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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page 213 This page contains several April Fools' Day-themed comic strips and jokes, a recurring tradition in Judge magazine. The strips depict various pranks and deceptions typical of April 1st humor. "How It Really Was" shows characters discussing Tarantula Tom's death, contrasting claimed versus actual facts—a commentary on exaggerated storytelling. The other segments ("Badly Arranged," "A Welcomed Sacrifice," "Replying for Papa," "Consequences") showcase classic April Fools' pranks: false marriage proposals, elaborate money schemes, and envelope gags intended to fool recipients. The humor relies on period-specific tropes: gender role expectations, financial anxiety, and social embarrassment. No specific political figures appear to be referenced; instead, this page illustrates broad social satire through everyday domestic and romantic scenarios designed to amuse Judge's readers with relatable, if cynical, observational humor.
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2 HOW IT REALLY WAS. Broxco Pete—‘'So Tarantula Tom is dead. an’ only forty years old! That's what yer might call bein’ cut down in the prime uv life.” Grizzty Grapy—" Ya-as, yer might call it that ; but the facts uv the case wuz, he wuzn't cut down till he'd been dead fer over a week.” BADLY ARRANGED. REPLYING FOR Cora—"What do you mean by claiming that there is a lack of appropriateness in this world?" Merritt—' Dering Lent PAPA. 6A HH." SAID Arthur Writely with a grati- fied smile, “I see you have a there are no more five-o'clock teas or church entertain- ) “ said Margie ments with refreshments.” i promptly, “tis ze boot papa always weads wiz his eyes A f \ s‘ut.” A WELCOMED \ A SACRIFICE. f i H{!S beat that once felt sad CONSEQUENCES. and rent EXPERIENCE is stern and Now feels a great revival ; it 4 hard its schooling, His girl has promised him this i 2 The pitfall 's oft the grave Lent of him who delves ; That she'd give up his | How often when we think we're Mas, Suasr—“"That man fost | Mans. Suanr—‘*Here's fifty dollars a man April-fooling gave me this envelope containing fifty left for you.” : 5 Gollars for John—just the amoant I Mx, Suant (who isn't to be caugh)) — ‘We find that we are April- want for that new bonnet. Wonder ‘* Keep it, dear, as an April-fool present.” fooled ourselves. how I'll get it. Ah, I have it! it's the first of April.” Mus, SwAnt (who hasn't lost any time)—"Tsn't Jones—" Hello, Smart! Get that fifty dollars? Mr. Smart—"'Great Scott! I must get back tnd to gt he Didn't see you, so I left it with your wife.” home before she has a chance to get down town. ita beauty? And ‘you were 90 kind to give me the money to get it.” AN APRIL-FOOL. comicbooks.com