Judge, 1903-11-14 · page 16 of 16
Judge — November 14, 1903 — page 16: what you’re looking at
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**Top cartoon, "Profound Ignorance":** Two children argue about who's more ignorant. One claims his friend "Chimmie" is terrible because he's never heard of George Washington. The other counters that "Patsy" is worse because he's never heard of "Mr. Dooley-ooley-coley-oo"—likely referencing Mr. Dooley, a popular Irish-American humorist character of the era. The joke satirizes how people measure ignorance by different standards, with the dialect suggesting working-class or immigrant children. **Bottom cartoon, "Couldn't Say":** A citizen asks a station-master about train schedules to Podunk. The ticket agent (Flannery) refuses to answer, claiming that only the trainmen's union walking delegate could say—because there's "a strike on this road!" This satirizes labor unrest in railroad operations, where union actions disrupted service and left even station staff unable to provide information.
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PROFOUND IGNORANCE. “Chimmie’'s terrible ignorant. He never even heard uv George Washington."* “Patsy 's much worser'n dat. He never even heard uv Mr. Dooley-ooley-coley-oo!”* Sackett & Wilbelms Litho. & Ptg. Co., New York. COULDN'T SAY. Cenzen—" You say you don’t know what time the next train will leave for Podunk? Ain't you the station-master ?"" ‘Ticket-acent FLannery—" Yes. If | was the walking delegate of the trainmen’s union | might tell you. There's a strike on this road!" comicbooks.com