Judge, 1894-01-13 · page 4 of 16
Judge — January 13, 1894 — page 4: what you’re looking at
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This page collects brief humorous anecdotes and illustrations typical of late-19th/early-20th century American satire. Key content: **"His Old Self Again"**: A husband reformed from vices (smoking, drinking, swearing) claims to feel like "a natural-born jackass"—satirizing how virtue can feel unnatural to some men. **"Undoubtedly Exaggerated"**: A woman refuses fashionable bonnets due to neuralgia concerns, but admits she'd ignore the condition if socially pressured—mocking women's vanity over health. **"Overheard in the Museum"**: A mother labels museum artifacts while her daughter questions whether originals were truly so deteriorated—a dig at both careless restoration and distracted parenting. **"Settting Himself Right"**: A married man learning his romantic interest is single attempts damage control—a quick reversal joke about marital obligation. The page also includes crude dialect humor ("Justifiable" section with racial caricatures) and "A Fencing Bout" silhouettes depicting sport postures. These reflect the era's casual racism and class humor standard in satirical publications.
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ON SIXTH AVENUE J. Lorittarp Burke-Rocit Elbridge, dis cigah am a pow'ful strong LBRIDGR, TOWNSEND De Forrest— Dat’s de *Sandow'—de lates’ SUGGESTIVE. THE man who keeps a candy-store in the Tacoma building in Chi- cago has “Tacom” on the window. Now, beneath that he should have the words, “A box of our candy.” NICELY PUT. Strawher—"\ hear you proposed to Miss Twilling the other night. Did she give you an answer ?” ‘Singerly—* Not till 1 came the next night.” Strawher—" Then what did she say?” Singerly —" She told the servant to tell me she was very sorry, but she was already engaged.” HIS OLD SELF AGAIN, Wire—" Well, John, you haven't smoked, drank, or sworn for a week ; you look and act just as you did when L first knew you. Husbaxp —" Thanks. awfully, I feel like a natural-born jackass, too,” UNDOUBTEDLY EXAGGERATED. ‘*D)OCTOR told mamma the other evening that if I didn’t give up wearing fashionable bonitets I'd have neuralgia.” * And so you're going back to the good old comfortable styles ?” “Nonsense, Lena; if people only make up their minds to it neuralgia isn’t such an awful thing.” OVERHEARD IN THE MUSEUM. Visitor (eying excavated statuary through her lorgnette)—"Ab, do you suppose the originals were so much out of repair as this ?” Ethel (to mother, who is busy with indelible ink and pen)— “Mamma, will you please name this skirt too?" Mr. SouRBERRY (on other side of fence)—‘* Whatcher ‘fraid of, yo" fool niggah? If de pullet dun b'long to yo’, all yo' gotter do's jes go take it.” LeERBY (hesitating)—"* I know dat ; but s'pose Johnsing dun come out wif er gun?” SOURBERRY (indignantly) — shoot, yo" jes’ let him shoot. pose he do? If he wanter gwine Yo" dun got de law on yo" side.” A FENCING BOUT. KA coi aR Ak x x .~ Dp if SETTING HIMSELF RIGHT. Ske— Your attentions to me, sir, are not agreeable. I've just learned that you are married.” He— Yes; but let me explain. I've just this moment learned that you are single.” comicbooks.com