Judge, 1896-06-27 · page 3 of 17
Judge — June 27, 1896 — page 3: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page 483 This page contains several satirical illustrations and humorous pieces typical of Judge magazine's social comedy. **Top cartoon "Perplexed":** A woman on a street confronts a man on a bicycle, delivering an ultimatum about his hat. The joke relies on period-specific fashion etiquette—apparently removing one's hat to a woman was a social obligation, and the man's failure to do so is grounds for relationship drama. The satire mocks both Victorian social conventions and bicycle culture (bicycles were relatively new and associated with modern, sometimes rule-breaking behavior). **Lower content** includes humorous short pieces titled "Died as He Lived," "Lungs," and "Cupid's Darts in a Mosquito Suburb"—typical light satirical pieces poking fun at everyday situations and human nature rather than political targets. The overall page emphasizes social manners and courtship comedy rather than political satire.
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433 PERPLEXED. Mr. Novice —‘‘Great Scott ! there's Grace. If I don’t take my cap off to her she won't speak to me again, and if I do take it off I'll break my neck.” DIED AS HE LIVED. HE machinery of the big mill stopped with a sudden and horrible jar and jerk, and the workmen pulled out the crushed and bleeding form of one who was a stranger to them all. “Are you badly hurt ?” inquired one. “I fear that I am,” groaned the unknown. “I'm dying.” “Shall we send for your friends? Quick, tell us your name.” “Ob, never mind,” he answered. “I am all alone in the world, and my name doesn't matter. Just say that I died in-cog.” And a grim smile illumined his face as the spirit of the professional humorist took its flight with his last supreme effort. “SOMETHING THAT'S BOUND TO ‘A CuR.'” LUNGS. A RONTGEN experiment upon a Chicago man revealed two sacks of coal-dust in his chest. ‘The ray was badly damaged. A SMALL ADMISSION. BLUE sky, green felds, June air, a horse provided ‘That could proceed sans reins when nevessary— Small wonder I found driving pleasant, very. (And Flo enjoyed it quite as much as I did!) Tt was a splendid chance—I never miss one— To say a pretty thing (save your derision '), And so I asked, ‘ Would life not be elysian If it were just a long, long day like this one?” Teugper ays And Bob in ecstasy kicked o'er his traces HC = TS IN A MOSQUITO SUBURB. When she made answer, thoughtfully, demurely, eee peta Geeta oe erie Yet with a twinkle in her eye, ** Yes, surely fons Nakegeveld cow owl owl Ty ‘The lines to-day have fall'n in pleasant places.” ALLAN —** And you will always — ow! ow! 1 ow! iad EDWARD W, BARNARD, Epya—"' Always—ow | ow// ow! 1] OW!NIT comicbooks.com