Judge, 1897-03-20 · page 3 of 16
Judge — March 20, 1897 — page 3: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page 187 This page contains several humorous sketches and short comic pieces typical of Judge's satirical style: **"A Loan Fisherman's Confidence"** (top) depicts a fishing scene where a character named Hocksheimer boasts about his fishing prowess to "Ike Cohen," likely playing on ethnic stereotypes common to the era. **"Sure Enough!"** presents Pa's story about a stopwatch-toad used to time a foot-race, a tall tale meant to entertain. **"Very Nearly"** and **"How It Flies"** appear to be brief, self-contained joke pieces with minimal context needed. **"Algy's First Lesson in Bowling"** shows a comedic instructional scene, poking fun at an amateur learning the sport. The page relies on physical comedy, dialect humor, and simple situational jokes rather than political commentary. No specific political figures or events are clearly referenced.
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If rat SURE ENOUGH! oe PA ?” BEGAN little Clarence Calipers, making use of the rising in- A LOAN FISHERMAN’S CONFIDENCE. Hockuenter (who has been manipulating his spare corks)—"* I say! Tkey Cohen?" Ixey Cones —"* Vat?" Hocktieiter —"* I'll bet you fife tollars I gedt der first sugcker." why the newspapers usually print ‘ damn," ‘d, dash, n' ?” “So that the profane word will not offend the sensibilities of the flection usually employed by one who yearns to know something fastidious reader, of course.” of vast and vital importance, “ WI “ But it doesn’t fool the reader any, does it? He knows what it means “There, my son; that will do,” interrupted his long-suffering sire when it is printed that way, doesn’t he ?” wearily. “I am quite sure that I do not know the an- swer to the question you wish to ask, and, judging by past experiences with your many and highly original interroga- tories, I feel warranted in say- ing that the answer would not be of any profit to you if 1 did happen to know it. “But you don't know what I wanted to ask, pa," persisted the seeker after knowledge. “No, but I can guess, having been there before. Let me tell you a story. Upon one occasion at a county fair, some years ago, I saw a man keeping accurate time at a foot-race, using for a stop- watch a big toad which he held in his hand while he counted the seconds by the blinking of the toad’s eyes. You were going to ask a question as unique and un- expected as that man’s act in utilizing a toad for a stop- watch,” “ Why, no, I wasn't, pa! I was simply going to ask Tue. 1strucTOR—"* Now, put your fingers in der holes, und Wagener ya ven I say von—doo—t'ree you let go und t'row der ball avay.”” Von—doo—t'ree I" “Certainly. He sup- plies the missing letters in his mind as he reads.” “ Well, then, pa, what is the difference, after all?” Tom ¥. MORGAN, SAINT PATRICK’S AFTERMATH. JUST 0%, when McGinnis goes out on a toot And spends his time tilting a glass, He feels by next morning the snake in the boot Isas bad as the snake in the grass. HOW IT PLIES. Mother (to little six-year- old Louise)—“ It’s two weeks since you promised to learn that verse,” Louise—“Yes, dear mamma, but the time des flies like lightning-bugs.” THEIR WAY. VERY NEARLY. HE fair sex cannot work Miss Gortoxs—"" Did you say you were nearly related to the Fonsomby family However they may scofl, Miss MittioNs—" Oh, yes ; my sister once accepted Lord Ponsomby's brother's young- For when their birthdays come est son — but the match fell through.” They take a whole year off, ALGY'S FIRST LESSON IN BOWLING. comicbooks.com