Judge, 1892-08-27 · page 4 of 16
Judge — August 27, 1892 — page 4: what you’re looking at
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# Judge Magazine Page Explanation This page contains various short humorous anecdotes typical of Judge magazine's satirical style. Key jokes include: **"He Got Out"**: A man boarding a ship (possibly named Bunker) will get seasick during the voyage—wordplay on "howling for the Mersey" (the river) versus seasickness. **"A Cool Spot"**: Nostalgic humor about wanting to ride on an iceman's cart for relief on a hot day—reflecting pre-refrigeration era concerns. **"A Queer Dick"**: A difficult boarder who dislikes common foods (ham, liver, tripe), poking fun at finicky eaters. **"Too Bad"**: A man used hair tonic on a sandwich instead of sauce, resulting in an unusually long mustache. **"Scriptural Proof"**: A woman argues matches aren't made in heaven because the Bible says there's no marriage there—playing with the phrase "made in heaven." **"Well Stamped"**: An editor rejects a poem for lacking postage stamps (treating it as worthless), using it to buy beer instead. The cartoons mock everyday absurdities, social pretension, and wordplay typical of Victorian-era humor magazines.
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JUDGE HE GOT OUT. IT’S OFTEN DONE. ‘¢BUNKER is just about leaving Lit. erpoot. He's on the M sey, steaming for the sea.” “I bet he'll be how!- ing for Mersey when the motion begins.” A COOL SPOT, THERE'S one cool spot on earth—yes, one, Oh, could I clutch it to my heart And all day long just hang upon The back step of the ice- man’s cart! A QUEER DICK. Mrs. Slimdiet—"1 don’t know how I'm ever to get along with that new boarder. It just worries me sick trying to find something he will like.” Friend—"Queer tastes, has he?” Mrs. Slimdiet—"1 should say so. He doesn’t ; es é “Say, Josh, what makes yer mustache grow so long?” like ham or liver or tripe Josu—" Oh, I shook some hair-tonic on a sandwich instead of Worcester or anything. sauce.” TOO BAD. REFINED SPEECH. 44H, WHAT a lovely statuette!” exclaimed Mrs. Hojack, admiring one of the ornaments of Mrs. : Crewe-Doyle’s parlor. “Yes,” replied Mrs. Crewe-Doyle, much gratified by the caller's admiration; “that is as pretty a little burst as I could find.” A GRAVE OMISSION. Naval officer—"\'m afraid I shall be severely courtmartialed for runmng-into that scow.” Assistant—"You've a good defense, There isn’t any scow marked on the chart.” SCRIPTURAL PROOF. Miss Flypp—'"1 don’t believe that matches are made in heaven.” Hunker—" Why don't you?” Miss Flypp—" Because the bible says there is neither marrying nor giving in marriage there.” THOUGHT IT WAS THE FOURTH CAR, + OW, my dear, you know the way to the Grand Central station?” “Well, not clearly, John.” “Now listen. You take the Fourth- avenue car.” “The fourth?” “Yes,” “On which avenue ?” A CUNNING MAN. Trotter—* Had your vacation yet?” Barlow—" Yes; but I'm going to have a fortnight of malaria later.” WELL STAMPED. Eprror—"* Johnnie, did any stamps come with that poem of Howler's this morning?” Bov—" Yes, sir: three two-cent ones.” Eptror—"Then run and get me a beer and a pret- sel: after that you can carry the poem back to him in larlem.” comicbooks.com