Judge, 1901-12-07 · page 16 of 16
Judge — December 7, 1901 — page 16: what you’re looking at
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**Top Cartoon: "The Green Above the Red"** Two Irish-stereotyped characters discuss hat-wearing. One wears a green hat to cover red hair beneath—"as a penance." This plays on Irish identity stereotypes: green representing Ireland, red hair as an Irish trait. The humor relies on ethnic caricature common to early 1900s American satire. **Bottom Cartoon: "They Didn't Have a Blemish"** A woman asks a man about dogs' pedigrees (ancestry/breeding lines). The man mishears as "verdigris" (copper corrosion), then misunderstands "pedigree" as meaning "ancestors without flaws." His response—the dogs have no blemishes, not even fleas—conflates physical imperfections with parasites, missing the point about breeding quality entirely. The joke mocks working-class ignorance of proper breeding terminology. Both cartoons employ period stereotypes and linguistic humor typical of Judge's satirical approach.
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THE GREEN ABOVE THE RED. O'Toote—"' Good-mar-rnin’, Finnerty! Why, may | ax, do yez always wear a grane hat?” Finwerty—"‘As a pinance, Mike. It takes th’ curse off th’ color av me hair benath it.”” COPYRIGHT 1901 BY JUDGE COMPANY OF NEW YORK: = Socket & WitteimsLtho & Prg Co NewYork THEY .DIDN'T HAVE. A BLEMISH. t: Tue woman—'' Have those dogs got a pedigree?” Te man—" Verdigrees, did yer say?" Twe woman—'' Mercy, no!" Pedigrees—ancestors.”” Tue man—"No'm: dey hain't got a blemish w'otever—not even fleas!” comicbooks.com