Judge, 1901-03-16 · page 16 of 16
Judge — March 16, 1901 — page 16: what you’re looking at
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**Top Panel ("Hard on the Hoboes"):** Two working-class men discuss coal barons. One calls them a "public curse" deserving lynching; the other notes that fourteen families on his route have stopped buying coal and returned to wood fires instead. This satirizes labor unrest and economic hardship—likely referencing early 1900s coal industry disputes and the financial struggles of working families forced to abandon purchased fuel for cheaper alternatives. **Bottom Panel ("A Question on the Face of It"):** A constable questions Toomey (identified as a former bartender) about eloping with old man McCarthy's daughter Katie. The constable asks whether McCarthy caught them or if they're simply past their honeymoon phase. The humor relies on Irish dialect humor (common in period satire) and plays on expectations—the constable seems unsure which scenario is more scandalous.
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HARD ON THE HOBOES. Peren Dourr—\ Dem coal barons js a public curse! | Dey oughter be lynched 1” Never Bracged MoLtoy—"‘ Sure t’ing—fourteen families on my route alone hez dropped usin’ coal, an’ hez gone back to de wood pile again.” TOPYRONT 1901 BY JUDGE COMPANY OF WEW YORK. Sackett 6 WihelonsLirho & Pig (o Rew York A QUESTION ON THE FACE OF IT. Constpinz—'‘ So yez eloped wit’ ould man MacCarthy’s darter Katie, Oi dunno?” Toomey (his ex-bartender)—"' Oi did!” : Constpinz—" Did th’ ould divil ketch ye, or are ye simply gettin over yure honeymoon?” comicbooks.com