Judge, 1893-09-30 · page 7 of 16
Judge — September 30, 1893 — page 7: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains several brief jokes typical of late 19th-century American humor, touching on marriage, class, and social behavior: **Top jokes** mock marital economics ("check-mated" when a woman has money) and Irish immigrant speech patterns (Pat Donavan's dialect humor about a "closed street" sign). **"All-Around Family"** satirizes working-class occupations: the father runs a gin mill (illegal alcohol operation), the sister works in ballet (implying loose morals), and only the son attends Sunday school—suggesting hypocrisy about respectability. **Other sketches** play on dialect humor (African American and Irish characters), domestic tensions (wives' spending habits), and mild social commentary (the tramp's class status, religion as excuse). **"Effect of Alcohol on a Weak Head"** depicts physical comedy of intoxication. The page reflects period attitudes: casual ethnic stereotyping through exaggerated dialect, class-based humor, and gender dynamics treating women's autonomy with skepticism. These were standard Judge magazine fare for contemporary readers.
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What do you think of a man marrying a woman for her money?" I should say she was check-mated," HIS TEETH WERE SENSITIVE. A SUPERFLUOUS SIGN, purty well open.” Pat Donavan (tho has lately landed)—"* Shure, it’s a good thing th’ soign is put there. Frum th’ look av th’ shtrate Oi'd thought, begob! it was AN “ALL-AROUND” FAMILY. AFTER the tramp had dispatched a hearty meal the kind-hearted house- YOUTHFUL offender being brought into court was asked by the magistrate what his family did for a living. keeper observed to him, “Poor creature! I suppose you never have any luxuries. Here are some nice peaches;” and she handed him half a dozen lus: cious-looking Delawares. He hesitated a moment or two, and then passing them back said, “Wud ye be koind enuff, mum, t’ ax th’ gurrul t' cut off th’ shkins?” RELIGION IN THE WAY. Bagley—" Uncle Zeke, can you come over and do some work on my hen-house?” Uncle Z No, sah; I'se got ‘ligion. PLEONASTIC. Servant —Which com- pany do you get your ice from, ma‘am ?” Mistress (sighing) —* The Independent ice-company. Servant—* Yes, ma'am; of course. But hich independent ice-company?” CAUSE AND EFFECT. Strange action of Butcher Mutslinger's bolognas when Terwilliger called his dog. ° quent THE EFFECT OF ALCOHOL ON A WEAK HEAD. " Jedge.” he answered, “I guess there ain't a mor |-around family than ourn goi “What do you mean by an all-around family?” “Well, dad keeps a gin- mill, sis is in the ballet, an’ 1 go. to Sunday-school.”” DEAD TO THE WORLD. Chicago man—And where do yon imagine the New-York- ers go who mysteriously disap- pear from time to time and are never heard of again?” New - Yorker —"Well, it’s hard telling where the majority go, but quite a number move to Brooklyn.” THE REASON WHY. Mrs. Short —"\ve spent five dollars to-day, and I've got nothing to show for it,” Mr. Short —" You never do have.” Mrs. Short— Yes; but this time I bought hosiery. comicbooks.com