Judge, 1901-02-23 · page 3 of 16
Judge — February 23, 1901 — page 3: what you’re looking at
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This page from *Judge* magazine satirizes American politics and society through multiple cartoons and jokes. The top cartoon, "But Not the Hall of Fame," mocks famous politicians debating whether to haul luggage, suggesting they're unworthy of historical recognition despite their prominence. "The Situation" and "A Stock Indicator" use anthropomorphized pigs to satirize financial markets and economic conditions—pigs' weight fluctuations mirror stock market volatility, a common metaphor for unstable investments. "The Hard Part" and "A Swell" mock working-class characters and parental discipline, with humor about poverty, manual labor, and children's misbehavior. The bottom cartoon, "But He Got a Pounding Instead," depicts a child's confrontation with an adult authority figure, satirizing social hierarchies and corporal punishment attitudes of the era. Overall, the page blends political criticism with broad social satire targeting wealth inequality, market instability, and class dynamics.
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TWH Weve trs First Tuesrtan SECOND "THESPIAN THE SITUATION. E'S called the modern Washington, Is Aguinaldo, but to me Hetween these famous gentlemen There is a difference great to see; ‘The tree was up to Washington While Aguinaldo 's up the tree A STOCK INDICATOR. Stubbs—* What makes Mrs. Dare look so badly of late? She is really thin.” Jaggs—" Well, you see, she is extremely sensitive, and her weight fluctuates with the rise and fall of the stocks she holds. They're down at present.” **QPEAKIN’ of one man and another.” said the old codger, crabbedly — “ of y. and Alfred Austin, and Consul Mac- call-him, and Richard Harding BUT NOT THE HALL OF FAME. * It is awful for such famous tragedians as we to be hauling our luggage thus.” True, Horatio! But such is the haul of fame.” G6 vS-DinKs-B A SWELL First ric (in background \— girls see in that Mr.-Porker anyway ?” SECOND PIG —"* Sh-sh, don't say a word. His father is said to own the softest puddle in the village.” RUT HE GOT A POUNDING INSTEAD. Grorciz—" Yes, father, I did it with my little hatchet.” THE thy honesty.” LD MAN —"* Noble youth, to admit the truth ; here isa sixpence for 'd like to know what the the sockless, or sense- less, or something of the kind, Jerry Simpson, and the whiskatorial Peffer; of Corbett, the only John L., Seeley who had the dinner, and Doctor Tanner who did not; of David B. Hill, Darius Green, the Ah- koond of Swat, Jones of Binghamton who paid the freight, Pingree the potato-patch man, the author of * Peck’s Bad Boy,’ Anneke Jans, Doctor Mary What's-her- name, Robert mere, Mc- inty, George Fred Something - or- other, Governor Blood-up-to-his-bridle-bits, the late Pydia E. Linkham, Sitting Bull, Wey- ler, Aguinaldo, Coxey, ‘ Mr. Dooley,” Jack- the-ripper, the gigantic genius who pre- sided at Mole St, Nicholas, and some who never ought to have been dug up out of the mud of oblivion in the first place, and others who deserved kinder treatment from the world than what they got—causes me to believe that it is a good sight easier to get famous than it is to stay so.” Groxcte (next day)—"* Hey, pa, I did all this too—gimme a pound.” comicbooks.com