Judge — August 30, 1902 — page 2: what you’re looking at

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# Analysis This Judge magazine page contains editorial commentary and a cartoon titled "A Hustler." The main illustration depicts two figures with a horse and cart on a rural road—one driving, one riding. The dialogue below reads: "Mrs. Whiffletree—'So Josh Medder's niece has married young Snakeroot? How long was he courtin' her?' Mrs. Catton—'Only two years.' Mrs. Whiffletree—'De tell! I never knew no good come o' maryin' them Jonseril fellers.'" This appears to be rural/folk humor about courtship and marriage, poking fun at local characters and family reputations in small-town America. The term "hustler" likely refers sarcastically to the suitor's courtship efforts. The surrounding editorial text discusses war brigades, Democratic politics, and press criticism—standard Judge magazine commentary—but relates separately from this cartoon's domestic humor.