Judge, 1898-10-29 · page 3 of 16
Judge — October 29, 1898 — page 3: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page contains several unrelated short humor pieces typical of Judge magazine's format. The top cartoon depicts three men discussing their sons' career paths—one attended Yale law school, another trained for football at Washout Indian university, and the third became an athletic director. The joke plays on the apparent decline in professional ambition across generations. The remaining sections are brief comic anecdotes: "His Experience" mocks a man lamenting lost youth, "A Ready Remedy" offers domestic humor about a wife's complaints, and "Times Have Changed" jokes about a sister marrying a naval officer instead of pursuing more traditional paths. The illustrated panels showing "How It Happened" depict ash-blowing mishaps, the joke being about domestic frustrations and wind's interference. These are lighthearted domestic and social humor pieces without specific political commentary.
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| \1 WIT ai t bsg Mh ee ies HOW THEY TURNED OUT. La , va | I FARMER CorNrEp —' Ya-as, my son Josh took the law course at Yale, Rube took the scientific course, and Dave took the divinity course.” Farmer HAYRAKE—'‘And they have all done well, I suppose ?” Farser Cornrep—"* Yew bet they have. Josh is trainer uv the Washout Indian university foot-ball team, Rube is coach’ uv the Bungtown military-acad- emy crew, and Dave is athletic director uv the Pokeville young ladies’ seminary track-team and base-ball nine.” HIS EXPERIENCE, [¥ DAYS of Rome, when men beheld The gladiators vie, Thumbs up became the chosen sign That he who lost must die. ‘Now times are changed and things like this Are differently put ; I know I've lost the day whene’er My wife puts down her foot. MC LANDBURGH WILSOX, A READY REMEDY. Beth (listening to a hen clucking to her chickens)—“ Do- n't talk so fast, biddy-hen, an’ then you won’t stutter so, don’t 2, Bat just then a breeze —— “AN ILL WIND THAT BLOWS: NOBODY TIMES HAVE CHANGED. « Bobby— My sister is going to marry an English earl.” Tommy —“ Pooh, that's nothing! My sister ’s engaged to a lieuténant in the’ United States navy.” HOW IT HAPPENED. Mrs. Good—" My poor man, are you married ?” Soiled Spooner—" No'm ; 1 got dis hunted look from always bein’ chased from place to place by de police.” WHEN a woman is in the midst of a proposal her heart palpitates, With a man it's his knees, 8.——blew them back again, GOOD.” comicbooks.com