Judge, 1897-09-25 · page 3 of 16
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# Judge Magazine Page 195 Analysis This page contains several unrelated satirical pieces and jokes typical of Judge magazine's format. The top cartoon "Humoring the Market" shows two men discussing writing, with one asking about "the jingle dangle of the dabble dobble doo"—a nonsensical phrase mocking pretentious literary writing. The remaining sections are brief jokes and quips on various topics: marital expectations ("Things He Liked"), proper behavior ("To Be Considered"), family inheritance, coal quality, blindness in love, and fishing obsessions. The bottom illustration "Tough Luck" depicts men fishing, likely satirizing the fishing enthusiast stereotype. Most humor relies on wordplay and domestic/social observations rather than political commentary. The page represents Judge's typical mix of light satirical commentary on everyday life and relationships.
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THINGS HE LIKED. Miss Golringski—" Ob, Jakey! vould you go through fire und vater for me?” Mr. Cohenstein (a thorough business man)—“ You shoost bet your sveet life I vould, Re- becca, und glad of der chance.” TO BE CONSIDERED. YOU wives will still objections raise "Gainst husbands for our smok- ing ways; One fact, though, you should not forget. The more we fume the less we fret EFFECT WITHOUT CAUSE Hogan — “Oi say, O'Toole must hov bin crazy; he’s t'rown up his job.” Finn —° Tw’ divil he has; shure, an’ Oi niver knew he swallid it.” HUMORING THE MARKET, Post (toriting)—"* Oh, the wrangle jangle dangle of the dabble dobble doo ""— 4 ngle * What are you trying to write ?” *A poem that will sel LOVE IS BLIND. APPROPRIATE, Inguéring tourist —" How does that man lounging over there happen to be called * Sta- tionary Jim "?” Alkali Ike —" Burcuz he is too infernally lazy to git out of his own way.” ADAM AND EVE. WE ture no doubt a wheel Was owned by our first sire, For when our parents fell They found they lacked attire. SOFT COAL. “Dwacious!" ejaculated Margie, sniffing the smoke from the locomotive, “zat smote 's stwong enough, I s‘ould sink, to mate zat twain do out.” ROSALIND (with —"* My Orlando looks just as much of a man as de big STANAWS, feller—de on'y differ'nce is, he ain’t got no side-whitskers.”” SAME THE WORLD OVER. Onthebum bey —“All Ali! why haven't Ifeet like a centipede ?* The grand vizier —" What for, your sultan- ship?" Onthebum bey —"My wives have all given me embroidered slippers for birthday pres- ents.” PERFECT- AN ELECTRIC PARODY, LY CRAZY. Tingle, tingle, little star! Twynn— Filled with shooting pains you are. © Whiffett is per- Comin’ with dad's birch from high ee How you hurt! Oh, me! oh, my ! fectly, ecazy i 5 about fishing. | TOUGH LUCK. Ad dial es ** We all have burdens to bear,” ** But some of us have a double load ; I have to walk the floor with twins every night.” Tingle, tingle, little star ! ‘Seen when socked by pa or ma. oes Every time when I swipe pie He is a regular You're on hand ! Oh, me! oh, my! angler- maniac.” comicbooks.com