Judge, 1903-12-12 · page 16 of 16
Judge — December 12, 1903 — page 16: what you’re looking at
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This page contains two separate satirical cartoons mocking Irish-American workers and rural life. **Top cartoon ("All the Same"):** Features exaggerated Irish dialect and caricatures. A man describes his employer Casey as "running" a hotel that hasn't been built yet—Casey is a "walkin' delegate" (a labor union representative who walks around organizing). The satire targets Irish laborers' credulity and malapropisms, while also mocking union organizers as insubstantial or fraudulent figures. **Bottom cartoon ("Stealing a March"):** Depicts two farmers discussing a hunting sign. One farmer removes his "No Hunting Allowed" notice, explaining that removing the prohibition actually *prevents* hunters from trespassing—paradoxically, hunters avoid posted lands, so the sign attracts rather than deters them. The joke plays on reverse psychology and rural shrewdness. Both cartoons rely on ethnic and class-based humor typical of early 1900s American satire, targeting Irish immigrants and rural Americans as figures of mockery.
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