Judge, 1896-09-05 · page 6 of 16
Judge — September 5, 1896 — page 6: what you’re looking at
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This page from the satirical magazine **Judge** contains multiple standalone jokes and cartoons typical of early 20th-century American humor. **Key content:** The cartoons mock social pretension and human folly. "Paralyzed with Astonishment" satirizes rural poverty—a man remains permanently bent from retrieving a dropped nickel, only to discover it was actually a quarter (worthless in comparison). "Why He Thought So" ridicules the "New Woman" movement by suggesting a woman seeking larger shoes is trying to be modern, playing on anxieties about women's liberation. Other pieces include dated humor about war pensions (someone claims eighty-four romantic "engagements" as military service), a tennis flirtation joke, and religious humor (a child's naive biblical answer). The "Reckoned Without His Host" cartoons contrast a lonely traveler returning to Jersey with warm friends greeting someone else—visual jokes about expectations versus reality. The overall tone reflects Judge's characteristic brand of genteel satire targeting social climbers, modern women, and human vanity.
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DISTINCTION MA the opera last winter.” “Yes; but now she doesn’t run on her neck, you see."* MY GAME. E PLAY at tennis, she and I, We play at tennis; yea, and slow Upon the lawn, and be the sky I make the score at times to go Or blazing hot or clouded black To win? Not I. Of serving that I care to get, Nor volleying, nor even yet GREAT WAR-RECORD. + sYOU want a pension, do you?” said the attorney to his caller.“ What is your war-record ?” . 5 Deacon Jounsor “Thave spent twenty consecutive summers at the seaside, and partici- coe) pated in no fewer than eighty-four engagements.” 1, RECKONED WITHOUT HIS * HOST.” ReTuRNeD TRAVEIER (sadly) —"* Ten years away from Jersey and not one friend to welcome me home.” uae A DIFFERENCE. “There goes Miss Blushington,who was ‘ running down’ décolleté dressing at She wins, unless I stay ; and no, ‘tis not the knack I make a hapless slip or press A point too far; but, don't you see, Whate‘er the game at times may be Is scoring games such great delight I score below or score above * ‘That T would play from morn till night. . To make her call out ** Forty, love” POULIP VERRILL MIGHELS, RIGHT OF A DEL- EGATE. SéPJID you understand D the question be- fore the house?” said one delegate to another. but 1 wasn't going to lose a vote," was A CANINE CON- UNDRUM. Bobby —*Does it make a dog happy to wag he has no tail to wag what makes him happy?” JUST SO. Sunday-school teach- er—"How did the giant Goliath pass into uncon- Johnnie— rocked him to sleep. PATIENCE chooses a single road—an un- PARALYZED WITH ASTONISHMENT. SSYVHAT a sad case of deformity!” remarked the stranger. “The poor man is almost bent double; his face nearly touches the ground,” “Yep, it's purty bad,” said the native.“ He's been that way ever since one day when he reached down t’ pick up a nickel an’ found ‘twas a quarter.” WHY HE THOUGHT SO. +4] THINK Miss Tenspot is trying to be a new woman,” said Skidds to Darley. “Why?” “A friend of mine who is a clerk in a shoe-store says she insists upon getting shoes large enough for her.” \ =) | i AN \\ WOULD COME LATER. T undahstan’ dat young Pahson Goodman doesn’ pussonal Deacon JACKSON—"* No ; he ain't married yet.” * Yea.” en when vid 2, RECKONED WITHOUT HIS “HOST.” “Ah, have something on me, boys! T might have known you wouldn't forget me.” comicbooks.com |;