Judge, 1895-06-29 · page 4 of 17
Judge — June 29, 1895 — page 4: what you’re looking at
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# Judge Magazine Page Analysis This page contains several satirical pieces typical of Judge's early 1900s content: **Top cartoons:** "Roof-Gardens Are Now in Vogue" mocks fashionable society women with absurdly elaborate hats. "A Dangerous Resemblance" jokes about someone being mistaken for Grover Cleveland (former president), nearly getting killed—likely referencing public hostility toward Cleveland's unpopular policies. **"In Omaha":** Two theatrical performers argue over salary claims, with one insisting he earned fifty dollars nightly in Omaha, dismissing it as cheap-pay territory because eggs are inexpensive there. **"He Fired the Wrong One":** A three-panel comic strip shows an immigrant man (indicated by dialect) trying to destroy a rival's fireworks stand by having a boy throw a cigarette into it, but accidentally lighting his own instead. **Text section** ("Judgments") offers cynical aphorisms about human nature—typical Judge editorial philosophy mocking vanity, hypocrisy, and foolishness. The page predominantly satirizes immigrant characters, social pretension, and working-class incompetence—common Judge targets of the era.
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ROOF-GARDENS ARE NOW IN VOGUF. JUDGMENTS. THE pugilist’s voice is for wars A wise hunter takes the first shot. Happiness rarely by saying so. Love isn’t a fool acts that way. A narrow mind naturally has a cutting way. Among animals the fox is a leader—of course. It is better to pursue a vigorous policy—on a retreat. Too many people in the world are singing for an en- core. As a living picture, the nervous man isa sort of flash- light. The modern martyr secks to break himself on the “ wheel.” A man has to get quite old to forget what a foolish boy he was. omes it only Grover Cleveland.” “He must be stuck on himself now.” IN OMAHA, Fist THeSPIAN — “When I was playing Hamlet in Omaha, and getting my fifty a night, 1"—— Srconb Ti1eSPIAN —"* Hold on there, Jack ! make that five.” First THESPIAN —"* No, Tom, ‘pon me honor, fifty a night regular. Eggs are cheap out there.” sg cieewornse | t. ——_ TSE" TsAACSTRIN — "*See here, my poy, here's a HE FIRED THE WRONG ONE. kavarter, if you'll t'row dot cigarette-butt into Solo- mon's fireworks-stand, four doors pelo Boy — ** Gimme de quarter. to make plumb sure I'll — x ——light a fresh cigarette, and — I'm dead on, an’ A DANGEROUS RESEMBLANCE. “Our friend McMudd had quite an experience lately ; he was taken for “Stuck on himself? Why, they nearly killed him.” Few men are so hard- ened as to not be sorry for the other fellow. The fisherman may be justified in telling a story with a string to it. The man who says he “has a mind to” sit on a jury may be doubted. Prayer too often fails to preserve the parity between the heart and the mouth, J. M. sACKLRY. DELAYED. Clara —* Where is Mrs. Bangle to-night ?” Maude —** She was de- layed several days about get- ting her new gown. You know she had to see her hus- band before she could select the material” Clara pray, was he?” Maude —“ He was get- ting a prescription filled in a drug-store.”” nd where, — trow dis one away comicbooks.com