Judge, 1904-07-16 · page 20 of 20
Judge — July 16, 1904 — page 20: what you’re looking at
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**Top Cartoon ("Striking a Bargain"):** A rural deacon negotiates salary with a ministerial candidate. The joke satirizes mercenary clergy—the applicant, who has "experimented in another parish," hagggles down the offer by refusing "donation-parties" (supplemental income from parishioners). Judge mocks both the crass commercialism of small-town ministry and the opportunistic preacher shopping himself to the highest bidder. **Bottom Cartoon ("Time to Begin on Him"):** A father presents his son "Casper" to "Dr. Tester," asking the doctor to begin treatment now that the boy's pipe is "well colored." This appears to satirize either quack medicine or dubious medical practices on children, likely referencing patent medicines or unproven treatments popular in the era. The caricatured faces suggest ethnic or class-based humor typical of period Judge cartoons. Both cartoons mock institutional hypocrisy and questionable professional practices.
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STRIKING A BARGAIN, Deacon Haroeve—"" You ‘pear ter be a purty likely young man, an’ our {clks thought you preached a right smart sermon: so we're willin’ ter give yer five hunnerd a year an’ two donation-parties ter have yer come with us."* Trig MINISTERIAL APPLicant (who has experimented in another parish)" Leave out the donation-parties and I'll come for four hundred and fifty.”* Comvaient 198647 UORE CONPANY PUBLISMERS, 25 FOURTH AVE. EW TORK aierondecuy ON HIM: Acer Wemsag Us kre CaMeaivors Mr. BLENKINSOAK, 5R.—"' My son, this is Dr. Tester.”” Mr. Buenxinsoax, sx.—" Giad to meet you, doc."* . Mn. BLENKINSOAK, sR.—" Now, Casper, you've got that pipe pretty well colored, and | want the doctor to begin on you now. comicbooks.com