Judge, 1897-02-06 · page 4 of 16
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page 84 This page contains several satirical pieces typical of early 1900s American humor: **"Perplexity"** is a wordplay joke listing anatomical puns (shingles for a mouth's roof, damming a back creek), exploiting the double meanings of body parts with architectural/construction terms. **"Just Like a Man"** satirizes male bachelor logic—a man questions why a woman lets a baby play with knives after she announces the baby cut a tooth, missing her obvious meaning. **"Cautious Financial Policy"** depicts two street beggars timing their solicitation to coincide with the month's first day, when banks open for deposits—satirizing the poor's understanding of financial systems. **"When De Dew Am On De 'Simmon"** uses racist dialect stereotyping (characteristic of the era) to portray Black affection for persimmons. This reflects period attitudes rather than endorsing them. The remaining items are brief comedic vignettes about marriage finances and gambling ethics. The page emphasizes wordplay, domestic comedy, and social observation humor popular in Judge's satirical format.
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Copyright by B. J. Fath. JUDGE'S FAVORITES CAROLINE MISKEL-HOYT IN ‘*A CONTENTED WOMAN.” * Contented women " are about as rare ‘he those entirely beautiful Vou in yourself the two distinctions share, ‘And xo may well be du With triumph to the comedy of Hoyt. "WELL TRAINED, "Yes, sir: that is the greatest dog to ferret out crimi- Ile has caught a bank-burglar, nals that you ever saw, seven murderers and thirty-seven road-agents,” “To what do you attribute this marvelous detective ability Well, you see, asa pup he managed to swallow a lot of tracing- But the per and stener was gone. “TALK IS CHEAP.” #4 ]/M SORRY you do not admire my new gown ; All say it is charming—the nicest in town,” “* Itis easy for them,” replied Jack to his Jill ; ‘They pay but the compliment, I pay the bill.” do. hand with your wife that fi that is merely home comfort, and all in the family. AMBLING," says Chauncey Bluechip, the reformed re- former, “is when you lose. When you win it is a gentle- man’s game—only you never When you play a quiet and «law and scoop in hundred dollars which their father gave them for holiday pin-money—why uage PERPLEXITY. WHERE can aman get shingles for the roof of his mouth? How can you dam a creek in your back? Where can a man get a key to fit a lock of his hair? Or a strap for the drum of his ear? How do they build the bridge of the nose? What jewels do you wear in the crown of your head ? How deep is the pit of your stomach ? Where can a man buy a cap for his knee? How can you sharpen the blade of your shoulder, or take a tip of the finger, or tell a crook of the elbow, or catch the sole of your foot ? WILL M. CLEMENS, JUST LIKE A MAN. 6H, CLARENCE!" exclaimed Mrs. McBride as her brother entered the house, “baby ‘s cut a tooth.” “Why do you let her play with knives?" asked the unim- pressed bachelor brother.” GETTING Tiras (one a. m.)—"" T won't sleep er wink with thet lamp burnin’, but I'm goin’ ter hev all CAUTIOUS FINANCIAL POLICY. Swivery Simpson — "Ver seems remarkably busy at gittin’ alms off pedestrians dis mornin’.”” Prreous PLeevs—“* Ves! yer see ter-morrer is de fust of de month an’ I'm hustlin’ fer a good deposit.” Suivery Simpson —* Dat's so! we wanter get our dough in de bank ter-day o's ter have interest commence on de comin’ quarter year, don't we?” WHEN DE DEW AM ON DE’SIMMON. ALK about yo’ watermillions growin’ on de vine, Or de possum bakin’ in de pan! Know dese am delicious, but dey needer one can shine Wid de ‘simon fo a cullud man. Dere dey hang a-ripenin’ and dey seem ter say ter me, “ When yo" gwine ter shake me down fo’ fun ?” Golly ! Seems like hebben while I's gazin’ on dat tree When de dew am on de ‘simmon in de sun ! Chickens, when yo’ catch ‘em, am a satisfyin’ bird, Sweet pertaters ain't so far behind ; But dere ain't no nigger dat hab eber done been heard Speakin’ ob persimmons anything but kind, M-m ! dey keep yo’ mouf a-waterin’, waitin’ jes’ ter climb On de bough and goblin’ eb'ry one, Nigger hab his trubbles, but him jolly all de time When de dew am on de ‘simmon in de sun ! Feel jes'.like yo' trow eleben eb’ry time yo’ play, When yo" hab a ‘simmon in yo’ han’! Den de jay-bird wink at yo’, as ef he seem ter say, * T'se been dah befo’ yo’, cullud man !"* Oh! dere ain't no honey in de comb so sweet ter me— I could die a-eat'n 'm by de tun, Makes dis nigger daffy jes’ ter gaze upon de tree When de dew am on de ‘simon in de sun! MONROR H. ROSENFELD, pa <4 eee Q)NO=EXTRA. CHARGE - FOR BURNING. Light] ASALL NIGHT HIS MONEY'S WORTH. thet’s comin’ tew me ef I hev ter snooze fer er week when [ gits hum,