Judge, 1893-11-11 · page 5 of 16
Judge — November 11, 1893 — page 5: what you’re looking at
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This page contains several short humorous pieces typical of Judge's satirical style: **"Trying to Please Her Fancy"** jokes about a woman leaving a crowded ball with a man named Charley, implying they've found a private spot—mild romantic humor. **"At Breakfast"** features Irish servant-dialect humor (common in period publications), where a maid misunderstands instructions, boiling an egg in coffee to "settle" it, creating an inedible result. The humor relies on working-class linguistic comedy. **"Western Nomenclature"** satirizes Western American braggadocio—a visitor calling a town "nice for its size" gets corrected by a local insisting it's a "metropolis," mocking frontier pretension. **"Very Like"** compares marriage to a house fire through absurdist logic. Additional pieces include dog-and-cat stories, poetry, and brief witty dialogues. The page emphasizes domestic situations, class-based humor, and gentle social observation typical of early-20th-century American humor magazines—nothing explicitly political or controversial.
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JUDGE TRYING TO PLEASE HER FANCY. AT THE BALL. “Where is Ella?” “She left the ball-room a, _ few minutes ago, saying that she didn’t fancy being squeezed in the crowd.” “Was Charley with her?” “Yes; and I think that by this time he has found a place where there is no crowd.” GReceRy AT BREAKFAST. Bridget —" An’ who'll be afther atin’ this hard-b’iled egg, mum ?” “GIVING IIMSELY Ark Mistress —" Why, Bridget, whatever is that?” Bridget—" Shure, it’s th’ egg yez towld me ‘d do t’ settle th’ coffee fur three marnin’s; but wid biilin’ it in th’ coffee it's thot dishcolored thot i'd not care t’ ate it mesilf.” ANOTHER DOG STORY; OR, TOWSER AND THE STUFFED CAT. WESTERN NOMENCLATURE, Tourist—"* You've got rather a nice town here for its size.” Westerner—" Town! Say, young feller, if yer want ter yer ma don’t yer be callin’ these ‘ere western metropolises towns. VERY LIKE. 1, Recognition, Jack—" Did it ever strike you that a marriage was very similar to a house on fire?” “No. Why? THE BETTER WAY. HY grieve we over vanished joys? Regrets are vain, as each one knows. Much wiser he who time employs Rejoicing over vanished woes. HE undertaker's song —“ Oh, what a difference in the mourn- | i i \ i ny iB fe ee ‘Hit \ i ANY MEANS. or ——— | a. % First street- cleaner —" Oi've a shcame now fur takin’ a ristin'- shpell now an’ thin,” ) Second street- MAKING SURE OF IT. cleaner—" How do “+1 hate to send you out in such a blustering night as this, Ye Wurruk it? old fellow.’ First street- Guest—"'It is raining pretty hard. I say, couldn't you loan me ¢/eaner—“ Oi bump your umbrella? ; norear eit Host—" Certainly; and—er—I guess T'll walk home with you my Me nose till i self. I really need the exercise, blades. Jack—" Well, they both arise from a spark, and the result is about as dangerous in both cases. A “COUP DOUBLE.” Maisie Mrs. Homeleigh, have you got another face?” Mrs, Homeleigh—"No, my dear. What makes you ask?" Maisie—' Well, | heard mamma say you were two-faced; but I thought if you had an- other face you wouldn’t wear the one you do.” TOO EARLY. * Been fishing ?” “Yes.” “Catch any- thing?" “ Yes.’ “What?” “I don’t know yet. I'll have to ask the doctor.” U NDER clothes 3. Administration. —Skin, 4. Discovery and culmination, Monat—'* Look before you leap.” comicbooks.com