Judge, 1892-01-30 · page 10 of 16
Judge — January 30, 1892 — page 10: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page from Judge magazine contains multiple short satirical comics and jokes typical of late 19th/early 20th-century American humor: **Top cartoon** mocks social pretension—a Boston visitor refuses introduction to an "elephant" (likely a wealthy or socially awkward person being compared unfavorably). **"Caught"** and **"Gossip"** jokes target women's vanity and gossip-mongering—standard period stereotypes. **"Unused to Montreal Style"** presents ethnic Irish caricatures (O'Mulligan, etc.) with heavy dialect humor, common in Judge's era. **"Slippery Dick"** depicts a Western frontier scenario where a tenderfoot tourist with a camera is threatened by a locals before a twist—the "tenderfoot" is actually selling whisky illegally. This satirizes both tourist naïveté and Prohibition-era bootlegging. **Lower sketches** include various puns and domestic humor ("dress reform," "eggs-party statement"). The humor relies on ethnic caricature, gender stereotypes, and contemporary social anxieties about tourism, modernization, and changing social customs—all standard Judge fare of its era.
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Bursteep (from Boston) —"' You'll have to excuse me, Portivant. I don’t want to be introduced to an elephant.” CAUGHT. ‘ ‘THis squirrel must be quite old,” said Maude. “Why, no; he’s not more than a year old.” “ How does it happen ‘he is, so gray?” GOSSIP. T''0 gentle women talked one day— I overheard each word— And forthwith knelt me down to pray For the poor absent third. ANOTHER FREAK. Visitor —“ What's this here for?” Museum-man—" He was seen at a matinée with his wife.”” GENUINE. THEY say "tis dyed, her gold-brown hair; But she denies it; And truthfully, Did she but dare She easily could tell you where She buys it. on man Surrery Dick Arizona) —* Say, Bi to put a stop to this.” (of Bucktown Gulch, . thar goes another one of those tenderfeet with a kodak. We'll have JUDGE UNUSED TO MONTREAL STYLE. Poxtivant—"* Miss McDonough. FROM A STANDPOINT OF ECONOMY. ‘ Mrs, O'MULLIGAN —"* Phwhat do yez think av dhress-refarm?" Mrs, Witaes —* Dhress-refarm, is it?) Shure it’s a great savin’, It's ony yisterday I refarmed th’ ould man’s pants to fit Denny, an’ it's no shmall job, nathur." THEY DID THE REST. SLIPPERY Dick (tro minutes later)—"* Drop that thar kodak or die !"* TeNDEKFOOT—"' Pardon me, gentlemen ; this is no kodak, 1 am selling whisky, and — (In the evening) —* Who is that sylph-like creature over by the mantel?” You refused to meet her d da fogue this morning, and she unfortunately heard of it.” — this is a sample.” Pat, down.” him dow “Old don’t tel oun; declare! he went lose his come to Mrs, Teething all pain, bottle. NEEDED REST. [| Paris. “Shall we go to the Wagner opera this evening?” “No; I have been inspecting a big boiler factory on the Seine this afternoon.” A TRIOLET. GHE gave mea simple no And blushing bung her head. Tt was by the wave's sad flow She gave me a simple no. > When I asked her should I go ‘And send my rival instead She gave me a simple no pee And blushing hung her head, THAT’S WHAT IT IS. Totling —" When | hear a hen cackle I am always reminded of a ae te ¢, Are at Pre: Totling —“\ suppose it is be- ‘Wareroo cause it is an eggs-party statement.” o Fy stoone ness $ comicbooks.com