Judge, 1894-03-24 · page 7 of 16
Judge — March 24, 1894 — page 7: what you’re looking at
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This page from Judge presents multiple short humor sketches typical of the magazine's satirical style. The pieces mock various social types and situations: **"No Feeling About It"** satirizes childhood indifference—a boy shows no emotion when learning the family's cows froze to death overnight, only remarking they'll switch to condensed milk. **"According to Size"** features racist dialect humor (common in the era) with a Black servant girl rejecting being as large as "Aunt Dinah" because her current small size already causes her rheumatism. **"A Tale of a Boa and a Bore"** depicts two tramps discussing con-artist schemes for extracting money from middle-class homeowners. Other sketches mock pretension (a woman afraid to lick a postage stamp due to poison fears), professional hypocrisy (actors unaware of commodity prices; doctors using whichever medical system "seems feasible"), and class stereotypes (Irish immigrants, servants). The humor relies on racial caricature, class mockery, and physical comedy typical of early-20th-century American satire.
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‘A SCHOOL OF FISH. | NO FEELING ABOUT IT. CY THE butler came in while the family were at breakfast and announced that some of the cows had got out of the shed during the night and were found in the morning, HIS CAPABILITY. Jounsie — “Why don't you go on the stage, like Sandow, Mr. Flushem 7” Mr.” FLustiem —"* Why, Johanie Jonnie — **'Cause pa says you can carry the biggest load of any man he ever saw.” DISASTER. frozen stiff. The little girls looked as if they wanted to cry, but Willie seemed to feel no emotion, and merely observed, “I suppose they will give condensed milk now.” A MODEST REQUEST. Young woman (in post-office)—"* Won't you please stamp this letter for me?” Astonished clerk —** Why don't you do it yourself?” Young woman —"I'm afraid to, 1 read of a dreadful case of poisoning from the gum on a stamp yesterday.” NOT AN AUTHORITY. First actor—* What has been the prevailing price of eggs about the country this winter?” Second actor—"\ don't know. 1 haven't paid anything for what I got.” GE went to church in her new Easter hat, But in her weather forecast made an error ; A pelting shower a ruin made of that And then she realized the rain of terror. ACCORDING TO SIZE. Mistress —" be as big and fat as Aunt Dinah?” Cynthia, how would you lke to Cynthia —* No, ma‘am; | doan’ wan’ to be as big as she is, now so I can hahdly walk. I'd be daid.” 'se little an’ 1 has de rheumatiz Ef | wah big as she is 3 A TALE OF A BOA AND A BORE, First TRamp—" You Must er hit a new skeem. SkcoND TRAMP—"'T has. ter do is ter ask fer a job mendin’ chairs, an’ the ladies gen- erally gives me a dime ter get rid o' me, so’s I wunt steal nuthin.” A MYSTERY. Boy—" Hello, Iri Par (just landed) = ish?” Now, how the divil did thot coob know I was ea A FINANCIAL COUP. seems ter be pritty flush, pard. It's th’ jail-bird lay. All I has A QUESTION OF FEES. Dr. Snooper— De, Sudien, 1 was much sur- prised to hear that you used a homeopathic remedy the other day.” Dr, Sudden —* To tell you the truth, doctor, 1 did, and it cured the patient. But I wouldn't have it get out for the world.” Dr. Snooper—"\ should think not. Why, you must be an eclectic.” Dr. Sudden — But I do use whichever system seems the most feasible.” A TROUBLESOME INSECT. Diner—"1 say, waiter, there's a fly in this soup.” Waiter—*Glad to kno’ it, sah, We'se been tryin’ to kill dat ar fly fo’ seben weeks.” comicbooks.com