Judge, 1898-10-08 · page 3 of 16
Judge — October 8, 1898 — page 3: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page contains several unrelated satirical pieces rather than a unified political cartoon. **"Let the Alibi Slide"** (top): A joke about rural chicken theft, where characters Pete and Abe debate whether Dave's alibi holds up—he claimed to be in jail but was actually stealing chickens twenty miles away. This is straightforward rural humor about dishonesty. **"Reflections of a Soldier Coming Home"** (left): A sentimental poem by Isaac Anderson about a returning WWI soldier reflecting on comrades lost and the emotional weight of survival. **Other sections** include brief jokes ("Looks That Way," "A Pat Query") and two identical illustrations of figures in hammocks under fruit trees, captioned about relaxation. The page lacks cohesive political satire, instead offering miscellaneous humor and verse typical of Judge's variety format.
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LET THE ALIBI SLIDE. Pete — Yais, Dave got ten days in jail fo’ stealin’ dem chickens, He could hab proved an alibi, too, ef he'd wanted to,” Anz —" Dat so? Den why didn't he 7" : Pere —“ Why, de facts ob de case was dat on de night dem chickens was stole Dave was twenty miles off in anncder county, stealin’ a hoss.” REFLECTIONS OF A STAY-AT- HOME, WHEN I see them soldier fellers What's comin’ home from war A-kissin’ all the purty gals Tt makes me kind o' sore To think I didn’t take a gun An’ march off with the rest, An’ fight agin ol Spain an’ put My courage to the test. But they's one big consolation When I think of what I missed, When I'm watchin’ of them soldier | y boys Acgittio’ hugged an’ kissed. Fer they don't know thet all the time ‘They wuz settin’ Cuby free I kissed an’ hugged them very gals Thet now won't look at me. ISAAC ANDERSON. LOOKS THAT WAY. Freddie—* What do actors do with their big salaries?” Cobwigger— Pay out most of them in alimony.” we THOUGHT HE HAD THE SYMPTOMS. Cocoa Jrsmey —** By gosh ! I mus’ hab de spinal menegitum —I kin feel de sharp, shootin’ pain.” TRUTH IN BREVITY. IAGUTATION, is the key that unlocks the door to larger resources. ‘Appreciation is a word that is never found in the dictionary of the selfish, any more than that of fools. Agitate thyself not over small things, but with equity ad- just trifles. Regal is the carriage of the just man, but bent with assump- tion is the mien of the egotist. Darksome as are the haunts of regret, they bring to us the spice of what might have been, Great truths are grasped by the few and under-rated by the many. Great minds are the results ‘of small suggestions rightfully applied. CAL VAN WicKLE, A PAT QUERY. Madge a trip out wes! Marjorie —“ Pleasure or * Now for a nice easy swing under these shady— comicbooks.com