Judge, 1892-04-16 · page 5 of 20
Judge — April 16, 1892 — page 5: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page collects satirical short jokes and a nine-panel comic strip typical of Judge magazine's format. **The jokes mock:** - Gullible people (a man duped into counting Encyclopedia Britannica words) - Social pretension (a footman's grammatical error calling guests "Misses Fairchildren") - Vague gossip and rumor-mongering (mentioning a Russian prince's name allegedly spreads illness) - Class anxiety (concern about a Russian aristocrat's social standing) - Outdated military values (a general proud of his college sprinting, missing that modern physical training serves civilian purposes) - Morbid humor (a hotel proprietor waiting for a guest to die from gas exposure) **The bottom comic strip** appears to show how a shabby man obtains free drinks through social manipulation at a bar—exploiting absent-mindedness and posing as someone respectable. These represent typical Judge humor: lightweight social satire targeting Victorian manners, class consciousness, and human folly, with no specific political content.
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JUDGE BUSINESS FOR BRONNY. ‘*PRONSON told Smithers and me that for two dollars he'd decide any bet in the world,” said Hicks," so we got up a rig on him. We paid him two dollars, and then I bet Smithers there weren't more than five million words in the ‘Encyclopedia Britannica’; and Bronny ’s got to count ‘em.” A GRAMMATICAL FOOTMAN. Mrs. Cumso—" The footman at Mrs. Freshrox’s made a queer announcement while I was calling there yesterday.” Mrs. Fangle— What did he say?” Mrs. Cumso—" Mrs. Fairchild and her daughters came and the footman called out, “Mrs. Fairchild and the Misses Fairchildren.’ ” SNEEZING. se] AM. told there is a Russian prince in town. Why doesn't society take him up?” “Too dan- gerous. I know of three people who caught the grip by simply mentioning his name.” GIVE HIM TIME, Clerk (of Chicago hotel, excitedly) — “You know that fellow from St. A VAGUE INSINUATION. Louis who is SnirTer—‘'I never saw Fillemup but what he was chuck full of business.” Burrs t business is he in?” SNiFTER—" Liquor business.” NOT A PARALLEL CASE. GENERAL GorEHUNTER (to Miss Todworthy, who has a brother in college) —''In spite of what you say, Miss Tod- worthy, I approve of your brother's physical training. In my youth, when I was in college, I was the best sprinter in my class, and I never had cause to regret it.”” Miss Topwortny —'* Very true, general ; but you must remember that my brother has no idea of entering the army.” registered here? The chambermaid says there is a strong smell of gas coming from his room and he doesn’t answer her knocks. Oh, what shall be done?” Proprietor —" Wait alittle while. The man may be alive now.” THE ALL-ABSORBING JOKES, THE ABSENT-MINDED MAN, AND THE SLY INTERLOPER; OR, HOW A POOR UNFORTUNATE GOT DRINKS WITHOUT PAYING. comicbooks.com