Judge, 1888 · page 58 of 69
Judge — 1888 — page 58: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains several brief satirical jokes and a multi-panel cartoon titled "Science and Mischief," which depicts a boy conducting an "experiment" on his bald father's head—likely involving some form of chemical reaction or mishap that ends badly for the father. The surrounding jokes target various social pretensions and gender dynamics of the era: a woman falsely claiming to collect antiquities (mocked for having only a birth certificate), a child's sophistry about "kissing" versus "biting" cake, and a mother beating her son with a rod after he skips school to fish. Other items mock winter flower prices, social climbing, and the absurdity of complimenting both an actor's bad jokes and a fly's attractiveness. The humor relies on wordplay, class commentary, and gentle mockery of Victorian manners and pretension rather than overtly political satire.
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ENOUGH TO START WITH. Between dear friends. “Do you know that little Mrs. B. pretends to be a col- lector of antiquities? You don't believe she really has any, do you?” “Oh, yes—her certificate of birth to begin with.” A NICE DISTINCTION. “Well, Master Tommy, do you call that manners, to put a piece of cake in your mouth and then put it back on the plate?” “Oh, no, papa! I didn't bite it, I only kissed it.” LIFE AND LOVE. Found in an Album, “If one had to pay to get into life, how many would want theirmoney back on leav- ing it!” “In love, two sometimes become one; but in friendship —never!” Flowers are so high-priced this Winter that the Boston Courier says they can. be en- joyed only by condemned murderers. GOOD THINGS FROM JUDGE. ee Little Charley's scientific experiment upun his poor old dad's bald head meets with a sad end. SCIENCE AND MISCHIEF. } 3D Dame—‘‘Arrah thin, Dinnis, I hear yez haz been fishin’ to-day instead of goin’ to school.” THE RIGHT ROD. Son—* Well, Oi didn’t catch nothin, if Oi did.” Dame (serene, but decided )~** That's because yez didn't hav the roight koind Yez'Il catch somethin’ now wid the rod Oim holdin’, yez 0’ rod, Oi suy kin bet!” ind he does) A NEW GAG. Actor—* How did my gags go last night?” Manager —* First-rate. Some one sent one to me to-day that he would like to have you try to-night.” Actor— What is it?” Manager—“ A bottle of cod- liver oil.” It is well enough to flash some indignant fire at those Canadians and those Mexi- cans; but it is a good idea that you must never shoot until you get your gun loaded. The governor of Maryland has married a pretty” girl. Hurrah for the governor of Maryland.—Philadelphia News. Stupid! Hurrah for the pretty girl! “The June is a lovely fly,” says the editor of the Fishing Gazelle, Thank you, sir— thank youkindly. But not too fi—, not too lovely, you know. comicbooks.com