Judge, 1911-08-12 · page 5 of 24
Judge — August 12, 1911 — page 5: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page satirizes New York City social contrasts through three vignettes: **"Suburban New York"** mocks commuters' daily exhaustion—men traveling from Buffalo to Manhattan, clinging to straps on packed trains. **"Elusive English"** depicts a Slovak immigrant worker whose broken English amuses his American coworker ("liver in Brooklyn" instead of "liver"). The joke plays on immigrant accent humor common in early 20th-century American satire. **"City-bred Maud"** contrasts a sheltered young woman who forks hay incorrectly when visiting the countryside, having forgotten her rural origins. The bottom cartoon, **"The Weight of Evidence,"** shows a man and boat sinking—he insists the boat is "leaking" rather than admitting obvious fault, likely satirizing denial or self-deception. Overall, the page examines class, immigration, and urban-rural cultural divides in Manhattan.
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Suburban New York. The Lackawanna is spending $13,000,000 oa a cut-off which will bring Bufalo thineen miles nearer to New York. It's worth a million dol le to any city to ‘get closer to Manhatta EVERY little bit’s a help—the men of Buffalo May see the day when cuts galore reduce the distance so That they'll become commuters, all, and every day, mayhap, Will go to business in New York, a-clinging to a strap! Grace McKinstry. THE PIPE-LINE OF MANHATTAN. Elusive English. WHEN a sturdy Slovak entered a store in lower Broadway the other day, the dapper clerk, wishing to put the foreigner at his ease, observed cheerfully, “Hello, John! How’s your liver?’’ After a minute’s reflection the for- eigner’s dull face beamed with intelli- gence and he replied, “Oh, yes—me liver in Brooklyn.”’ City-bred Maud. AUD MULLER, on a summer's day, Raked the meadows, sweet with hay; But every time she turned the fork, She wished that she were in New York. In New York. HEN through the open windows The heat in waves does pour, As each caller leaves the office He takes pains to close the door. THE WEIGHT OF EVIDENCE. Professor (coming to himself} —' H’m-m—you know—I begin to strongly suspect that this boat is—er—leaking !"" comicbooks.com