Judge, 1899-06-17 · page 3 of 16
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page contains **Mr. Newpop's Diary**, a domestic humor column spanning June 3-9, chronicling a new father's complaints about his baby and household life. The diary entries mock contemporary parenting anxieties and domestic economy. The accompanying illustrations satirize family situations: one shows a man lounging while a dog holds a baby, captioned about attention-seeking; another depicts two women gossiping, likely about household servants or domestic help. A bottom sketch shows two men fishing, with dialogue about cheap poetry. The satire targets **middle-class domestic frustrations**—particularly new fathers' helplessness with infants, wives' household management, and servants' reliability. These were common grievances in early 20th-century American humor, reflecting class anxieties and gender role expectations of the era. The tone is gently mocking rather than deeply political.
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COULDN'T BLAME HIM Ernet—"' So you saw Lord Nokash light his’cigar with a twenty-dollar bill ?” Rourext—"* Yes; as near as I could make out it was a bill for the cigars.’ MR. NEWPOP’S DIARY. June third Wife is going to visit her folks to- morrow. Will be gone two weeks. Will take the baby with her... Glad of it. I can rest nights now. Don't believe any other baby ever howled as ours does. June fourth — Wife and baby left to-day. No yelling now. All is* glo- riously quiet. Ab, this is fine. June fifth— Wonder how baby stood the trip? He is a cute young MORE BEAT THEM ALL. Ciem Jackson —"*Say, Uncle Ulysses, dont de heart ob a watahmellun beat?” Uncte Unysses —** Yas, it do, Clemmy; it beats all udder vegetubles.”” chap. I'll warrant he's keep- ing the folks laughing where he is. June sixth — House is awful still. Baby just added life to it. Would like to hear him crow just once. Will take in the club to-night. June seventh—Got a let- ter from wife. She wants to stay a month. Says baby is enjoying himself hugely; laughs and crows all the time. Wish he could be here this evening. Have been having a splendid rest for a few days now. Wonder if baby looks like he did when he went away ? June eighth—Am fairly reveling in a quiet sort of lux- ury. Wish wile and baby were here. The little fellow is just full of life enough to give zest to existence. Will not let wife stay longer than another week. June ninth—Am about to start to wife's folks, Will A ‘ Suxsy Sournt remain a day or two with her IN THE “* T get no end of attention—you see, I belong to an old maid.” But I get a much greater variety of attention than you do. * I got five dollars for a Rounver Bour—" You got off cheap. FAMILY, I belong to a family and the baby, and bring them home with me. He is such a cute, happy little fellow that 1 don't like to have him away from me more than a day at a time. WW. G, BROOKS, SUMMER. NO WONDER this season should set us avhie As no other time of the year ; For now every day we ate seeing the girl Who seems to have nothing to wear. DOMESTIC ECONOMY. Newcomd (to his wife, who has just bought twenty pounds of coffee)—" Why did you buy so much coffee, dear, when neither of us drinks it?” Mrs, Newcomb (affectionately) —* For the prize chromo that goes with it, love! The coffee I can throw away.” SOME BASIS FOR IT. Mr. Perkasie —" Young Skidmore thinks that telephone girl of his is a perfect angel.” Mr. Poindexter —" Well, there is a ‘Hello’ around her head constantly when she is on duty.” CHEAP ENOUGH. mM once.” Who was de judge?” comicbooks.com