Judge, 1897-05-15 · page 11 of 22
Judge — May 15, 1897 — page 11: what you’re looking at
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This page contains multiple brief humorous sketches typical of early 20th-century American satirical journalism. The cartoons mock various social situations and character types: **Key sketches include:** - A wax-museum manager explaining why reservoir walls are high (to prevent visitors from testing the water with canes, implying people are foolishly skeptical of reality) - A Rochester undertaker smoothing a hat with velvet before a funeral - Cyclists and dogs in various comedic situations - A romantic couple where the woman's father literally has no room to sit between them - A man who fell from a tree but won't admit it to a sympathetic countryman - Various puns and wordplay (a woman praising baking powder like a prayer; a cornet player's son inheriting his father's instrument) The humor relies on observational comedy about middle-class life, physical comedy, and Irish-immigrant dialect jokes (typical of the era's casual ethnic stereotyping). The sketches satirize pretension, romantic absurdity, and human stubbornness rather than specific political figures or events.
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AND STILL HE HUNG ON. SOURED. Miss Eden — “Why did they build the walls of this reservoir so high?” Mr. Musee (manager of a wax-works show) —" Prob- ably to keep peo- ple from poking their canes and umbrellas into the water to see if it is real.” sO GOOD! lere comes one o' them fresh LITTLE Mar- scorchers, Now, Tige, give him a chase.” gie’s father HEATING THE HAT. Vi \VA \s SN tt NO POSSIBLE CHANCE. Mr. Hucticut (sith emotion)—" Nothing shall ever come between us, darling !" Miss SNUGGLE (cefting still closer)—"* Never, dear '"* Hur ratuer (Joking on)—"* Blamed if there's any room.” A ROCHESTER undertaker preparatory to di- recting a swell fu- y i )) was a salesman for a large baking-powder firm, and one night she neral recently, was ER electrified her mother hy praying, “Dear Lord, please make me pure, smoothing :his say pure and sure, like baking- powder.” hat with a piece of | ~-\., eg -— Bia warm velvet, the S$ operation belie ca: ; / fox THOSE UNNECESSARY QUESTIONS. riously watched by " E HAD lost control of the wheel, and the wheel left him to his a Milesian banger? a : fate, He rose in the air and then pitched upon the dusty road, eer anitnaract CL gathering great quantities of dirt and accumulating aches and bruises. Suara WHEE é A few moments afterward a sympathizing countryman came along. the job was done yy : Z “Had a fall, eh?” the hanger-on broke a * No, forth, “ Arrah!. an’ 2. Horr Sturr—" By gosh! that blamed dog will “Ye didn't? ‘Then what's happened?” phwat’s th’ use av catch me, sure.” “T climbed a tree to look at the scenery. hatin’ up yure hat at all? It's along, cowld dhrive ye'll be hovin’, an’ divil . i a ha‘porth av warmth will remain in it foive minutes frum : potatoes ? How are the crops, and what are you tharging a dozen for Frando- German now an.” HEARD FROM. JUST FINE ENOUGH. Sy WE KNOW “the evil that Bertie—" That Miss Bell would be fine if she wasn't 5) 5 _mendo quite so carroty.” : i Seg Lives after them.” Example ‘ 7 ” < one— Bia S08 On cree The cornet-player died and left Mis Ulasted cornet to his son. A WOMAN'S REASON, Mr, Outertown —" Did \\ you buy that plac: in Lone- ' iyville?” Mr. Subbubs —" Nope. My wife knocked that in the head. She found out that the people next door kept 3. Tick—“ My marrow-bones! I had my reputation more servants than we'd have stretched that time.” room for.” HOW COULD SHE? Flasherly—" Such a joke! Kic talked to.a wax figure for half an hour, thinking it was Cholly Saphead.”” Dasherly—"How on earth did she “discover her mistake?” Flasherly —" Bless you! she didn’t. THE PIONEER. Teacher—""When do we first hear of the use of oil?” IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE. Tommy Taddells— Jo- Unote Havrick—* By gum, Henry! that must be an nah must have used it, important question they're liewry—"* You bet it is. It’s an extra session to see Taam. He went on the first ved whether the railroads will carry bicycles free or not.” whaling voyage. qtieny comicbooks.com