Judge, 1896-12-26 · page 6 of 17
Judge — December 26, 1896 — page 6: what you’re looking at
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This page contains multiple satirical cartoons mocking immigrant stereotypes and domestic situations popular in early 20th-century American humor. **"Unfortunate Chain of Literal Miscomprehensions"** depicts a vocal instructor (speaking with exaggerated accent) telling students to practice "do, do, do"—which a working-class father mishears as a demand for "dough" (money), leading to physical violence. The satire targets both immigrant speech patterns and class tension. **"Santa Claus"** is a brief joke about a woman hanging bloomers (underwear) instead of stockings, implying impropriety. **"The Flat-Dweller Again"** satirizes apartment living's indignities—tenants must wake at 4 AM for coal delivery, with the downtrodden tenant asking pathetically if they can return to bed. Other cartoons mock Irish immigrants ("Bridget," "Jamesy," "Pat") through thick dialect humor, and include mild domestic comedy about newlyweds and realty brokers. The page reflects period attitudes: immigrant mockery was standard entertainment, and working-class hardship was treated as comedy rather than social concern.
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UNFORTUNATE CHAIN OF LITERAL MISCOMPREHENSIONS. 1T1s (the vocal instruct. or)—" Vell, mees, I hav shoo-o-osd ar-r-ranche mid your farzair-r-re ze ter-r-rms of your insdruction, Gif me ¢now. Zat'seet. (Loudly.) Do, do, do, do.” Fatner Gotroxs—"'Say, you! what about our arrangement? What do you mean by hollerin* for ‘dough’ a-ready ?" Count —"* Par-r-donne, m’sieu, _I fairst musd got your daughtaire’s note. Ket is ze scale I vant "—— Fatuer Gorroxs (connecting)—"'Oh, that's what you want,eh? Then /°1l (steish / slam} bang!) scale’ yuh !" SANTA CLAUS. HE FINDS her bloomers hung again, And in his heart he grieves. He never thinks what might have been Had she hung up her * sleeves. THE FLAT- DWELLER .AGAIN. S THEY retired for the night she said to him, “ The janitor is going to take a day off to-mor- row, and he sent up word that we must get up at four o'clock, so he can deliver the coal early.” And the flat-dweller, long used to: oppression, only asked timidly, “Did you ask him if we might go to bed again?” EXPERIENCED. Realty broker (to ap- plicant)—" Yes, sir; I have just the flat for you ~ hot and cold water, -e 3 electric lights, and steam sol 1 heat.” SETTLING HIS SARCASM. Mr. Harlemton (ear- Owner—" How much will you give a load for that dirt ?” ly th f Pat—" Twinty cints, sor.”* hestly)— "8: ere a sexe Owner—‘*'Umph! What do you want, the earth 7” nace in it?’ Pat—"* Yis, sor—fer twinty cints th’ load.” TO BE DETERMINED. Bridget—" How wud yez loike me cousin Moichael t' be bist man at our weddin’, Jamesy, dear?” Jamesy—* Faith Oi'd not loike it at all, at all, An’ divil a bit wull Oi own ¢’ it, ayther, But afther supper, if he’s a moind t’ shtip out in th’ yard wid me fer a few minutes, Oi'll soon show him which wan av us is.” SENS CIRCUMSTANCES ALTER CASES. Mrs. NewLywen (in fcars)—"* You used to say that you would be glad to die for me.” WLYWED—"* Well, I would now.? Mrs. NEWLYWmD—"* Well, you may now.” comicbooks.com