Judge, 1893-04-22 · page 5 of 16
Judge — April 22, 1893 — page 5: what you’re looking at
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This page contains multiple short humor pieces typical of Judge's satirical format: **"That Is the Place"** and **"A Careful Woman"** are brief conversational jokes playing on literal vs. figurative meaning and social pretension. **"A Great Hit"** mocks an editor whose newspaper was notable only for announcing its own bankruptcy ("assignment")—satirizing incompetent journalism. **"No Difference"** jokes about a color-blind wife, reflecting period attitudes toward domestic absurdity. **"Revenge"** and **"Her Idea of It"** are domestic humor pieces about marital conflict and female ignorance, common Judge tropes. **"Expediting Justice"** uses a racist caricature (the "Rastus" figure) for crude humor about courtroom efficiency. **"Those Columbus Stamps"** references Columbus commemorative stamps, with ethnic dialect humor (likely Irish or Eastern European immigrant stereotypes). **"Never Judge by the Cover"** offers a pun about umbrellas and judgment. The page reflects Judge's typical early-20th-century approach: domestic satire, ethnic stereotypes, and jokes targeting incompetence or vanity.
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JUDGE THAT IS THE PLACE. 6] THINK I must have seen your face before,” said Tomdik to a man he met on the train, “Quite likely,” replied the stranger. “That's where I always wear it. A CAREFUL WOMAN. Ss] F THE beggar insulted you why didn’t you call a policeman?” asked Harlow. “1 am not in the habit of speaking to men I do not know,” said Mrs. Harlow haughtily. BOTH SIDES OF A QUESTION, A GREAT HIT, ee AS Dobson WwW an enter- prising editor— ever make any ‘scoops'?” “Yes, His paper was the first to an- nounce its assign- ment.” YOUNG MARKSM, drive de centre o” dat— NO DIFFERENCE. ‘ ‘OH. by the way,” said Stand- off to the grocer, “ my wife told me to bring home half a pound of tea.” “Black or green?” asked Mr. Peck. “Tt doesn’t matter. color-blind.”” REVENGE. Winterbloom—* Well, you may beat me at poker, but I'll get even with you. I'm going to let my wife order a hundred-dollar gown.” Van Winkle—" What's that got to do with me?” Winterbloom—" You wait until your wife sees it and you'll find out.” She is black spot.” HER IDEA OF IT. SS VASN'T Ceres the goddess of husbandry?” asked Mr. Dolley. “I thought Cupid held that situation,” replied Miss Kittish coyly. EXPEDITING JUSTICE. SOT HE jury was unusually quick in rendering the verdict, wasn’ “Yes, We got up a dog-fight outside of the court-house.” *Rastus (waking up, as the ball re- bounds)—"* Hope dat muskeeter won't pester mah head no mo’.” NEVER JUDGE Urtox Joxes—'I am glad Brown left his umbrella—a good one too, judging from the cover, and very"—— BY THE COVER. THOSE COLUMBUS STAMPS. S. ALEcK —""Jackey, do you know you aie a great man?" S. Aveck —" Why, you just licked Columbus.” Jackey— Vell, vell, bud dot iS nod gread. I don'd like to lick a man pehind his pack. EXPOSED AC- COUNTS. ¢¢\VITHERBY’S counter hasn't produced very much to-day. I can tell his business to a dollar by speak- ing with him two minutes.” “ How so?” “ He balances his income with his smiles.” comicbooks.com