Judge, 1900-01-27 · page 16 of 16
Judge — January 27, 1900 — page 16: what you’re looking at
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**Top Cartoon: "Easily Accounted For"** Two Irish immigrants (Mike and Pat, identifiable by dialect spelling) discuss why McLusher passed 25 saloons sober despite having money. The joke: he was arrested and in a police wagon, not voluntarily abstinent. This satirizes Irish-American stereotypes about heavy drinking and casual arrests. **Bottom Cartoon: "Good Times"** Two Jewish pawnbrokers (Goldrocix and Tex Levin, indicated by Yiddish-influenced dialect) complain that economic prosperity is ruining their business. Without bankruptcies, they can't advertise repossession sales. The satire mocks Jewish stereotypes about profiting from others' misfortune while ironically commenting on economic booms reducing crime/desperation. Both cartoons rely on ethnic caricature common to 1900s Judge magazine, using exaggerated dialect and occupational stereotypes for humor.
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EASILY ACCOUNTED FOR. Mike—"* McLusher passed twenty-five saloons yisterday widout shtoppin’ in wan ay thim, an’ him wid a pocketful av coin.” Pat—" Hivins! Wor he in a thrance?” Mixe—" Naw; he wor in th’ pathrol-wagon.” COPYRIGHT 1900 BY JUDGE COMPANY OF NEW YORK. ‘Sackett & Wilheizs Litho & Pig Co NewYork GOOD TIMES. Gotprocix—"* If dis brosperity lasds much longer I can’t shtand it yet.” Tex Lenin —"* Vy is id?” GotpvocLe—"* I can’t advertise * bankrubtcy’ sales ven dere ain'd no ‘ bankrubtcies.” Es comicbooks.com