Judge, 1898-05-07 · page 4 of 16
Judge — May 7, 1898 — page 4: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page contains humorous short dialogues and accompanying illustrations, mostly domestic comedy rather than political satire. The sketches include: **"Judge's Favorites"**: References Alice Nelson in "Robin Hood" and other theatrical productions, suggesting this was entertainment-focused content. **Domestic humor**: Multiple sections feature comedy about marriage, real estate dealings, and family life—typical Judge magazine fare satirizing middle-class American society. **"Childlike Innocence"**: A circus-related joke about children and camels. The page primarily offers light social satire targeting everyday situations: marital miscommunications, financial transactions, and parenting moments. There's no apparent political content. This represents Judge's core function: providing genteel humor for readers through wordplay and illustrations of recognizable social scenarios rather than topical political commentary.
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EVIDENTLY THE HOME TEAM. Parsy—"* Which side is at de bat, Chimmie ?" Neeear panes | Juimiz —"* Why, didn’t yer hear de bleachers yell * rubber-neck ’ at de umpire JUDGES}FAVORITES, | when he jest called three strikes? It's our side, uv gourse.”” ALICE NEILSON IN ** ROBIN HOOD,’ Alice, where art thou? Once mor Bostonian? Well, you don't look it. Take your old place, as'of yore — ‘As bone but yourself ever took it “ Serenaders” will boom as before, ‘And the syndicate, maybe, will book it. SO NEAR AND YET SO FAR. Sappington —" | once came within an ace of making five hundred dollars DeQuincy —* How so? Sappington —" It was a game of poker; what I needed was the ace of diamonds.” A BOOM IN REAL ESTATE. Dumley —" How much do you ask for that piece of land 2” Robinson —" | sell it to you for a mere song.” Dumley —" To the tune of — ?” Robinson —" Five thousand dollars.” Dumtley —* Ob! one of Melba’s songs.” UNDOUBTEDLY, BYKING BkANIGAN —* Now, ef I only hed eyes in de back uv me head, an’ didn't hev ter work dese pedals, I really believe dat between meals I'd enjoy a wheel.” HER WAY. THAT she's doubtless very idle I will wager you a dime; For,with form so like an hour-glass, She must have a waist of time, HIS SOLILOQUY. Bennie (whose wee baby sister has lately arrived, deject- edly) —" Mamma always said, before baby came, I ‘s the apple of her eye, but now I s‘pose I'm only just the core.” A FAULTY ANATOMY. Dorothy (eating a seedless SHORT ON EVERYTHING, Mxs. BANGLe —** They say Jack Stockson is grange) —“Oh, mamma, w very low. Do you think he is long for this earth?” OTA"S°) 1 Mama, what CHILDLIKE INNOC Litre Dororny (af the circus) — "Ob, mamma! Does the camels get those humps on their backs from riding bicycles ?” Mk. Banc ures too,” —"No; and he is short on fut- 40 you think! Here’s an orange born without any bones in it.” comicbooks.com