Judge, 1899-02-04 · page 3 of 16
Judge — February 4, 1899 — page 3: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of This Judge Magazine Page This page contains three separate satirical pieces: **"An Old Maxim"** (top): A Sunday school teacher instructs that "every time you utter a profane word the Lord hears you," while a boy responds that "listeners never hear any good of themselves." **"His Complaint"** and **"Fallen from Grace"**: These depict domestic disputes. In one, a husband complains about bicycles; in another, a wife interrupts her husband's evening, mentioning a newspaper's mention of him as a "probable candidate for alderman." **The four numbered cartoon panels** show domestic chaos—husbands and wives arguing over household disorder and newspaper coverage. The husband in panel 4 threatens to cancel his wife's subscription if a paper continues mentioning her. The satire targets domestic discord and the era's emerging concern with newspaper publicity affecting private life and political aspirations.
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AN OLD MAXIM. SUNDAY-SCHOOL TEACHER Toucn noy (stubbornly) — HIS COMPLAINT. s 4] S'POSE,” growled Farmer Hornbeak sourly, “that them bicyclers air entitled to half of the road "— * Of course they are, Ezry,” said his good wife. “So 1 have jest remarked!" snapped the old man, think they ought to take their half right out of the middle.” ~ But I don't 1, HUSBAND (in/uriated)—" Confound that Sunday Gusher! there is ab- solutely nothing but trash in it—and not another copy will cross my thresh "—— 3, HusBanp—"* Here, boys! all of you give me your entire lot of Sunday Gushers.” * Now. ‘Thomas, remember that every time you utter a profane word the Lord hears you.” Well, listeners never hear any good of themselves, ma'am.” FALLEN FROM GRACE, Rufus (who bad visited a neighbor's hen-roost with his father the night before) —" I ‘specks pa 's los’ his ‘ligion, mammy, fo" sure.” Mrs, Snowdrop (quickly) —" What fo" yo" say dat, chile " Rufus— Kase las’ night, when he steal dat chick’n, he jes’ hide his lantern under a bush'l dat’s what he done.” . Yr) | 2. Wire (interrupting)—"* Why, darling ! didn’t you see that column-and.a- half editorial mentioning you in glowing terms as a probable candidate for alderman ?* 4. Huspaxp—* To be mentioned by a paper of such vast influence is no small matter, I assure you, darling, and I'll have ‘em put me on their sab | scription-list for ten years,” comicbooks.com