Judge, 1895-07-06 · page 3 of 16
Judge — July 6, 1895 — page 3: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page contains several brief satirical pieces and illustrations typical of Judge's humor: **"Unmerciful"** depicts a social scene mocking age-related vanity—Miss Mayme complains people discuss her age, while Miss Smart notes "that's when talk" happens, suggesting women of a certain age become gossip fodder. **"A Double-Header"** uses a barrel metaphor for crowded conditions, implying two heads in one space creates unavoidable conflict. **"Freddie's Request"** shows a child asking his grandfather to stand on the sidewalk so he can drop torpedoes on his "bald head"—likely WWI-era humor playing on children's innocent cruelty. The remaining pieces—"He Told the Truth," "Love Triumphantly Blind," "The Crank," and "Printed Copy Preferred"—appear to be short domestic humor sketches about marital and family situations, typical of the magazine's lighthearted social commentary.
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alas ey ieee ss UNMERCIFUL. Miss Mature — ‘Do you know, people are always making the most absurd mistakes about my age. the chits of silly girls one meets.” Miss SMART—"Ah ! that's when you talk.” A DOUBLE-HEADER. 6 eT WO heads are better than one.” they say; But it does not always work that way. ‘There's an instance, though, on which there's no quarrel— ‘Two heads are better than one in a barrel. FREDDIE’S REQUEST. Grandpa (looking up)—* What is it, my boy?” Freddie (at window) —“ Stand out a little farther on the sidewalk. I have a package of torpedoes and I want to drop them down on your bald head.” sorennoet — HE TOLD THE TRUTH. Mr. Harry (the realestate agent)—" Jack, you ought to have one of our lots ; there’s a railroad right through the property—and in And they zeere out of sight ! fac: they are completely ‘out of sight.’ ” Why, some men guess me to be no older than some of LOVE PROVERBIALLY BLIND. Miss BACKCOUNTRY (who is in love)— “T tell ye, ye won't find many better-dressed men than Eph Sinders !" THE CRANK. UST now he views with much alarm The small boy growing louder, And spends the Fourth upon a farm To miss the smell of powder. PRINTED COPY PREFERRED. Mrs. Twinz —“ For heaven's sake, Edward! do tell Maria to take those children out for a walk and leave me in quiet to read.” Mr. Twinz-—*Certainly, my dear, certainly. What is your book ?” Mrs, Twinz —"'The Heavenly Twins.’. They are too amusing for any- thing.”