Judge — July 20, 1912 — page 3: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# "The Happy Day Club" / "Immune" This page presents two pieces. The top text, "The Happy Day Club," celebrates people who maintain cheerfulness despite hardship—those who smile through poverty, muddy streets, and disappointment. It's a sentimental celebration of working-class resilience. The bottom cartoon, titled "Immune," depicts two men at a distance during what appears to be a contagious disease outbreak. One asks if the other ever gets sick; the response suggests immunity comes from having beggars around. The joke appears to reference either actual disease fears (possibly cholera or similar epidemics common in the era) or uses illness metaphorically. The "immunity" through exposure to poverty is darkly comedic social commentary—suggesting the poor's constant exposure to filth and disease makes them hardier than the wealthy.