Judge, 1902-11-29 · page 6 of 20
Judge — November 29, 1902 — page 6: what you’re looking at
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This satirical page from *Judge* magazine uses humor to comment on American social customs and class distinctions around Thanksgiving. The central joke explores Thanksgiving's repetitive nature: a man notes that turkey appears in seven forms (roast, warmed-over, croquettes, hash, ragout, soup)—mocking how working-class families stretched one bird across multiple meals from necessity. Several sketches mock middle-class frugality: Mrs. Fry serves a meager dinner; a man threatens violence if his Thanksgiving mood is disrupted; a duck and turkey nervously discuss their fate. Other jokes target political corruption: a prison kitchen chef jokes about "stuffing ballot-boxes," referencing election fraud. A comic dialogue between "Geraldine" and "Gerald" plays on class pretension. The overall tone reflects *Judge*'s typical satire targeting both working-poor struggles and wealthy affectation, using Thanksgiving—then America's most universal holiday—as a lens for examining social hypocrisy and economic anxiety.
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‘THANKSGIVING. MAN bas seven ages, Six, the turkey’s group— Roast, warmed-over, croquettes, Hash, ragout and soup. NOT VERY LIBERAL. Mr. Chawder— Mrs. Fry didn’t give us a very extensive Thanksgiving dinner. There was scarcely anything between the soup and the pie.” Mr. Swallower — Well, we all know that she does all she can to make ends meet.” A WARNING. $4 ORDINARILY,” says the man with the big whisk- ers, “Lam a peaceful citizen. Here he draws a huge revolver from his pocket, places it he- side his plate, and resumes, OVERHEARD AT HUNTINGTON. “But I intend that this shall” Mr. Borr.e—“"Come oa! Let's run a race.” i Jus oF motasses—"" Oh, no, thank you: I don’t run well in he one Thanksgiving day when cold weather.”” my placid re- JUDGE'S FAVORITES, Nections shall ELLEN BURG. not be marred The man who's bald and whiskered white by some idiot Observes you with a rare delight; who: gee of | Renews his youth and fancies green, that alleged 9 And thinks he looks on Laura Keene, bon-mot about ‘Such fs the charm and grace he sees Turkey, China In all your airy witcheries. and Greece.” At this the wit of the boarding-house was seen to tremble violently and to re- fuse a second helping of the dressing. A SEASONABLE CONVERSATION. 66 ARE you going to the farmer's coming dinner?" Asked the duck As on the barn-yard walk the turk he met. «I'm afraid Tam, unless I get some thinner— AND THEN SHE FOUND IT. Dam the luck !"* “Why, James, you've only brought home one skate. Where's the other on Said the turkey ; “but he hasn't axed me yet.” "Don" know, m'dear. You kin search me.” THANKSGIVING DREAMS. 44 MISTAH_DARKLEIGH,” said Brother Snowball, “1 hopes dat ef yo" dreams 9 anything about tuhkeys dat yor dreams cum true.” “ An’, Mistah Snowball was the polite rejoinder, I | hopes dat ef de tuhkeys has any nightmares erbout yo’ dat de same cums true, too.” AN EXPERT, S6\VELL,” said the dish- washer to the new chef, “you certainly know How to stuff a turkey.” “1 ought to,” answered the new head of the peniten- tiary kitchen. “I was sent here for stuffing ballot-boxes.” LJ PLAYED FOOTBALL WITH a baseball player, are you not ? Gerald —"Yes; and 1 wish you'd mention it to your father.” Geraldine—“ What for but | say they are ‘necessities.’ Now, what do you Gerald—* He took me for pl Me? Oh, | say they are muigances a football player last night.” PAPA'S IDEA. Davonrer— Papa, mamma says birthday gifts are ‘luxuries, say they are?" Farun comicbooks.com