Judge, 1895-07-20 · page 5 of 16
Judge — July 20, 1895 — page 5: what you’re looking at
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This page collects six brief satirical jokes typical of Judge's humor circa early 1900s: **"Uncle Ben's Ruse"** mocks frontier lawmen, suggesting violence is deterred only by the threat of dynamite and religious fatalism—satirizing the Wild West stereotype. **"His Training"** jokes that a friend writes bland "society plays" intentionally, mocking contemporary theater as tedious. **"So English"** ridicules British affectation: an Englishman assumes British "trousers" are superior, unaware the American wears cheaper "pants" he's actually paid for—satirizing British snobbery. **"Unfortunately"** plays on wordplay: a woman romanticizes marriage as an "oasis," but "oasis" requires "sand"—a pun on perseverance. **"In His Line"** jokes that real-estate dealers literally make mountains (inflate value) from molehills, satirizing dishonest salesmen. **"The Ground"** and the comic strip below mock marital discord and hunting mishaps—the final strip's caption suggests someone mistook a loaded gun for a camera, a visual pun on danger. The overall tone is light social satire targeting pretension, fraud, and folly.
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UNCLE BEN'S RUSE, TOWN-MARSHAL—"* How is it that there are no shooting affrays in your saloon, Uncle f Ben?" UNcie Ben (of Bloody Run)—"* Wa-al, pard, th’ boys knows thet every one 0° them boxes back o' th’ bar is full o” dynamite. They also knows thet I'm th’ only duck in town thet's got religion an’ is prepared t’ die, an’ they holds their fire accordin'ly.” HIS TRAINING. She—" Your friend's conversa- tion strikes me as being very in- sipid.” He—"Yes; he cultivates it on purpose. She—"And, pray, what may his purpose be?” He— He writes society plays.” SO ENGLISH. Fyles—" l wear pants on week- days and trousers on Sund: John Bullson—“Aw! 1 sup- pose the trousahs are of superiah British manufactuah.” Fyles—* No; but the pants are paid for.” age UNFORTUNATELY. HEY were driving together when Miss Rocks unsolicited gurgled forth her views upon matrimony. “Love is a dreary desert,” she said, “and marriage an oasis." Where- upon Mr. Shyly remarked that “it certainly did require a deal of sand.” IN HIS LINE, SS YVHO was the first man to make a mountain out of a mole hill?” “Oh, some real-estate dealer, 1 suppose.” A POPULAR SUMMER KESOKT, THE GROUND. Helen’s husband is suing for a divorce.” was afraid Helen was too advanced for him. What reason Miss Gaskett. Miss Stévetts. does he bring forward Miss Gaskett—" He asks for a divorce on the ground of non-sup- MORE DANGEROUS. “Say, what yer hidin’ fer? See er bear?” “Nope. Dude hunter.” THEY THOUGHT IT WAS A KODAK AND DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS LOADED. comicbooks.com