Judge, 1900-05-19 · page 10 of 16
Judge — May 19, 1900 — page 10: what you’re looking at
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This page contains multiple short humorous sketches typical of Judge's satirical format: **"An Unexpected Turn"**: A starving man (Weary Turner) resolves never again to ask for food, having learned that accepting charity from Mrs. Hash only results in receiving bones—a dark joke about poverty and exploitation of the poor. **"Not a Cannibal"**: An Irish immigrant woman (Mrs. O'Flaherty) refuses a selectman's suggestion to kill her hens for food, joking that eating them would be like eating family members. The sketch mocks both Irish stereotypes and class-based economic advice. **"How Can He Help It"**: A man cannot avoid quarreling with Mrs. Hash because she provides only bones—implying domestic strife stems from poverty and poor provisions. **Other sketches** address topics like water-pumping labor, money/class differences, and weak character ("weak fish"). The recurring poverty theme and immigrant caricatures reflect turn-of-century American anxieties about urban poor and immigration.
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