Judge, 1897-04-24 · page 7 of 20
Judge — April 24, 1897 — page 7: what you’re looking at
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This page contains multiple satirical pieces typical of early 20th-century humor: **"Evening Conversation"**: Satirizes women's clubs and marital dynamics. Mr. Hohmboddie approves of women's clubs (to get his wife out of the house), but Mrs. Hohmboddie loses interest once he agrees—she wanted to join *against* his objections to assert her independence. The joke mocks both nagging wives and the women's club movement itself. **"English As She Is Taught"**: Irish immigrant characters (Mike and Pat) mangle English grammar ("Oi tho't yez us't"), a common stereotype in period humor targeting immigrant populations. **Other pieces**: Include light humor about asters (flowers), church attendance, dentist visits, and a child hanging onto wagons. "A Dreadful Mistake" features German-accented characters discussing fire departments, using ethnic caricature typical of the era. The page reflects early 1900s attitudes toward women's suffrage, immigrants, and working-class life, mixing gentle domestic comedy with period stereotypes.
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Suage EVENING CONVERSATION. Mrs. Hohmboddie— The ladies of the woman's plat- form club called on me to-day. They asked me to join.” Mr. Hohmboddie—* Well, why don’t you?" Mrs. Hohmboddie—\ thought you did not approve of women’s clubs.” Mr. Hohmboddie—* Certainly, 1 approve of them, for the women who belong to them. Go ahead and join.” Mrs. Hokmboddie—"Do you mean that you are quite, guite willing? Mr. Hohmboddie—" Willing? 1am anxious. 1 think it is just what you want.” Mrs. Hokmboddie (slowly)—" Oh, 1 don’t—think—I want it at all, dear, now!” Mr. Hohinboddie—" Well, why 2” Mrs. Hohmboddie— Because you're so reasonable about it. I was sure you'd object, and then I would have felt that I must join, if only to show you that I could not allow you to be tyrannical. The ladies told me that I must assert my rights. It will be such fun to tell them that I déd assert them—that my husband insisted I should join the club and I just wouldn't.” ““WITH A HEAVY STEP REGINALD WANDERED HOMEWARD.” ASTERS, AT FASTER-TIDE they star the earth, Rare, dainty asters China ; ‘Though not a state once owned their ,, birth From Maine to Carolina. z But in a common rag-weed lot Jf mers Crops out my pet disaster, i é j Without a penny in the slot in ay : Up pops a poetaster. re M, : 3 NOT PERSONALLY APPREIENSIVE, NRLLIK LA RUE BROWN. Par (falling doen the quarry-shaft)— “* Blame th’ loock! Oi hov me new watch in ENGLISH AS SHE IS | De TANEN ime hip-pocket thot Oi won at th’ raffle.” TAUGHT. ¢ . hee Sy am ! \ VERY REGULAR. Jullo, Pat! An’ ain't + ‘ \ ‘ gf 2 ! f oe UY don't you go to church to-day, To hear the sermon, praise and pray? Though I don’t want to be severe, . Sitar That you're a sinner much I fear.” wurk Hee th’ city.’ 3 . = ‘a I'm a regular church-goer, dear— Pat— Oi did us't. = 7 On Easter Sunday, once a year.” Mike—* Oi tho't yez us't.” = QA ; A JOKE ON THE DENTIST. TO BE SURE! ‘ Mrs, McLubberty—" How did yez git Mrs. Peck—*“ Here's a law- R S along wid th’ dintist, Murty?” suit in Kentucky because a man N McLubberty —" Shure, he moighty refused to pay for burying his wife. near kilt me, so he did; but, bedad! Oi She didn’t live with him. If that A DREADFUL MISTAKE. hov th’ laugh on him all th’ same.” : 2 Jacoss (who is visiting Levenkeimer)—" You haf an exdra goodt Mrs. McLubberty— \s thot so?” Henry Peck—"'\ don't see as it fire-debartment here, Frendt Isaac.” McLubberty —“ Vis. Begorra! he was so queer, Nancy, Why should Levenneinen (slemniy)—"" it vas der greadest misdaks obf mein Sutted th’ wrong toot’.” 2 bury his wife if she life Vhen I logated here. I vouldn’t haf gome only for Milchheimer a man want to bury b He toldt me dere vas only dwo fire-engines in der blace, und von ohf didn’t live with him? der dwo vas blayed oudt.”” isn't the queerest case Mu nA r | 3 A COLD WAVE. Many drivers had waved at little Freddie to stop hooking on behind with ; However, the wave that he got from this particular cart did effectually his express-wagon, but they met with poor success. dampen his ardor, comicbooks.com|