp ‘cause yer father 's got a job on an ash-cart an” yer brother 's got a “cause when yer brother gits out he'll pull yer pa off'n the cart an’ break his back fer dis- gracin’ th’ fambly by workin’, an’ then you'll be glad t’ git back in our set.” “They say Miss Footlights calle “* What did she do that for?” ** Because that's his name.” year in the pen'tentiary, her manager Down to-night.” WHAT IS THE INFERENCE? #6 ]S YOUR cousin a pretty girl?” “ Well, she never thinks it necessary to hang up mistletoe at Christmas.” THE YOUNG IDEA. Bobbie— Papa says Santa Claus leaves more things at the big houses.”” Freddie— Of course he does. They've got bigger chimbleys.”: