Judge, 1899-04-15 · page 4 of 16
Judge — April 15, 1899 — page 4: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page contains several unrelated satirical pieces and illustrations typical of early Judge magazine content. **Top Left:** A portrait labeled "Judges' Favorites" references actor John Melville as "Mrs. Hopkins," with a humorous poem beneath. **"Doubtful Anatomy"** and **"At the Game"** are brief joke entries with accompanying illustrations—standard filler humor about anatomical oddities and sporting experiences. **"A Happy Couple"** cartoon depicts a domestic scene with the caption about a couple where "he's blind and she's deaf and dumb"—dark humor common to the era. **"The Only Explanation"** shows what appears to be a romantic scenario. **"A Money-Making Scheme"** references someone named Hochstein opening a clothing store in Manila, suggesting three annual sales. The page represents typical Judge content: celebrity references, domestic humor, and business satire aimed at educated American readers.
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FAVORIT! AS MIS MIC DOUBTFUL ANATOMY. Dorothy (on being asked to define a hoof}—“ It's a cow’s tinger-nail that grows all the way ‘round her foot.” AT THE GAME. A GRANDSTAND ticket was given to me: Grand stand it was, by the powers! I chanced to see what I went to see, Bat I stood there just three hours. THE ONLY EXPLANATION, SERTRUDE —"' Oh, Percy, I'm afraid papa will miss me so after we are married !" Vexcy (shocked )—"* What! Is he going away?” Suess “ ee coaenes A MONEY-MAKING SCHEME. « Qureageous = be'e blind taal she's cat ‘aisd Guia" ** WWHAT induced Hochstein to open a clothing-store in Mani ** Yes, but be can’t see her when she scolds him.” “ He thinks he can fail at least three times a year there.” comicbooks.com