Judge, 1908-12-05 · page 9 of 44
Judge — December 5, 1908 — page 9: what you’re looking at
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This page contains several humorous short stories and comic vignettes typical of Judge's satirical style: **"Back Among the Home Folks"** is a nostalgic poem about travelers returning home, contrasting their exotic adventures abroad with the comfort of domestic life—poking gentle fun at Americans' wanderlust and tendency to exaggerate their exploits. **"Fair Play"** depicts a child's logic: after receiving Christmas gifts while poor children got nothing, the child asks if those poor children are now "sorry" for *him*—satirizing wealthy families' shallow charitable thinking. **"All the Same"** mocks a shopper's complaint that large men's handkerchiefs cost the same as small ones, with a salesman's deadpan response about equal pricing regardless of size—humor based on consumer absurdity. **"Mr. Skinflint's Christmas"** shows a miserly man grudgingly giving small gifts then basking in self-satisfaction—satire of hollow generosity and moral hypocrisy among the wealthy. The page's main illustration (top) appears to depict a rural or frontier scene, likely accompanying the "Home Folks" narrative about returning from adventurous travels.
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