Judge, 1897-08-14 · page 3 of 16
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page 99 This page contains several satirical pieces and illustrations typical of Judge's humor format: **"Only a Hint"** (top cartoon): A dialogue between Mr. Gotrox and General Goodthumb about marriage expectations—satirizing upper-class assumptions about women's roles and willingness to sacrifice. **"Ninety in the Shade"** (left): A poem about summer heat, a common seasonal satire topic in Victorian-era magazines. **"Running No Risks"** (center): A beach scene joke about a boy protecting his clothes. **"Undiplomatic Candor"** (bottom): Workers discussing wage negotiations—likely satirizing labor disputes or class tensions of the era. **Various short humor items** ("She Felt It," "About the Size of It," "Not Her Best," "Concise Answers") offer quick jokes on marriage, courtship, and domestic life. The page reflects Judge's focus on social satire, particularly targeting Victorian gender roles and class dynamics.
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ONLY A HINT. Mr. Gotrox—* What would you expect me to do for my daughter if you married her ?” Georcie GoootHINe (slightly embarrassed) —" You—er—wouldn't be willing to die for her, would you ?* NINETY IN THE SHADE. WHEN, it's ninety in the shade, And your friends are all pursuing The devious paths of travel, ‘Yo their serious undoing, Oh, give me just down cellar With a glass of lemonade. "Tis there you'll find real comfort When it's ninety in the shade. When it’s ninety in the shade, ‘And all the soda-fountains Are running opposition “Yo the seashore and the mountains. , give me just the trolley, With the evening breeze to aid. “Tis there you'll find real comfort When it's ninety in the shade. When it's ninety in the shade, And foolish man is betting On all the various races, Perhaps to his regretting, Oh, give me just a palm-leaf fan, ‘Still palmier by Aer made. just the tip of comfort OT — Boy (undressing) —"'A\ RUNNING NO RISKS. t yer a-goin’ ter take yer clothes off afore yer go in?” Bov (dressed)—"* W'ot ! an’ git ‘em stole ?” SHE FELT IT. #6 JUST think of how fond the old lady is of going to a funeral, and how few there have been.” “T know it, It’s gotten so now that whenever she meets a man over seventy she looks at him reproach- fully.” ABOUT THE SIZE OF IT. Teacher—* What is a pedes- trian?" Joknny Squanch—"A {eller that gets run over by a bicycle, ma'am.” IT WAS TAKEN AWHEEL. Mrs. Tenspot —* 1 am so glad that you are engaged to Harold Willoughby. Was it a long court- ship?” Miss Skidmore —" Not very. My cyclometer registered about seven hundred. miles.” NOT HER BEST. #8 VELL, what shall we play for?” * Your heart,” answered he. She blushed, and consented. A fine player she, ‘The game he won neatly, Thus winning a wife ; But she played not her best, On my life, on my life! TORR L. JonEs. CONCISE ANSWERS. Sunday-school teacher — What did the angel do to Zacharias in the temple ?” Bertie—" He made him dumb.” Sunday. school teacher—" And when the prophecy was fulfilled, what happened to UNDIPLOMATIC CANDOR. RaFFERty (fo foreman)—" Th’ byes hov axed me to till yez thot they be goin’ to shtroike fer an increase av twinty-foive cints per day,” Foreaan —"*And if I refuse ?* Rarrerty—" Thin they be goin’ to kape on shtroikin’ fer the same wages as at prisint."” Zacharias ?” Bertie— “He was made un- dumb.” comicbooks.com