Judge, 1898-08-06 · page 7 of 16
Judge — August 6, 1898 — page 7: what you’re looking at
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This page contains several satirical pieces typical of late-19th/early-20th century American humor: **"The Fair Angler"** is a light romantic poem about a woman passionate only about fishing, indifferent to suitors' traditional courtship attempts—poking fun at both her single-mindedness and male romantic frustration. **"Of Ex-Post-Facto Force"** jokes about failed Anglo-American alliance negotiations, with European statesmen debating which country actually won the American Revolution—satirizing historical revisionism and diplomatic absurdity. **"A Convenient Transfer"** mocks Spanish pessimism about American conquest by suggesting Spain would simply publish articles claiming the opposite—satirizing nationalist spin and media manipulation. **"The Patient New-Yorker"** uses bread rationing to joke about New York stoicism—people accept smaller loaves philosophically. **"The Worm Will Turn"** and **"An Unexpected Vengeance Harvest"** depict Irish and working-class characters seeking revenge through slapstick violence, playing on period stereotypes. The cartoons emphasize themes of national pride, immigrant humor, and romantic/domestic comedy typical of Judge's satirical voice.
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THE FAIR ANGLER. = HE cares not for walking or biking, Golf, tennis, croquet, or such sports; -, For theatres she has no liking, With novels she’s quite out of sorts. ‘The one thing she cares for is fishing ; With her it's a passion divine, And all winter long she’s been wishing For a chance at the hook and the line. Tove her, for she is a beauty ; Bat she laughs at my amorous ways. It's a pleasure as well as a duty To be with her these exquisite days, Though I follow her hither and thither And sit by her side at the brook, I don’t think she'd have me go with her But she can’t string a worm on a hook. JAMES JAY O'CONNELL. OF EX-POST-FACTO FORCE. First European statesman— So the proposed Anglo-American alliance has fallen through?” ‘Second ditlo—' Yes. England wanted to arbitrate the question as to which country was really victorious in the war of the American revolution.” THE FIGURES STARED HIM IN. THE FACE, A CONVENIENT TRANSFER. ++ BUT suppose,” said the pes- simistic Spaniard, “ that ‘America should conquer Spain and take possession of the entire country 2” “Tam fully prepared for that,” replied the able Spanish editor. “I have an article al- ready in type saying that Spain has taken possession of the == United States and will transfer her capital from Madrid to Wash- ington.” THE PATIENT NEW- YORKER. Cobwigger— Why do you feel sure there will be no bread riots on account of the bakers cutting down the size of the loaves ?” THE WORM WILL TURN. AMIE OSs Canoor (from across the Hudson, intending to joke a bit)—* 1 say, be you a Spaniard; or one o' them Mafia chaps what People are philosophic enough I've toad abot” to see that half a loaf is better SUNNY ONE—"* Look here! Nobody whata comes from Newa Jersey hasa ze right to makea de'fun about any ozzer than none.” foreigner.” . = —< Pat—‘' Here's where Oi gi —Oi'll yank the laddher from under him an* McSweeny fer the lickin’ he gev me.—— give him a bad fall, begob!" (Swish /— — bi! bang! thud! Tableau.) AN UNEXPECTED VENGEANCE HARVEST. comicbooks.com