Judge, 1897-07-17 · page 3 of 16
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page 35 This page contains several satirical sketches typical of early 20th-century humor magazines: **"NEEDED IT IN HIS BUSINESS"** depicts a society scene where a gentleman introduces an acquaintance, then asks for a favor—a joke about social networking for personal gain. **"LAND O' GOSHEN"** is a humorous anecdote about a Midwestern family's disappointment visiting the East Coast, playing on regional stereotypes and cultural differences. **"HE MADE A NOISE IN THE WORLD"** tells of a Toledo man whose coughing disturbed neighbors—simple physical comedy. The remaining entries ("MENTAL, DENTAL AND INCIDENTAL NOTE," "DEFINED," "A FADDIST," "TRULY GREAT," and "A THOUGHTFUL FATHER") are brief joke definitions and comedic dialogues about contemporary social types and behaviors. Overall, this reflects Judge's typical format: light, observational humor about American society rather than hard political satire.
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NEEDED IT IN HIS BUSINESS. Miss Howten (coho sings [?])—"* That gentleman you just introduced me to said he would give anything if he had my voice. By the way, what business does he follow ? Fxignp —" He's an auctioneer.” LAND O’ GOSHEN. HE binant IN THE eet teh HERE lived a rash man in Toledo became 7 hos Whe svallowed one day a torpedo = ony \ en it went of peotheras spesket | area = ooh ap The folks heard him cough their desire to see at tema oe 3 eae . Six miles and a half from Toledo. the "Lantic ocean ; y she was also famil- , : T iar with her father’s » ‘ favorite ejaculation, 7 “Land 0° Goshen,” and in her mind the two were hopelessly confused. On her first visit to the east she was taken to look at the sea, She mournfully exclaimed, in deepest dis- MENTAL, DENTAL AND INCIDENTAL NOTE. appointment, * Why, de lan’ o' Goshen Out of his head, ‘s all full o” water.” 'H’ ONLY way t’ hov paice is t’ raise th’ divil av a row. DEFINED. ¢sPAPA, what P is deduc- tion ?” “It’s that form of mathematics, my boy, which takes nothing from nothing and ob- tains a stupendous result.” A FADDIST. Madge—“1 never knew Dolly was interested in charity.” Marjorie “She isn't. She started her club in opposition to a similar society, Loreskus the president of A THOUGHTFUL FATHER. which she says is, GERALD —" My father left all is money to a scl for idiots,” a hateful old ery S) TRULY GREAT. * Who was that man you just bowed to?” That was Dobson, the great composer. EL—"‘A composer, did you say?” thee PENeLope —'* Yes; he manufactures soothing-syrup.’ thing.’ you till the last, didn't he?” comicbooks.com