Judge, 1894-06-09 · page 4 of 16
Judge — June 9, 1894 — page 4: what you’re looking at
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This page collects several unrelated comic sketches typical of Judge's satirical humor: **"He Didn't Want Small Fish"** (top): A fisherman's joke about using a small fish as bait, then catching a larger sucker—the humor turns on the double meaning of "sucker" (the fish and the fool). **"The New Evolution"** mocks women's expanding roles through a girlfriend who joins a baseball team as catcher, developing a strong grip that surprises her boyfriend—satirizing anxieties about "new women" gaining physical strength and independence. **"She Knew"** ridicules overly intellectual Boston society: a woman reduces a romantic kiss to dry anatomical terminology, deflating sentimentality with pedantry. **"Greek Versus Greek"** parodies immigrant speech (Jewish dialect) and insurance fraud: a merchant falsely claims goods were stolen to collect insurance. **"She Loved Not Wisely"** uses Irish dialect humor in a romantic boat scene. The page reflects Judge's blend of class anxiety, ethnic stereotyping, and commentary on changing gender roles typical of early 20th-century American humor.
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HE DIDN'T WANT SMALL FISIH—A FISH STORY. + Well, just look at the nerve of this little fish ! —That’s a little better, Well, I'll try and Guess Til use him for bait, — catch something bigger with this sucker—— THE NEW EVOLUTION. ss \JOW!” he cried, wringing his hand in pain as she let go.“ You are getting to have a tremendous grip on you, my darling.” Looking him tenderly in the eyes, she said, “George, 1 will not conceal it from you any longer. ‘The girls of our set have organized a base-ball team and I'm the catcher.” SHE KNEW. S¢AFTER all, what is a kiss?” said young Mr. Warren reflectively after pressing the lips of his Boston fiancée. “A kiss,” replied Miss South-Church, “is the anatomical juxtaposition of orbicularis muscles in a state of contraction.” ——Ila, ha! At last !—. Mr. Courx—"Ve vant you to arresd Moses Sharpstein for obdaining goots under false bretenses.” Cinee or poLtice—" Kecite the details.” Me, Cour, uted * Cohen's shtore is afire!" at a bankrupt cloding sale.” Ciner or hy, that was a joke.” Mx. Couen—" No shoke apoud id, Vhile meincelluf und sefundeen other ‘only Cohens’ vere rushing to our shtores he segured de entire shtock at a big sagritice.” SHE LOVED NOT WIS y Ann Murphy, an’ yez are too bashful t’ shpake jist OF'll undhershtand all th’ same, ELY, BUT TOO WELT “If yez love me, M: rock th’ bhoat a throifle —Begorra! Oi'd niver an oidea yez loved me so much.” comicbooks.com