Judge, 1900-10-13 · page 10 of 16
Judge — October 13, 1900 — page 10: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains multiple satirical jokes and cartoons typical of early 20th-century American humor: **"A Vain Wish"** satirizes golf's growing popularity among the wealthy, suggesting golfers waste land that could be agricultural. **"The Greatest Trial"** jokes about suburban inconvenience—the irony being that moving to suburbs loses the convenience of urban borrowing. **"Graduating the Bill"** pokes fun at summer hotel proprietors inflating guest bills based on luggage value rather than actual services. **"A Parson's Wit"** uses wordplay: a priest recommends "American corn" (breakfast cereal) as reading material, mocking both modern literature's quality and commercial advertising. **"His Plea"** presents dark humor about a prisoner's wife spending his earnings while he's imprisoned. **"His Motto"** appears to ridicule a businessman named Cohen for repeated financial failures. The cartoons employ ethnic caricatures and class-based humor common to the era, targeting immigrants, the poor, and nouveaux riches for satire.
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