Judge, 1900-01-20 · page 15 of 16
Judge — January 20, 1900 — page 15: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertisements** with one small cartoon at bottom-center titled "ONE EXAMPLE." The cartoon depicts two Black men in conversation—identified by the OCR text as "Johnson" and "Jackson"—discussing silver theft. Johnson asks if anyone takes silver for treating liquor addiction; Jackson responds that a man named Randolph steals his wife's spoons occasionally. **The "joke"** trades on racial stereotypes common to early 20th-century American humor: depicting Black Americans as thieves and portraying marital discord as comedic fodder. The cartoon relies on dialect ("Did yo' evah heah") to emphasize caricature. **Historical context**: This represents the casual racism endemic to mainstream American publications of this era. Judge magazine, despite its satirical reputation, regularly published content mocking Black Americans, immigrants, and other groups considered "outsiders." The surrounding page features patent medicines, hosiery, cutlery, and other consumer goods typical of period magazine advertising.
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