Judge — February 26, 1898 — page 3: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Page 133: Judge Magazine - Two Satirical Cartoons **Top cartoon "A Sad Error":** Shows Mrs. Grogan telling Mrs. Phalen that she mistakenly named her son George Washington, believing "not George Washington was a priest" instead of recognizing him as the nation's founding father. The joke satirizes Irish immigrant working-class women's ignorance of American history and civic figures—a common prejudicial stereotype in late 19th/early 20th century American humor. **Bottom cartoon "He Belonged to One":** Depicts Mrs. Newlywed asking her husband if he belongs to "any secret organization" and whether he keeps secrets. His response—"Yes" and "Then I do"—suggests wives' suspicions about men's fraternal lodge memberships (Masons, Odd Fellows, etc.), mocking domestic anxiety about male secret societies.