Judge, 1891-10-17 · page 6 of 16
Judge — October 17, 1891 — page 6: what you’re looking at
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This page collects six brief comedic sketches mocking middle-class pretensions and social absurdities: **"A Clear Case of Forgetfulness"**: Mr. Bings designs an anti-burglar alarm but absent-mindedly tests it on his own home, demonstrating absent-minded obliviousness. **"Not a New Role"**: A theatrical manager interviews an actress who boasts of "supporting" three husbands financially—a reversal of expected gender roles, satirizing women forced into breadwinner positions. **"A Bit of Information"**: A tramp defends his lifestyle, claiming tramping is harder work than regular employment, yet pays nothing—mocking both vagrants' rationalizations and society's dismissal of poverty's difficulties. **"Evidence of Good Health"**: A woman celebrates her father's loud snoring as health indicator—absurd logic treating an annoying symptom as wellness. **"No Tradesman's Scion"**: A snobby woman disparages the newly-wealthy Jobsons for having a grandfather "in trade," while her brother naively reveals *his* grandfather was merely a policeman—undermining her class pretensions. **"Questionable Illustration"**: A printer's devil accidentally locked tobacco in printing type, causing a blur on the page—a workplace mishap.
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454 A CLEAR CASE OF FORGETFULNESS. Mr. Bings has an idea for a new and improved burglar-alarm, and negotiates with a carpenter and a blacksmith to have it built- NOT A NEW ROLE. Manager —"' Ves, I advertised for a good supporting lady. Have you supported any one prior to this season?” Mrs, Wickwirr—"* Oh, yes, indeed; I've had three husbands, and I've had to support every one of them.” A BIT OF INFORMATION. + © WHY don’t you go to work instead of leading the life of a tramp? Are you lazy?" she asked. “Madam, if you had ever been a tramp,” he replied, “you wouldn't ask that question. = z = There is no harder work in the world than tramping, and, what's worse, there’s no money in it.” He meets some of his friends and is quite enthusi- astic in describing hls Sew and wonderful iden, EVIDENCE OF GOOD HEALTH. P Female caller — And how is your father, Mrs. Birch ?" Hostess —" Real well, thank you. I don’t remember the time that father snored as healthy as he does now.” NO TRADESMAN’S SCION. Laura (to visitor) —* The Jobsons are in society now, but they are parvenues. They can’t get around the fact that their grandfather was in trade.” Tommy (inopportune small brother) —* My grandpa was a policeman, he was.” Epitor of “Purity in THE HouseHoLD"—" Why, William, what is this blurred cut doing on ui the first page of the proof?” And, arriving home, unconsciously puts his idea ‘THE PRINTER'S DEVIL.—"' Please, sir, th’ foreman locked up his plug o' tobacker in th’ form by to a practical test. mistake, sir.” comicbooks.com