Judge, 1888-08-25 · page 10 of 16
Judge — August 25, 1888 — page 10: what you’re looking at
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This page contains multiple short satirical pieces typical of Judge magazine's humor: **"No Doubt of It"** and **"Exchanging Compliments"** are conversational jokes about love and marriage—standard domestic humor mocking romantic delusions. **"Robbing the Grave of Its Terrors"** satirizes a patent for a coffin mechanism: if someone is buried alive, they can pull a spring that strangles them. The dark joke critiques both the fear of premature burial (a genuine Victorian anxiety) and absurd "solutions" to it. **"Opening the Campaign"** shows a political speaker beginning a campaign rally, likely mocking campaign rhetoric about opponents' "damnable objects." **"Though Lost to Earth, Remembrance Thrills"** jokes about a Chicago resident being sent to St. Louis in the afterlife—she protests, not wanting to be associated with another city even in heaven. This reflects inter-city rivalries of the era. **"Wrongly Sized Up"** depicts Mr. Coakley confidently identifying someone as an artist by appearance, only to be proven wrong—a joke about stereotypes and first impressions. The page's humor relies on domestic situations, social pretension, and period anxieties rather than specific political events.
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NO DOUBT OF IT. Between friends. “ Didn't now, G in lov you say just tave, that you were “Alas! yes, Charles, and what is we hope for me “Tut what makes you think, my dear friend, that you are smitten with the ten- ve there is no der passion ?” an insane desire felt for several ROBBING THE GRAV OF ITS TERROR An ingenious E man has just patente that death more tolerable to those unfortunate people ahorror of being buried ali When the person thus. ine terred comes to his senses and. finds himself unable to make himself heard by those above ground he has only to lean heavily upon a spring and is calculated to make Orator— sition, perhaps what kind of an i STRANGE friend in fro trument is that, anyway ?” is at once —strangled! UNANSWERABLE ARGUMENT. THE +111 not prevent y They are too b Enjoy vour drives Hut rest at night I shall ur daytime sports, niess to resist : { tennis courts, Would put me in a fearful plight Vou see, I'd tire myself all das The man who stays up all night doesn’t always get the most work done at the end cf the week. OPENING THE CAMPAIGN. And now, gentlemen, that I have explained the damnable objects of the oppo- f me will favor us with a tune on his— * L was sent in by the signal service to measure the velocity of the wind.” EXCHANGING COM PLIMENTS. Not a love-match, After two years of mar- riage the wife complains : “Well, E must say that it didn't take long in your case for Love to fly out the window !" * But he didn't disappear so suddenly as your fortune, darling.” FATALITY. Aworm besice my pathway ena} T stooped Ah, me! mark his course rly my such rust be? Full ten Fs were falling, “Twas sal. indeed, my tears should fall so, And yet it may have been ab surd The worm went on—-T went And nuihing ele of note oc curred Excuse me, sir— VERY LIKELY. “Did Brown run down the stairs when you went to evict him?” inguired the landlord .” replied the “1 found him running down the h THOUGH LOST TO EARTH, REMEMBRANCE THRILLS. New comer— Where do | g St. Peter —* Saint Louis, will you place this person according to her ledger N ome cour *Oh, my United States! Don't ask St. Louis to take charge of me. I'm from Chicago.” TRAGEDY IN ONE ACT. Republican politician—* My dear, did you yet me some handker- chiefs to-day 2" Wife John; Sellem & Company showed me some of t shioned bandanas, 2 WRONGLY SIZED UP. Mr. Coaktey (fo fs )—"* How readily you can tell an artist. There is something so distinctive 7 ys in their appearance.” Tue axtist (a moment later\—* Now gents, I'll bet yer a fiver even yercan't tell which cup th’ little joker’s under comicbooks.com