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# Judge Magazine Page 147 Analysis This page contains several unrelated satirical sketches typical of Judge's format: **"Contradictory Linguists"** (top): A domestic dispute where Mrs. Mannahan accuses her husband of contradicting himself about their neighbor Fogarty and his singing—she catches him in an obvious logical inconsistency. The satire targets marital bickering and husbands' poor reasoning. **Lower sketches** include: - "Annexation" and "It Depends"—likely political commentary on contemporary annexation debates (unclear which specific event) - "Getting Her Bearings," "A Toilet Secret," and "Change of the Gear-Wheels"—various domestic humor about women, bicycles becoming popular, and marriage The bicycle jokes reflect the 1890s cycling craze. Overall, the page emphasizes marital discord and contemporary social changes through observational humor rather than pointed political satire.
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CONTRADICTORY LINGUISTS. Mrs. MINNYHAN —"* So yez hoy ben schrappin’ wid Fogarty, hov yez?_ I knew thot mon ud bring yez to yer si Pat (sheepishly) ddy ; th’ welt bechune th’ oyes thot lost me me sinses to-day brought me sinses to me, Mas. MiNnvita’ ‘hot's it; thot's it. I towld yez all along thot yez wouldn't wake up till some wan pnt yez t’ shleep, begorry !” ANNEXATION. SHE WAS HOMELY,. WHEN there's a feling of unrest f sTHERE,” said the teacher as she In some unhappy, misruled nation concluded the demonstration The people choose which suits them best, of a mathematical problem; “do I Autonomy or annexation. make myself plain ?” ‘i | “Yuh don’t have tuh, mum,” gal- jut when a man selects a wife, fe a a ei 5 “Ths te al Donterateny lantly replied little Willie Bigg. That he shall be annexed for life q And never know autonomy. NOT AN UNUSUAL CASE. 7m CunvsTaL. FROM his college graduated, — Ab. am., Ihb., IT DEPENDS. \ ‘Then within a lawyer's office Hojack—" What are Yalevard's ¥ Long he studied ; so you see college colors, old man ?" ‘ Now he is a working lawyer, Tomdik —*\t depends on the | : Salaried and self-reliant, season." SY |Z, Sitting in the outer office Hojack —"Do the colors vary, . : : Making believe he is a client. then?” : : cr Tondik — Yes, indeed, After a foot-bail game the colors are black and : ART OILETASECRET. blue.” : Minnie —“ Nellie is a regular ' genius. She puts her frizzes up in tin GETTING HER BEARINGS. LITERAL, foil off champagne-corks.” Applicant (to Mrs. Newcomb, who Uncur Hiram— No, sir, Josh; tain’t what it's cracked up to be ! Madge —" And why off cham- : . Me ‘n’ Liza tuk them Fall River boats, listened all night, an’ I'm durned 3 - had advertised fora nurse forthe twins) jf we could hear that Long Island sound they're always talkin’ erbout” — Pasne cones 4 —"‘Twins, ye hov? An’ are they both Minnie —“ Because it makes ‘em yourn, mum ?* A CHANGE OF THE GEAR—WHEELS. MesseNcen-bov—" I like der wheel well enough, except the gear looks too hi ‘ < re . Deaner— Oh, I see. Come around in an hour and I'll have it fixed for yot Deater—" There - I guess that gear will suit you now. comicbooks.com