Judge, 1899-10-07 · page 3 of 16
Judge — October 7, 1899 — page 3: what you’re looking at
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The top cartoon depicts a chaotic "Harlem Society Note" featuring Alderman-elect Hooligan in an absurdly overloaded auto-gasto-mobile, surrounded by rowdy figures and mayhem. This satirizes Tammany Hall–associated politicians and New York's Irish-immigrant political machine, portraying them as crude and reckless. The remaining content consists of brief humorous quips and witticisms rather than coherent political cartoons—jokes about beauty, college students, brevity, and domestic life. A "Hen-Pecked Husband" joke and dialogue about an aristocrat appear typical of Judge's miscellaneous humor format. The illustrations throughout are generic satirical sketches without identifiable specific political figures, suggesting this page emphasizes social satire over topical political commentary. The overall tone mocks working-class Irish-American urban politics and common domestic scenarios.
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Alderman-elect Hooligan was ren A PARADOX. Ts true for beauty I don’t care, Yet strangely 1 demand some ; For though Miss Ritch is far from fair T'd like to have her hand some, A COLLEGE ANALOGY. Freshan (to junior) — body call Hinshaw fly-paper Junior — Because he's stuck on him- self.” Why does every= TRUTH IN BREVITY. W'T is the arrow of intellect. Politeness is the equipoise of character. Anxiety is the paralysis of discernment. Ostentation is the parade of ignorance. GAL VAN WICKER, iw A dt — Gus; DIRKS— A BRINY BUNCO. Beu-piver — “That dared mermaid said she'd be back ina minute. She's been gone about two hours already, A HARLE TY NOTE. the avenue with his new auto-goato-mobile, TIMES HAVE CHANGED. HE president of a theological seminary, some forty the graduating class s dating in a country parish take your best sermon, but if you go as a candidate to a city church take your best hat.” Now the city churches want not only the best hats, but the best sermons too, THE PROPER ADJECTIVE. BLANK verse these days seldom sees the light, For "its offense is rank"; ‘The way to express it exactly right Is to puta for the blank. dress to 0 candi- A DEFINITION, Seldum Fedd —“ What's your idea of an aristocrat?” Sotled Spooner —" Feller dat washes his neck in cold weather — or in any other weather.” OVE isa lottery in which a lover is a cap- ital prize and a husband is a blank. UTILIZING IT. Mrs, MeGorry—* Oi'll be afther burnin’ this owld fetther from Mrs. Shanniban, tellin’ about the clock fallin’ aph the shilf on her little Patsy's hid an’ nearly crackin’ the skull av him. Shure, ut’s six mont’s owld, an’ Of'll niver want to rade ut again.” McGorry —" Don't burn ut; give ut to me. Me Uncle Dinnis, out in Chicagy, will be ixpict letther from me soon, an’ Oi'll sind him thot wan—ut will save me the throuble av wroitin’ another.” OOM PAUL’S TRIUMPH. EW diplomatic alignment ‘The Transvaal row assures : 'Tis the Boers who show refinement, Ard the Britoas are the boors. A BETTER PLAN. wish some rich ole guy would fall in love wid is Pexprta—" I wish'some rich ole guy would fall in love wid me! T'd make him adopt me and den I'd marry a English dude,”