Judge, 1898-06-25 · page 4 of 17
Judge — June 25, 1898 — page 4: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page contains three satirical cartoons from an era when Judge frequently mocked military and political matters. **"A Natural Inference"** mocks the theatrical self-promotion of theater managers, who exaggerated success claims about shows like "Uncle Tom's Cabin." The joke plays on how audiences might naturally assume an ear-catching manager was deaf to his own exaggerations. **"An Ounce of Prevention"** appears to satirize working-class advice-givers (Parson Belcher and Brudder Warts), likely poking fun at folk remedies or superstitious prevention methods. **"As Usual in Cuba"** references Spanish-American War casualties, with a Spanish statesman coolly accepting combat losses as routine—suggesting cynical indifference to bloodshed. The page dates to the Spanish-American War era (1898), when Judge frequently satirized jingoism and military excess.
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Stantaws, A POWDER-PUFF. Maun (peltishy)—"* Ob, bow I do wish I were 1 man! I'd love nothing better than to be a soldier and to fight for one’s country.” ETHRL—"* No doubt you'd make a good one—you're well used to powder, you know.” A NATURAL INFERENCE & $)THE show made a tremendous hit in the last town.” grandiloquently announced the manager of the greatest double Uncle Tom’s Cabin company on earth, to the villagers lounging on the porch of the tavern at South Squam. “The audience simply went wild.” ejaculated Jay Green, who was all ears, or nearly so.“ Had they caught ‘em all when you “Don't say left, mister?” WHAT DID THE FELLOW MEAN? ** You look puzzled.” Iam puzzled about what she said to me." What did she say ?” I told her war was hell, and she told me I ‘ought to go to war.” AS USUAL IN CUBA. +4] UNDERSTAND,” observed the Spanish states- man, “that we had another battle with the Amer- icans. Six hundred were killed on both sides, of which the Spanish lost only about one hundred.”* AN OUNCE OF PREVENTION. "Good!" exclaimed the government attaché. Parson Betcner — “' It hab bin siggested, Brodder Warts, dat Brudder Brown relieve yo" “ Then the Americans lost five hundred.” ob de duties ob passin’ de plate.” BroTuex Waxts—' I hopes dey ain't no suspicions ob mah honesty.” PARSON BRLCHER— No, braddah ; but as yo’ am a shoemaker by trade, an’ hab mo’ or less any. shoemaker's wax on yo" fingahs, de vestry ob dis chu'ch am affeerd dat mo’ or less nickels mought stick to ‘em by accident—dat's why, sah. “ No—er—er, you see, the Americans didn’t lose ‘The others were non-combatants, as usual.” comicbooks.com