Judge, 1898-03-19 · page 3 of 16
Judge — March 19, 1898 — page 3: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page 181 This page contains several short satirical pieces and jokes typical of Judge magazine's humor: **"Awfully Reckless"** (top): Two men in an ornate interior discuss doing "something out of the ordinary," with breakfast food mentioned for dinner—mild satire of predictable upper-class routines. **"Why He Backed Out"**: A brief joke about Saint Patrick's Day marriage plans being abandoned due to unexpected thought of blooming flowers—plays on superstitions and male hesitation about commitment. **"Infinite," "A Revered Instrument," "That Is Why"**: Short one-liners with accompanying sketches mocking various subjects—paint preservation, musical instruments, and milk prices in Havana. **"One Exception," "Not Dressed Up," "Spring Birds"**: Additional brief jokes about persistence, robin spotting, and marital dynamics. The page exemplifies Judge's style: quick, class-focused humor aimed at educated readers, heavy on wordplay and domestic/social observation rather than political commentary.
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AWFULLY RECKLESS. Dicky Dootrrrie—"'I feel weal devilish to-day! Let's do something out of the ordinary.” Teppy THoucutiess—"All wight ; we'll have ‘ bweakfast food" for dinner, doncherknow.”* WHY HE BACKED OUT, Ted —" thought they were going to be mar- ried on Saint Patrick's day ?" Ned —* She was willing enough, and Phelin seemed to like the idea until he suddenly thought of the orange-blossoms.”” INFINITE, +4] T DES seems," said Margie in the conservatory, “zat Dod never wuns out of dween paint!” ONE EXCEPTION. Wracs—** W'ot's de use o' livin’? Even w'en yer kin git everyt'in’ yer want yer git tired of it. Even de person wot works in a candy-store gits sick o” eatin’ candy.” ‘Smacs, jit rational dere, pard; yer way off. Do yer mean ter tell me yer would git sick o' beer ef yer worked in a brewery?” 4 A REVERED INSTRU- MENT, Kitrocarty (sighing) — “Play an, yez dago! 'Tis yer- silf thot knows thot th’ char- acter av yer instrument bees a safe passpoort agen th’ ready brick thot an Oirishmon fears might hit th’ harp.” THAT IS WHY. Ss MILK js worth one M dollar a gallon in Havana,” remarked the milkman as he poured out Mrs. Trivvet’s morn- ing supply. "Yes; water is very scarce there,” added the good lady innocently. NOT DRESSED UP. Beth (who bas never before seen a robin) — “My! there’s a little bird with a red- bosom shirt on.” SPRING S. your husband has an abhorrence of Mxs, Sur —"* Yes; he and I have a fight every spring when it gets time to spade them up.” comicbooks.com