Judge, 1900-02-10 · page 16 of 16
Judge — February 10, 1900 — page 16: what you’re looking at
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This is a mock-scientific cartoon mocking contemporary American figures and industries through fake "prehistoric monster" discoveries near Carson City, Nevada. Each "restored monster" is actually a caricature of contemporary social types: - **"Hired-ino Girliono"**: likely references chorus girls or actresses exploiting their fame - **"Hamo Actorum"**: the ham actor—a mediocre performer living on press notices he didn't deserve - **"Hog Americanus"**: a self-centered businessman hoarding resources - **"Yello Gurnalizzima"**: yellow journalism—sensationalist newspapers making multiple daily editions and attacking rivals with mudslinging - **"Muthainlawtararum"**: mother-in-law figure, a stock character blamed for destroying families The satire ridicules contemporary vices (sensationalism, greed, ham acting, family interference) by presenting them as extinct monster species—suggesting these social problems are prehistoric relics that should be dead but persist.
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Restored monster discovered near Carson city, Ne- vada. This remarkable prehistoric mammal has glove- like paws and a wonderfully powerful jaw. Restored monster discovered and proved to have been a queen of a large portion of this continent in early times, called the ‘* hiredino girliono.” COPYRIGHT 1900 BY JUDGE COMPANY OF KEW YORK. Monster known as the ‘‘hamo actorum,” a Monster called the ‘hog Americanus”—prop- erly the “* hog that lives in America.” It wasa modest animal and peculiarly considerate of the rights of the other animals, never taking more than its little share in everything. UNEARTHED MONSTERS. great roamer, and lives on degenerate eggs and ** préss-notices” that it didn’t get. This monster, called the "'yello gurnalizzima,”” is believed to have been a terrible animal, making “daily and nightly editions” from i favorite mode of attack was from behind its prey, slinging mud. 2 _ Restored monster called the “‘ muthainlawtararum,” believed to have been a great destroyer of families in bygone ages. ‘Sackett & Witheims Lito & Pog Ca New York comicbooks.com