Judge — April 2, 1904 — page 16: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains two satirical cartoons employing ethnic stereotypes common to early 20th-century American humor. **Top cartoon ("Deserved No Consideration")**: Features caricatured Black figures using heavy dialect. A lazy son refuses work and stealing to earn chicken; his father suggests starvation will cure his "weak knees." The satire targets laziness and criminality stereotypes. **Bottom cartoon ("Clinching a Deal")**: Depicts a Jewish shopkeeper (Isrealstein) selling pants by claiming they were made for Adam in the Garden of Eden. When challenged why Adam didn't keep them, he explains Adam found them too voluminous and bought a fig-leaf instead. The joke plays on Jewish merchant stereotypes, exaggerated accent, and biblical irony—the tailor's absurd sales pitch and the fig-leaf reference mock both deceptive salesmanship and religious narrative. Both cartoons rely on ethnic caricature and dialect humor typical of the era, reflecting now-offensive period attitudes toward marginalized communities.