Judge, 1894-03-17 · page 6 of 16
Judge — March 17, 1894 — page 6: what you’re looking at
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This page contains multiple short satirical pieces typical of Judge's humor circa early 1900s: **"She Would Make the Effort"** mocks marital dynamics—a husband leaving for business expects his wife to suffer nobly; she ironically suggests chewing gum as her only comfort, suggesting both her boredom and trivial concerns. **"Off Color"** relies on ethnic stereotyping: an Irish banquet requires removing "yellow labels" (whiskey bottles) to prevent destruction, playing on period stereotypes of Irish drunkenness and violence. **"The Tactful Teacher"** jokes that a missionary's conversion success came not from Biblical persuasiveness but from the audience's gullibility—they'd believe anything after accepting his tall tales. **"Fast Colors"** (the comic strip sequence) features racist dialect humor with elderly Black characters named Uncle Zeb and Aunt Liz slipping down a hill—"fast colors" being a pun on fabric dyes that don't hold fast. The stereotyped speech and situation perpetuate harmful caricatures common to the era. These pieces reflect Judge's reliance on ethnic stereotypes and social prejudices as humor sources.
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166 JUDGE SHE WOULD MAKE THE EFFORT. 4] AM obliged to go to Boston on business to-night, my darling,” said the young husband, but shal be back to-morrow evening. You won't mind my absence, will you? You'll be a brave girl and brace up and bear it?” 5 “Tl try to,” she replied with a forced expression of cheerfulness. “I think I have some of that chewing-gum left. OFF COLOR. Policeman —“ That bottled stuff will never do for the Irish banquet to- night.” Hotel- proprietor — “ Why not 2” Policeman—" Unless you want everything in your house broken, take my advice and scrape off the yellow labels.” : THE TACTFUL LOVE IS REALLY BLIND, AFTER TEACHER. ae ear &OAND y r . Mount ww Tlove to sit in your lap $* AND you were very and have your big, manly arms about me!" successful as a Eppir—"' My little darling :" missionary?” “Yes.” “Did you get the heathen to believe that the whale swallowed Jonah?" “Yes. They didn’t think it remarkable at all after I told them how many people had swallowed the story.” A MEASURE OF SELF-PROTECTION, Bloobumper—" Why does Dr. Kallowmell always carry a revolver now?” Spatts—* He has vaccinated about fifty men in the last two weeks.” THANKS TO THE SHILLALAH. A COMING TYNDALL, nas ‘. =, tt, we ER—** Now, wl Ph h's di: ball id the bul- "Going. to have a good time:on St. Patrick's day?” <5, TEACHER" Nowy when! Pharaoh's danghter went to. bathe amid the’ bu is, begorra! i'll be up-shticks wid iverybody.” Tommy (sho has been there himself)—" Bull-frogs.” FAST COLORS. 1. Aunt Liz—"* Law saiks ! I kain't go 2. UNcte Zen —'Cum ‘long, yo" old skeer- 3, Aunt Liz—"* Lemme go! Ain't yo" got no sence? down dat slipp'y hill nohow.” patch! Gib me yo’ han’.” Stopi" 4-,UncLe Zes—"*Stop nuffin’! We's on de decline s. Aust Liz—"'Golly! but dat stump am 6. UNCLE ZeB—"*Git offen me, yo" foot shuah, hah niggah! Does yo" taik me fo' a fobog?” comicbooks.com