Judge, 1893-04-08 · page 6 of 16
Judge — April 8, 1893 — page 6: what you’re looking at
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This page collects brief jokes and cartoons typical of Judge's humor circa early 1900s. Most target domestic life and social pretension: **"A Fate to Avoided"** and **"Too Much"** mock excessive behavior—tobacco use leading to longevity, and a woman's new gown being "too much" a success. **"The Kangaroo's Tale"** is whimsical animal fable humor, showing a kangaroo boasting it needs no rope for jumping. **"Exclusive Exclusiveness"** satirizes Philadelphia's upper-class social snobbery, specifically the Biddle family—marrying within the same family name to maintain exclusivity through visiting cards. **"A Masked Ball"** makes a crude joke equating Maine whisky served at masked balls to drinking tea. **"Trained"** depicts working-class dialect humor about animals and domestic chaos. The page reflects period-typical Judge content: light domestic satire, class humor, and animal anecdotes rather than overt political commentary.
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220 LEADING UP TO i PTO A FATE TO BE AVOIDED. THE INEVITABLE, SOY HY have you never learned to use tobacco?” “Oh, I don’t want to live to be ‘one hundred and fourteen.” REASONABLY SURE, Bjones—"1 guess he doesn’t often see the sun rise.” Giles—"1 wouldn't like to bet on that. He has a girl he calls on three times a week.” i 1 i THE KANGAROO'S TALE. Mr. Puittoo (who has escaped from a ve late dinner and is talh- ing t0 himself )—* Now, you rattle-headed ole idjut, you've gotter be careful. — TOO MUCH. Mrs. Kingley— “Your new gown i —Easy, now! I'm dead last night was a Sy. BOE ts Tie ead great success.’ know it yourself, Easy, now; Mrs. Bingo ¢asy!— (placidly) —“Yes. Everybody seemed struck by it.” Bobbie Bingo —" Papa said it floored him.” POST-POST-PRANDIAL. ‘4 ]S HE a good after-dinner speaker?” “Yes—atter dinner the next day.” “There is one thing sure,” be Said the kangaroo ; “When I want to jump rope ‘As the children do “1 don't have to go where They've ropes for sale. 1 jump, jump, jump with ‘My long thin tail."” EXCLUSIVE EXCLUSIVENESS. Mrs. Cawker—" Oh, she’s the most exclusive person in Phila- delphia.” Mrs. Skidmore—* You don't say?” Mrs. Cawker—" Oh, yes. You see, she was a Biddle and she married a Biddle, so now her visiting-cards read ‘Mrs. Biddle- Biddl —Well, you did ease your ‘ole corporation down one step, didn't you? But you jest mark my words, you mizzerble 'ne- briate, you're bound t' tumble, an’ you might ‘s well get good an’ ready. mud, —— ‘Slow, now ; slow 's A MASKED BALL, SS PAPA, what is a masked look out! Ob, wel, it don't make any ball ?" —Look out, there, you tank! difference. P'raps you'd better hurry up an’ git it over with. John Philloo “Whisky as it is served in 's booked for hittin’ th’ sidewalk, an’ Maine. It goes as tea.” * What's all thot fuss in yure yard?” T hope he will. — TRAINED. —That's jest what I said, you Paresis-scarred ostrich! that's jest what I said; an’ now th’ nex’ time a sensible man talks t’ yer you sit down an’ listen t' him an‘don't try t° monkey with a flight of steps. Now go home, you swayback !" ‘orny th’ goat got th’ buttin’ habit on him an’ th’ ol’ woman ‘s foolin’ him inter batin’ th’ bist-room car-rpet.”” comicbooks.com