Judge, 1894-10-13 · page 7 of 16
Judge — October 13, 1894 — page 7: what you’re looking at
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This page from *Judge* contains multiple unrelated satirical vignettes typical of the magazine's humor format: **"No Wonder"** mocks courtship by suggesting a man escaped an unwanted engagement by gifting his fiancée a book titled "How To Grow Old Gracefully"—implying she was aging poorly, prompting her to return his letters and ring. **"The Enterprising Elephant"** series (left side) uses an elephant attempting various human activities as visual humor about absurd experiments. **"Drawbacks"** jokes about a kissing game where attractive women are hard to catch, while unattractive ones won't run unless they're doing the chasing—crude commentary on dating dynamics. **"In Society"** mocks social conventions by depicting a woman attending a reception with her husband, shocking others who expect scandal. **"Helping Him Along"** is flirtation humor where a woman responds to a man's claim that lying down stimulates his brain by offering to provide a cot. **"A Regular Caller"** contains dark humor: a prisoner claims to be a "regular caller" at houses, with chalk marks on gates—apparently marking burglary targets. The page reflects early 20th-century comedic sensibilities emphasizing wordplay, social satire, and crude gender humor.
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NO WONDER. ++} JOW on earth did Hunker get out of his en- gagement with Miss Elder after he fell in love with Miss Scadds?” said Taddells to Gazzam. “It was done by a judicious selection of a birthday present.” “What did he send her?” “He sent her a book entitled ‘How To Grow Old Gracefully’ and she sent his letters and ring back immediately.” THE ENTERPRISING ELEPHANT; OR, A SAD EXPERIMENT. The visit. DRAWBACKS. Harou (at the picnic)— Come, Bertie :'let’s start uf a game of *kiss-tag.’ ‘The one who gets tit! forfeits a kiss,” Baxtix (twho has played the game\—"* Not much. ‘The pretty girls are too hard to catch, while the homely ones never run their hardest unless ¢A-y're the ones that’s doin’ the chasin'.”” IN SOCIETY. Mrs. New—" Yes. Mrs. Innit —* Who are you going with?” Mrs. New—"WWith my hus- band,” Mrs. Innit— Aren't you afraid of getting talked about?” HELPING HIM ALONG. He—"Do you know my brain is much more active when I am lying down.” She -"Is that so? The next time you call I'll have a cot in the parlor.” DIFFICULT. Travers —“ What was the hardest thing you ever did?” A REGULAR CALLER. Jagway —“ Taking home a Juvcr—'* Have you no regular calling?” é ; Prisonnx—" Why, sure, judge: I'm a regular caller at long clay pipe from a club dinner several houses round your way. Me chalk-mark ‘s on your without breaking it.” ‘Front gate roo, it you ever noticed.” AN OLD STORY, * Bah" here's that same old chestnut about a man sitting down on a— comicbooks.com