Judge, 1910-11-12 · page 24 of 24
Judge — November 12, 1910 — page 24: what you’re looking at
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This Judge magazine page satirizes early 1900s American politics through multiple vignettes using racist caricatures and dialect. **Top section**: An Arizona delegation pitches a sheriff position to a newcomer, offering "$200 a year, a free lot in the new cemetery, and a benefit at the Opree House"—mocking frontier life's dangers and poor compensation. **Middle**: Jackson (likely representing a Black worker) discusses vacation pay with his employer, referencing catching "suckers" and a "possum"—crude humor about labor disputes and working-class struggles. **Bottom**: A grandmother asks children if they said prayers; they respond they split the task between "Teddy" and "de las' haf"—likely referencing President Theodore Roosevelt, satirizing how even religious instruction gets casualized or delegated in modern life. The title "A Little of Everything" suggests scattered, disconnected observations on American society. The humor relies heavily on offensive racial stereotypes typical of the era.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
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