Judge, 1904-05-28 · page 16 of 16
Judge — May 28, 1904 — page 16: what you’re looking at
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**Top cartoon, "To Make Them Immune":** A married couple observes a "marriage epidemic" in town. The husband suggests couples should stay with them as a "vaccination" against marriage itself—implying married life with the Homescrars is so unpleasant it would deter others from marrying. This is domestic satire mocking unhappy marriages. **Bottom cartoon, "Paralyzing Pertinence":** A well-dressed woman asks a vagrant why he's impoverished. He blames her class—people like her give handouts ("continuous generosity") that eliminate incentive to work and make employment seem tiresome. This reflects contemporary debates about charity enabling idleness, likely targeting wealthy philanthropists' ineffective or counterproductive generosity toward the poor. Both cartoons use ironic dialogue to critique their subjects' self-awareness (or lack thereof).
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
TO MAKE THEM IMMUNE. Mrs. Homescrar—' The paper states that there {s a ‘ marriage epidemic’ rife in town,” Mr. Homescrar—“' Yes. Pity the contracting parties couldn't have boarded with us a while and been vaccinated against the disease." 7 CoPrent 1903 ey JUBRE Conny OF Hew YORK sen 8 Wibinsite Bh Co Nee PARALYZING PERTINENCE. Se NAR NeNek Mrs. Hanpour—"* And who is responsible for your impoverishment?" ‘Tarrers—"' Easy people like you, mum, whose continuous generosity makes gettin’ a job unnecessary an’ de Idea irksome.”* comicbooks.com