Judge, 1899-10-14 · page 16 of 16
Judge — October 14, 1899 — page 16: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
**Top cartoon ("A Clear Gain"):** Rural characters discuss a boarding-house scheme where a man profited by marrying off six daughters—he now supports only two husbands instead of six daughters, a financial "gain." The joke plays on rural attitudes toward daughters as financial burdens. **Bottom cartoon ("How'd You Like to Be the Milkman?"):** Mrs. Cohen complains the milkman's milk quality reminds her of poor-quality ore from her son's gold mine in Ophir, Colorado. The milkman responds that the ore was even worse. The joke relies on ethnic stereotyping—using Yiddish-inflected speech ("Ach!") and a Jewish name to create humor around immigrant experiences and business dealings.
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A CLEAR GAIN. DEACON SKINNER—* Did Silas Meddergrass come out ahead on his summer-boarding-house scheme this year?” ELDER TATERZ—“ Wa-al, ya-as! He married off all of his six daughters and hain't got to support but two of the husbands.” | ev JUOGE COMPANY OF KEW YORK Sache & vibes ith & i Co New York 5 HOW'D YOU LIKE TO BE THE MILKMAN? Mrs, COHEN—“Ach! Your milk reminds me of der goldt-mi located at Ophir, ” Mas, Comme —“Ach!, me of der goldt-mine my son Ophir, Golorado. Mrs, COHEN —“Ach, no! Such poor quartz.” comicbooks.com