Judge, 1902-06-21 · page 16 of 16
Judge — June 21, 1902 — page 16: what you’re looking at
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This page contains five separate satirical comic strips mocking social types and linguistic pretensions of the era: **"Sweet Innocence"** ridicules a missionary's naiveté about crime, with a criminal proudly noting he hasn't committed forgery—because he's illiterate. **"The Only Way"** shows a hunter advised to close his eyes and fire randomly at birds to eventually hit something, satirizing incompetence rewarded by blind luck. **"English As She Is Spoke"** mocks working-class dialect and malapropisms (calling an "umpire" an "empire"), reflecting period class anxieties about proper speech. **"His Choice"** features a woman romanticizing poverty, finding it charming to have a bootblack admire her. **"Patriquio Dag"** (partially visible) appears to reference similar class-based humor. The cartoons exemplify Judge's satirical approach: mocking immigrant/working-class speech patterns, criminal types, and sentimental middle-class attitudes—reflecting early-1900s American class consciousness and linguistic prejudices.
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comicbooks.com SWEET INNOCENCE. ? a THE ONLY WAY. Missionary—'' | am rejoiced to hear that there is one crime that you have not Cnouty—"' By Jove, guide! I've bagged a bird at last. ° committed."" a Tue cuipe— That's jest ‘cos yer took my advice an’ stopped aimin’ at ‘em. Seconp-story Sreve--"' Yes, sir. Dey can't never accuse me uv forgery, ‘cos . Y I've told yer right along dat by shuttin’ yer eyes an’ blazin’ away at a every one knows dat I can’t write.”” 7 : flock you would sooner or later git one.”” PATRIQUIO DAG) PROPRIETOR pores ENGLISH AS SHE IS SPOKE. Swonrr— Say, captin, are yer goin’ ter give t new kid a posishun on our nine?” “Naw; not on yer life! He'd bea HIS CHOICE. Miss Opca.—"* What a pleasure it is to have a man at your feet, even if he sweet lobster to play wid us. Why, I jist Lowery Day—* Speakin’ uv musical instruments, which kind {s your favorite ?"” is only a bootblack!"” heered him call de ‘empire’ a umpire.” Cumsersome Gattawar—" A DINNER-horn.”” COPYMONT 1902 BY JUDGE COMPANY OF WEW YORK. ‘Sackett & Widhelms Litho B Pig Co. New York