Judge, 1891-08-22 · page 10 of 16
Judge — August 22, 1891 — page 10: what you’re looking at
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This page from *Judge* magazine contains multiple standalone jokes and cartoons satirizing American social classes and behaviors circa early 1900s. **Key satires:** - **"Summer Yachting"**: Mocks the wealthy's casual boasting about leisure activities - **"The Traveling Dentist"**: Rural/working-class character plans to exchange old teeth for new ones, suggesting both dental poverty and class difference in medical access - **"Receiving Him Royally"**: A lawyer sarcastically "welcomes" an insurance agent who visits constantly by offering him permanent office space—mocking both aggressive salesmanship and the lawyer's irritation - **"Off on the Weather"**: Ridicules pseudo-scientific weather prediction - **"Prison Reform"**: Darkly jokes that a convict's reformation is shallow; he thanks his reformer benefactor by cursing him out over disappointing cigars The page reflects *Judge*'s typical upper-class perspective, mocking working people's behavior, romantic naïveté, and commercial desperation with gentle mockery rather than sharp political critique.
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326 NO KIND OF A GIRL. 4] WAS kicked by a horse when I was little and knocked senseless,” said Chappie. “ How soon do you expect to recover?" asked the cynical Maude. INEQUALITY. lark might not pour forth so fair a song Were earth more binding or her wing less strong. SUMMER YACHTING. Skipper —Has that boat in front’ of us gone about?” Fair passenger —"Yes about a mile.” T! IN THE ATR. Horentson (the miner) —* Hullo, Billy !" Dewson (the cow-puncher) —** Hull ‘om !" Hutciison — My trouble was dynamite. What lifted you ?* Dewson (is he gains an upward lap) —" Broncho.”” OFF ON THE WEATHER. SS\VJHAT is the matter with your barometer? crazy.” “There's one of them rain-producing men experimenting over in the next field, and the blamed thing don't know whether to indicate rain or fair weather.” It acts as if it were A CHANGE IN THE T Danktry (the convict, eying the package)—"'T've been try better life an’ quit bein’ a tough sence you was here last, miste MEMUER OF THE PRISON-REFORM ASSOCIATION —"' I'm very glad, Peter, Here's a little remembrance for you, . DARKLEY (opening the prc it out o” here, you low-down, snivel- putty-faced, kagged-kneed so of-a-gun! I thought them was cigars.” JUDGE Squcers how he st horsewhip a society | Mrs. } Teething all pain, bottle. Theatr adapted —"Oh, y are in tie to what C the elega Hotel de County, ( be sent’ o The M combined Minnehat ‘St. Paul." When Wher ‘When THE TRAVELING DENTIST. Lis STRANGER (in crowded hotel) —'* Hope I did not keep you awake, snoring, sir?” His FORCE-OP-CIRCUMSTANCE ROOM-MATE. STRANGER (to himself) —"* Just as I thought, ‘n under teeth when we git down-stairs 'n take th’ old ones in exchange.’ Nlo, Slass all rlightgth.” T'll sell him a set of upper CONSOLATION. oe H ENR sobbed his fiancée, “I heard that you flirted in the mount- ains with some other girls. “That's all right,” he answered come back to town.” THE VIRTUE OF NECESSITY. Nellie —"* Boo-hoo! might get me one too.” Mamma —*You know you lose all your pins, Nellie.” Nellie—"1 don'vcare, Boo-hoo! I haven't had any to lose since 1 lost the last one.” they won't know me when they Papa's got May another pin, and I think he EXPENSIVE YACHTING. Friend —"\ don't think we'll have a centre-board by the time we get home.” Captain (indignant) —" Why? Can’t I sail her?” Friend —" Yes; but we'll spend all our mon * Are at pr Warerooi Cincaco, Club Bi RECEIVING HIM ROYALLY. Mr. Hantz (insurance) —"Ah, good-morning, sir.” Lawyer Comatus ood-morning, sir, I've fitted you up a place in the corner there. You've been here twice a day for six months, and I thought you might as well share the office with me.” comicbooks.com