Judge, 1896-10-24 · page 6 of 16
Judge — October 24, 1896 — page 6: what you’re looking at
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This page presents miscellaneous satirical humor typical of Judge magazine's content. The cartoons and jokes target social pretension and domestic absurdity rather than specific political figures. **"A Fatal Oversight"** mocks African American dialect humor (common in period satire), depicting a couple who forgot to remove caged canaries before using the cages as bed-extenders—physical comedy at their expense. **"Not Personally"** ridicules legal evasion through semantic hair-splitting: a stepfather testifies he's "not personally" the plaintiff's father, exploiting the word "personally" to dodge a straightforward question during a breach-of-promise suit. **"Misplaced Confidence"** depicts failed check-kiting schemes where both parties attempted fraud simultaneously, canceling each other's schemes. **"No Other Harmony Alternative"** shows an orchestra conductor accepting a poor musician because his comically expressive face entertains the audience—form over substance in musical performance. The page emphasizes domestic mishaps, class pretension, and verbal trickery as humor sources, reflecting early 1900s satirical priorities.
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Suape IN THE TWILIGHT. HE tore the rose from her corsage fair— ‘The rose that her lover had brought In its blushing beauty to her there, With the sweetest of fragrance fraught— And she plucked its every leaffet off As the starlets glimmered afar. Was she cruel? Nay, do not at her scoff. She was starting a new rose-jar. ANNIE M. TONEY, A STRONG TRAIT. Miss Kittish— There is absolutely nothing that I can see to admire in Mr. Skidds.” Miss Tillinghast—"\ can see one thing, but only one. Miss Kittish—" What is that?” Miss Tillinghast—" His absolute unsnub- ableness.” TOO MUCH FOR HIM. Sophomore— Last year | had foot-ball, golf and tennis, with occasional criticisms in English literature. My doctor says if I'm not careful I'll break down. This year I shall drop the English criticisms,” A FATAL OVERSIGHT. Mr. Jounstnc—" Whad’s dat noise, "Lize Jane?” Mrs. Jounsinc—“*'Clar' t' goodness, I doan’ know.” Mr. JonNsinG (locating the sounds)—"' Well, I do. Yo’, "Lize John- sing. yo’ fo'got take out de canary-birds when yo" took de cages fo" sleebe-extenders.” NOT PERSONALLY. THE young woman was suing for breach of promise of marriage, and a leading witness in her defense was her mother's second husband. For some reason the witness had chosen to be very mysterious in his manner of giving his testimony, and had rather excited a suspicion in the minds of the defendant's attorneys that he knew a great deal he was not telling. Finally, after he had been put through a rigorous cross-examination, the attorney gave him a last whirl. “ By the way,” he said, “aren't you the father of the plaintiff in this case?” The witness hesitated. “I asked,” repeated the attorney sharply, “if you were not the father of this young woman, the plaintiff?” “ Um—er—er "—— hesitated the witness still further. “ Well, no; I'm not—personally, You see, I'm only her step-father.” We Js LAMPTON, NOT DOMESTIC, Is Sue’s new husband a domestic man?” Miss Keedick — No; she imported him from London.” DRAMATIC NOTE, Miss Fosdick A theatrical stock-company of ye olden tyme. MISPLACED CONFI- DENCE. *8CREAT jok yesterday,” What Corkins—fellow kiting cheques?” es. Tried the same old game. Exchanged cheques with Dorkins and got left badly. “How left? His cheque was not good, was it?” on Corkins ; but Dorkins’s cheque wasn’t good, cither.” TOTAL LOSS. Mrs, Cobwigger—" Ob, my dear! Mary didn’t understand about cooking those fish you caught, and she threw them out the back window to the cat.” Cobwigger —" Well, never mind; the cat had the benefit of them, anyhow.” Mrs. Cobwigger oe al ANN f ¥ NO OTHER HARMONY ALTERNATIVE, kR—"* Puffenblower, I desire you to take dot shair behindt der bass-viol blayer.” leafe a bosishun I vas heldt nine years?” Oxchesrxa-LeapeR—"* Tt musd be. You make up such fun. mit your face vhen you shpeel dot my new feefty-tollar-a- veek flute-blayer got to laugh und can’t blow a note alretty.” But Oncuestea-tEaDeR Pi rs « PurrensLowrr—"* VI Mary made another mistake—it BHRLOW ERTS yest wasn't our cat.” comicbooks.com|