Judge, 1902-01-11 · page 5 of 16
Judge — January 11, 1902 — page 5: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains multiple satirical vignettes mocking various social groups, primarily through ethnic stereotyping common to early 20th-century American humor. **Top section**: Brief jokes about romantic disappointments and dental work, using stereotyped German and Jewish names/dialects. **Middle section** ("How the Short Poodle Became a Long Dachshund"): A visual pun showing a dog being stretched, satirizing marriage and social pressure. The caption "Saved from Their Friends" suggests the couple's relatives interfering in their relationship, literally reshaping it—a commentary on unwanted family involvement in courtship. **Bottom panel** ("Generous"): A Jewish family joke where Mr. Cohen's idea of a birthday "gift" for his son Ikey is having his tooth pulled—trading dental pain for celebration. This plays on stereotypes about Jewish frugality and dental anxiety. The page relies entirely on ethnic caricatures and dialect humor typical of Judge's era, using exaggerated names and speech patterns to demarcate outsider groups for mockery.
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A PAINFUL SIMILAR- ITY. S6] AM surprised that Gayboy didn't pay you. I thought the fel- low had good points.” “So have pins—yet they'll stick you !" didn’t she Grace—“1 don't know—perhaps her com- 1 Scuwerper— Look out fer der dawg, Heiney. Lamgoin' —Plexion wasn't water- ter make a ‘strike. proof.” Patron—* Sausage.” SAVED FROM THEIR FRIENDS. Crawford — Why do you think their run- Heiey—" Popper, look! Fritzey iss a different dawg yet from vat he vas!" HOW THE SHORT POODLE BECAME A LONG DACHSHUND. them.” | | | \ wn MIN GENEROUS. Mrs. Coen — Vat are you going to gif liddle Ikey for his birthday 2” Conen —*t'm going to let him have his tooth pulled.” comicbooks.com