Judge — April 20, 1901 — page 16: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

**Top cartoon ("A New and Fatal Disease"):** Uses Irish immigrant dialect to mock anti-British sentiment in working-class neighborhoods. A man supposedly dies of "Anglophobia" (hatred of England/King Edward VII) after being attacked by a gang for cheering the British monarch. The satire targets both Irish-American xenophobia and the casual street violence of urban gangs, while also poking fun at the Irish accent and pronunciation ("felly," "yez"). **Bottom cartoon ("What It Signified"):** Features African American characters (Parson Jimson and Deacon Jackson) in a racial stereotype piece. The deacon admits oversleeping; the parson infers late-night activity and invites himself to dinner, apparently expecting a chicken meal—playing on period racial stereotypes about African Americans and fried chicken. The "satire" relies entirely on demeaning caricature rather than social commentary. Both cartoons reflect Judge's era of casual ethnic and racial mockery typical of early-1900s American humor magazines.