Judge, 1895-04-20 · page 8 of 24
Judge — April 20, 1895 — page 8: what you’re looking at
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This page contains multiple satirical cartoons and humorous pieces typical of early 20th-century American humor: **"He Had His Wish"**: A brief story-cartoon about a newlywed husband whose wish—coming home late—is finally granted after a year. The joke appears to be about marital discord: he wanted solitude or escape from his wife. **"Natural History"**: Mocks a traveling carnival barker's malapropisms. He advertises sea creatures (walrus, etc.) using absurd pseudo-scientific language, confusing "walrus" with "wallows," suggesting rural showmen's ignorance for urban readers' amusement. **"Another Advance"**: Jokes about the "New Woman"—progressive females advocating equality. The humor targets women's changing roles, suggesting growing facial hair represents unwanted masculine traits. **"A Spring Freshet"** and **"Cooled Off"**: Light verse and bicycle cartoons about Easter season and rural courtship scenes. The overall tone reflects period attitudes: rural people as simpleton subjects for ridicule, skepticism toward female advancement, and sentimental domesticity mixed with marital dissatisfaction humor.
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Hudge HE HAD HIS WISH, 0 list to you all he said, Kissed good-bye at the door, then homeward sped. A year had passed since she be- came his bride; He same home late —his wish was gratified, NATURAL HISTORY. of the attractions at a - county fair is a side-show XPRESSIONS. of amphibious animals. The par- * Going to grass.” ticular showman we have in mind comes around every three or four years, travels by canal, owning his boat and all the appurtenances. When soliciting the crowd of countrymen to come inside the tent and view the wonders of the sea, of which there are about six in his private collection, he stands on’a tall box and with loud volubility entices, od people, come‘in; come in and see the wonders of the deep, one of which is a der of the wonders, the walrus, with an old man’s face and tusks like an elephant, and is called walrus because he wallers in the water.” wo ANOTHER ADVANCE. VERY - ADVANCED - WOMAN « RIGHTER—"" Oh, glory, Mary, U've actually got a litile mustache com- ing!" A SPRING FRESHET, NOW ends the winter of our dis- content. Welcome the smile, dismiss the sad lament, Unchain all pleasures ; ‘tis no longer Lent, “Tis Easter-tide. Bot pause the rapture that my be- ing thrills. Behold my spouse, in bonnet, gown and frills! I realize ‘twill swamp me with its bills, This Easter-tide. LA MONTE WALDKON. MA&XY people borrow trouble and would pay big inter- est rather than not have it. COOLED OFF. Avoustus —* Now, Miss Spinner, we'll take it easy down this long hill Fanatex Gretxe—" Sho’, now ! f at jes! as s and stop at that little bridge below to cool off and get rested.” ome pesky critters would come loag an fall through ter fix up this bridge some pesky critters would come ‘long an’ fall through." comicbooks.com