Life, 1884-11-20 · page 1 of 18
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# "Prophetic" - Life Magazine, November 20, 1884 This cartoon satirizes a conversation between two gentlemen in top hats. The first man shows the second a "wash tub," claiming he's "got smother feller's title" and it "pitch like a wash tub." The second responds he'll overlook it—it will "pitcher all right" by tomorrow morning. The humor appears to play on baseball terminology ("pitcher") and domestic imagery (wash tubs). The reference to obtaining someone else's "title" suggests property or legal disputes. The cartoon likely mocks either political corruption regarding property claims or commentary on an ongoing legal/election dispute from 1884, though the specific reference remains unclear without additional historical context about what "title" dispute dominated that period.
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VOLUME IV. NEW YORK, NOVEMBER 20, 1884. Entered at New York Post Office as Second-Class Mall Matter, Grrmart 263 av sganiiveneues ual PROPHETIC. First Gentleman: WWHASH THIS? GUESSH I’VE GOT SMOTHER FELLER’S TILE, FITCH LIKE A WASH TUB. Second Gentleman: OH! NEVER MIND. IT’LL FITCHER ALL RIGHT TO— HIC—MORROW MORNING. : comicbooks.com