Judge, 1903-07-04 · page 3 of 16
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This page contains three satirical pieces mocking Fourth of July celebrations and public figures: **"A True Philanthropist"** (top): Mocks someone named Cohen who allegedly "failed for lowly peck on der dollar," suggesting financial fraud or exploitation dressed as charity. **"Common Fourth-of-July Scene"** (middle): Depicts rowdy, intoxicated men engaged in dangerous behavior—one swinging a pan, others running chaotically—illustrating the satirical title "The Brutal Brutes." This critiques how Independence Day celebrations often devolved into drunken violence and disorder among working-class men. **"The Remnants"** (bottom): Shows boys playing with fireworks and weapons near abandoned military equipment and signs advertising "chowder" and "outing," commenting on chaotic holiday celebrations and children's reckless behavior with dangerous materials. The overall theme satirizes how Fourth of July festivities frequently produced public drunkenness, violence, and dangerous conduct.
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THE BRUTAL BRUTES. ‘ ISS ALIPHESIA OLEGURL had gra- oe, x eS ape wey ciously consented to pose as The ; Cates Spirit of the Day” at the fourth-of- July festivities. For a costume she designed a flame-red dress, which was garnished with pin-wheels, sky- rockets, Roman candles, bombs, etc., and her hat was a liberty-cap affair, trimmed with fire-crackers and other combustibles. In her hand, like all the other ladies who took part in the tableaux, she carried a placard, on which should have been inscribed the tile of the character she assumed. As Thackeray used to say, " Im- agine the surprise of the onlookers, and the subsequent chagrin” of Miss Olegurl, when, after the show was over, she found that the village wag had substituted his own idea of a placard for her, and that she had dis- played to the audience a big card A TRUE PHILANTHROPIST. eet : Isaacs—"' Old Cohen has shust failed for feefty cents on der tollar."* reading, “ Wanted—a match, Avrans—"' Mein Gott! Dot is philanthropy." Isaacs—"* Vell, yes; but most ohf hees creditors are young men, und | subbose he COMMON FOURTH-OF-JULY SCENE. vanted to encourage dem." ” $6 YV/HO js that heavy-set gentleman who is walking up the street alone, carrying his heavy grip? He The speaker was a visitor to Anyoletown on the fourth of July. seems to be a distinguished man, and also seems in doubt “Who—that man over there ?” asked the citizen, “ Why, that's the honorable as to where he wants to go.” George B. Holleran, the eloquent orator. The town 's payin’ him ten dollars an’ expenses to de- liver the oration this afternoon.” “ And that other man—that little fellow with the curly hair, who is surrounded by such a crowd—who ig he? Everybody seems to want to carry his grip for him and shake hands with him, Is he a speaker also?” “Nope. That's Senyore Alphozzo de Gaz- zaggeroo, the celebrated tight-ropist an’ hair- raiserist. We pay him two hundred dollars to walk a rope to-night with a bunch o! fireworks tied to each foot an’ a ring o’ Roman candles an’ sky-rockets on his head.” BY LITTLE JOHNNY. ] DON'T see why my sister Luce Should say that I'm a big disgrace And scold and raise the very deuce When I have powder on my face. = ee oe | CHowega = uve: =| OuTING THE REMNANTS. First soy (evening of the fourth)—"* Has Chimmie McCarty et anyt'ing left tor shoot off ?"" Secon sor—‘' Yes. He's got four fingers an’ an ear left, but his mudder won't let him out uv de house."” comicbooks.com