Judge, 1894-06-02 · page 4 of 16
Judge — June 2, 1894 — page 4: what you’re looking at
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This page collects brief humorous vignettes typical of Judge magazine's satirical style. The jokes target various social types and situations: **"Theological"** mocks rural dialect speakers debating religious logic about rainfall and floods—absurdist humor about common folk. **"Bound by Habit"** satirizes a woman's compulsive telephone behavior, suggesting modern technology creates involuntary social patterns. **"Beat Herrmann"** jokes about a cook's reluctance to try new recipes—conservative domestic resistance to change. **"In South Carolina"** stereotypes Southern masculine culture (life insurance, guns, bowie-knives, dispensaries) as violent and reckless—regional mockery common to Northern satirical magazines. **"Quick Witted"** presents ethnic humor: an Irish immigrant's illogical preference against "Chews" (Jews) while being equally particular himself—typical period anti-Semitic and anti-immigrant satire. The illustrations throughout employ exaggerated caricature. These sketches reflect Judge's audience: educated urbanites amused by stereotypes of rural, immigrant, and regional "others."
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346 Mr. Eatest THEOLOGICAL, +s YOU VE got to admit,” said the doubter of Ebenezer church,” that it’s rained forty days and nights in our own day and it hain’t brought on no flood and dmit that, Brud- t's de truth you spoke. But doan’t we have high tides in dry weather? Doan’t we now, Brud- der Brown? We does, and how is you gwine to git ober dat TOO SERIOUS. Auntie—" Mow did you enjoy the matinge, Bertie?” Bertie (too young to be ap- preciative) — ‘Oh, not much. There were no fairies. Nothing but ‘Rips’ and dwarfs; and it was very unfunny.” NOT DRESSED FOR IT. “Ain't you coming in, Miss Maude?” Miss Maupr—"' I would like to, but I haven't got my bathing-dress with me.” n't had to git into arks.” JUDGE A FAT litle girl with adorable lips “What are you doing, my maid. BOUND BY HABIT. turned my call yet?” Mr. Cawker —" Not at all. merely the result of force of habit Ars. Cawker—" How is that?” girl before her marriage.” BEAT HERRMANN. hat you have, cook.” Cook —" Vis, ma’am. mesilf wud be go a new hat fur th’ proice av it. a hat.” HELP AT HAND. © Hilp! hilp !* WOULD LIK BY BARTER. Fanaer Haysre —" Blame me ef {don't jes’ go yer one time, ef ye'll take er barrel of nice June apples ‘stead of ther money.” PAULINE’S PARTICULARITIES. Sat whistling soft ‘twixt her finger-tips. wee?" “Oh, sir, I'm pinching my blow,” said she. Mrs. Cawker—" Don't you think it is very strange that Mrs. Stivetts hasn't re- It is Mr. Cawker —“ She was a telephone Mistress —" That is a very nice new An’ it's not Il summer widout But (re- flectively) there do be some gurruls thot kin knock two or t'ree summers out av Pat (who had fallen down a trench) — The man who writes the tips for the Daily Blowhard, O'Grady (the foreman, to Pat)—* Is thot you, P: Pat — hure it O'Grady —" And phwy the divil don’t yez git out? Begobs, it’s toime yez wuz t' wor- IN SOUTH CAROLINA. +6 A RE my life-insurance poli- AY ees a my dear.” is my revolver on straight and my bowie-knife reachable ?” “Yes, dea “Then, good-bye, my wife. If T return, I return. If not, you know where to look for me. I'm going down to the dispensary to get a drink.” STERN NECESSITY. ed — 0 you're single again N Yes but I'll have to marry again in order to be able to pay my alimony.” QUICK WITTED, “Do you allow Chews ad dis hotel ?* 0. sir. Vell, I'm glad of dot; me und my vife are Irish und very particular.” comicbooks.com