Judge, 1900-05-05 · page 6 of 16
Judge — May 5, 1900 — page 6: what you’re looking at
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This page contains multiple satirical cartoons and humorous snippets typical of the 1890s-era Judge magazine: **"Falling in Love"** features working-class Irish characters (indicated by dialect) making a joke about domestic quarrels being mistaken for romantic passion—commenting on rough relationships among laborers. **"The Newspaper as an Educator"** mocks small-town Oklahoma journalism, satirizing absurd local news items (churches with missing roofs, a man rising after consuming yeast) as evidence of poor reporting or gullible readers. **"Forewarned If Not Forewarned"** contains a dark political joke about Southern lynching, with a Northern visitor shocked that a Black man was lynched without known cause. The Southern response ("inquiries have been sent out") satirizes the casual, unpunished nature of racial violence in the post-Reconstruction South. Other cartoons joke about doctor visits, mistaken identity, and childhood pranks. The page reflects Judge's mix of working-class humor, regional satire, and commentary on contemporary social problems, particularly racial violence.
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FALLING IN LOVE. Casey—*' Oi was hoving a little love-shpat wid me woife whin Oi fell.” Hocax—"'Oi see. Oi often fall in love wid me woife the same way.” THE NEWSPAPER AS AN EDUCATOR. OCAL items taken just as they come from the columns of the Oklahoma Buzzard: Madison and Lincoln avenue lawns are loom- ing up in great shape, The roofs of the Baptist and Methodist church- es have never been found. Jake Barter drank a cup of yeast on Friday evening, under the impression that it was butter- milk. He rose a little after midnight. MULTUM IN PARVO. LOVING but one shows lack cf appreciation, The poorest compliment that man can give; To love but one for all is preparation— To love them all for one—ah ! then we live. FOREARMED IF NOT FOREWARNED. Northern man—" What! you lynched a negro right here in town last night? What crime had he committed 2” . Southern citizen—" That we do not know yet, ENFANT TERRIBLE. sah. Inquiries have been sent out, sah, and we SMALL LonsTER—" Mamma, why did sister change her name when she left home? Was it because expect to heah before evening, sah.” she married a Mr. & la Newburg?” 1 AN IMITATION HUNTER. Docror Jusrinc-Jack—"' Spring fever, my dear fellow ; Squimrec—" My! but I got scared. I thought it was that Jones boy with spring fever.” his sling-shot.”" comicbooks.com