Judge, 1898-10-15 · page 3 of 16
Judge — October 15, 1898 — page 3: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page **Top Cartoon - "A Doubly-Clever Fellow":** This depicts a social satire about engagement rings and deception. A character named Lord Littlesough apparently borrowed money from his fiancée to purchase an engagement ring, then didn't repay it. The joke mocks both his dishonesty and the women's focus on material displays of wealth. Characters named Ethel and Penelope discuss the scandal with indignation. **Bottom Cartoon - "Booming the Place":** This appears to satirize Western frontier boosterism or town promotion. "Bronco Bill" and "Stranger" discuss making a town "one of de best-known cities in de United States," with residents pledging dubious testimonials for patent medicines. The satire targets exaggerated promotional schemes and medicinal fraud common in frontier towns. Both cartoons mock contemporary social pretension and dishonesty.
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A DOUBLY-CLEVER FELLOW. Erner—"* Only think! They say Lord Littledough actually borrowed the money of his fiancée to buy the engagement-ring with.” PengLore —‘* Yes, and then went out and got trusted for it.” A DELICATE SUBJECT. . *GIRREE, I want to ask you about Miss Mary's mite-box,” said Miss Martha with severity to her black boy down in Missouri. “ Yessum, you kin,” he responded with a loving lingering on the sylla~ bles and a frank smile. “ Hab she done los’ it?” “No; not the box, but all the money that was in it. When she went away it was full of dimes and nickels, but now it is empty. There has been no one here but you, and you must have taken it,” said Miss Martha with angry indignation. “No'm, no’'m; Ah nebber laid mah eyes on dat box,” responded Sirree with soft persuasion. “ You will have to make up the money in work—pay a little back each week,” continued the inexorable Miss Martha. “ Yessum, yessum ; Ah reckon Ah will do dat,” returned the boy, tying the twine that held his jacket together and looking cast-down, “Go up stairs now to Miss Mary and confess to her that you took the money, and tell her what you are going to do about it,” commanded Miss Martha, and Sirree departed with reluctant feet. After a quarter of an hour he returned, smiling and satisfied. “ Well, what did Miss Mary say, Sirree?” asked Miss Martha, anxious to learn the conclusion of her missionary efforts. yi “A right sma’t o’ things; but lawzee, Miss Martha, does you reckon Miss Mary ain't got no manners? She skip displeasant objects like any highbo’n lady. She ain't say noffin’ ‘bout de mite-box, an’ bein’ natchelly perlite, Ah nebber mentioned it mase’f.” MELEN C, CANDER, = - —_— — aN Oe BOOMING THE PLACE. Bronco Bitt—"* Yes, stranger, dis town ‘Il be one o' de best-known cities in de United States inside uv a year.” STRANGER—" How are you going to do it?" Bronco Bitt—‘* Why, every man in de place has pledged hisself ter do nuthin’ but write patent-medicine testimonials fer de next six months.” comicbooks.com