Judge, 1899-03-04 · page 4 of 16
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page contains several satirical humor pieces typical of early 20th-century Judge magazine: **"A Turkey Thought"** and **"He Knew"** are brief wordplay jokes about pronunciation and word definitions—typical magazine filler humor. **"Judge's Favorites"** credits a photograph by Ross Verdi of what appears to be a theatrical scene. **"The Woman of It"** satirizes government inefficiency regarding mail volume, suggesting women recognize bureaucratic absurdity. **"Safe From Contradiction"** and **"Making Himself Clearer"** use domestic and public scenes for humor about communication gaps. **"Hard Hit"** (bottom) depicts a rural scene where a young man contemplates marriage, with the caption "What a wife such a woman would make!"—satirizing either matrimonial desperation or female expectations. The cartoons collectively mock bureaucracy, gender relations, and domestic life through simple visual gags and punchlines typical of the era's satirical humor.
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A TURKEY THOUGHT. H, IF I were a turkey I should feel very glum To have a pair of drum-sticks ‘And never own a drum. HE KNEW. Litile Mike —" How a yez pronounce * u-n-i-q-u-e,” sorr ?” McLubberty—""U-ni-quee; av coorse.”” Little Mike—" Phwot does it mane?" Me Lubberty —“ Whoy, a unique is a baste thot has but wan horn.” GETTING EVEN. 6° YVHY can't you wait a few Ww minutes?” called the guests to the departing twain. t * * Because time and tied wait “LOTS WIFE.” for no man,” shouted the groom; and then the shower of shoes descended. MAKING HIMSELF CLEARER. . , Cactus Cal— The coyote thet hez been holding up so many of our citizens wuz himself Photo. by Rose studio. held up last nigh JUDGE'S FAVORITES. Arizona Arlie — Sho’! Who held him up?" CLOAK: NETHERSOL Cactus Cal —* Oh, me an’ several other regulators.” With fertain trital sad Comte, Arizona Arlie —* Did he make much resistance ?” ie Ra ae Cactus Cal —"“ Naw. Yer rege peers as ine whole, see, what we held him up with wuz a rope. THE WOMAN OF IT. Postal clerk— This letter is overweight, ma'am, You'll have to put another stamp ‘on it.” Woman —“1 think the government is just too mean for anything. I know !'ve mailed hundreds of letters that weren't any- where near full-weight, so I think the least you can do is to let this one go through.” SAFE FROM CONTRA- DICTION. HE'S lecturing on the Klondike mines, Net never has been near em + “This blamed alarm-clock never works But then, you know, the same is so at the right time, I'll take it down and have But he soon wished that he had left it at home. Of those who go to hear ‘im, it fixed. HARD HIT, MARRIAGEABLE YOUNG MAN (on ft) —"* What a wile such a woman would mak comicbooks.com