A complete, restored issue of Judge from 1893-01-14 — all 18 pages of color political cartoons and topical humor, free to page through at comicbooks.com.

On the cover: # "Breaking the Wish-Bone: The Tug-of-War in New York State" This January 1893 *Judge* cartoon satirizes a political dispute in New York State. Two caricatured figures on the left and right pull opposite ends of a wish-bone (a symbol of competing desires), while three smaller figures in the middle appear caught in the struggle. The caption notes "Grover got the small end this time," suggesting President Grover Cleveland received an unfavorable outcome. The cartoon likely depicts factional infighting within New York's Democratic Party or a broader state political conflict during Cleveland's second term. The wish-bone symbolizes how competing politicians or interests are tearing the state apart through their rivalry, with the "Anxious Sect" label visible on the arch suggesting religious or ideological concerns were at stake in this political tug-of-war.

🖼️ Every page has a plain-English note on what you’re looking at — the figures, the references, the point of the satire.

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