Judge, 1898-01-08 · page 3 of 18
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page 19 This page contains several unrelated humorous sketches typical of Judge's satirical format: **"A Pleasant Glimpse"**: A domestic scene where a husband has died, and his widow reflects that he "cried out ecstatically, 'I see a great light'" before passing—she sarcastically notes he'll "give better gas" in the afterlife. The joke plays on spiritualist beliefs popular in the era. **"A Reason Cited"** and **"A New Leaf"**: Brief literary or domestic humor pieces. **"Cachinination"**: A Boston-dialect joke about an "effete grin." **"At the German Club"**: Shows club members in chairs, with accompanying dialogue about their peculiar design and utility. The sketches reflect early 20th-century American upper-class humor, spiritualism skepticism, and ethnic dialect comedy typical of Judge's satirical approach.
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