Judge, 1892-06-18 · page 4 of 16
Judge — June 18, 1892 — page 4: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Judge Magazine Page Analysis This page collects brief satirical jokes typical of Judge magazine's humor: **"Her Gentle Hint"**: A woman hints to a man lingering past 11 p.m. that he should "make a home run"—a baseball reference suggesting he should leave and go home. **"A Horrid Prescription"**: A doctor tells a fashionable woman she must wear a chest-protector (corset support), but only when wearing ball gowns or opera dresses—implying those restrictive garments are the only times she actually needs medical support. **"A Red Mistake"**: Two thieves discover stolen "paint cans" are merely paint, not valuable goods—a play on mistaken assumptions. **"Costly Entertainment"**: A man's expensive camera disappears; his maid apparently let a baby play with it, causing damage. **Other shorts** joke about social pretenses, safety razors, and a Buffalo man obsessively advertising his hometown. The humor targets Victorian social conventions, fashion absurdities, and everyday mishaps rather than specific political figures or events.
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JUDGE HER GENTLE HINT. ++ ARE you interested in base-ball?” asked Miss Skitts of Mr. Dolley, at eleven p.m. “Yes, Lam,” Dolley replied. “But why do you ask, Miss Skitts 2” “Twas merely wondering if it wasn't about time for you to make a home run.” A HORRID PRESCRIPTION. Doctor —* You should wear a vhest-protector, Mrs. Fashun.”* Mrs. Fashun —"\ may take it off when I wear a ball or opera dress, mayn't 1?” Doctor —* No, madam. In fact that is really the only time when you need it.” A RED MISTAKE. ay, Weary, that's a blamed shame! Here I thought we had it's nothin’ but red paint.” Bony-rant stolen two cans 0" to WHENCE? | WE HAVE a thought, and think we think that thought, And yet that thought we never thought to think. Whence came that thought? ‘Twas not the mind that wrought ; “Twas-born alone, no other thought to link. LITTLE DIFFERENCE, Mr. de Social —* | won't be at the club to-ni with my wife to Mrs. d Friend — WI Mr, de Social — It’s a musicale without the music.” COSTLY ENTERTAINMENT. -night. I promised to go GILMANN (opening his hundred-dollar camera)—"* Who's been AT THIS conversationale. BOX?!! a conversationale ?” Oi tought th’ baby ‘d be aisier wid somet'ing t’ play th’ accordion Ui found inside it, but divil th’ note it'll ON THE EVE OF THE FUNERAL. Briggs —" | see that there is crape on the Binger door.” Yes. Old man Binger bought himself a safety razor last week.” ADVERTISING A LOCALITY, Miss ELincitam —** Who is that eccentric-looking man talking to papa ?” Younc Wot —"* His name is Daniels. He's from Buffalo, and he wants everybody to know it.” comicbooks.com