Judge, 1899-06-24 · page 4 of 17
Judge — June 24, 1899 — page 4: what you’re looking at
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# Judge Magazine Page Analysis This page consists of humorous domestic vignettes rather than political cartoons. The content includes: **"Judge's Favorites"** - A photo of actress Jeanette MacDonald in "The Man in the Moon" production. **Short comedic sketches** with titles like "Rather Too Domestic," "Making the Best of It," "A Shorty Query," "His Trouble," "Too Ripe," and "A Natural Lounging." These appear to be lighthearted married-couple and family humor typical of early 20th-century Judge magazine—featuring dialogue about household dynamics, children's behavior, and domestic mishaps. **"The Leopard"** - An illustrated fable about a leopard on a tropical island, with the moral: "If things don't look up very soon I expect I'll be on the hop." The humor targets domestic life, marital relations, and parenting—universal themes requiring no historical context beyond understanding period social expectations around family roles.
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SHE KNEW HIM! E PURCHASED an “extra,” then lin; chat With the portly old negress, whose musical laugh And quaint southern speech made her newspaper stand Of all in the city the most in demand “What is it?” he asked with surprise; for he saw ‘That a mingled expression of gladness In her tear-filling eyes shone tenderly bright, Since she recognized him at the very first sight As the son of her master whom, many She had cradled to sleep with a nursery rhyme. “Do you know me, old mammy?" She paused for a space, ‘Then said, with a smile that illumined her face As the sunlight plays over the ripening corn, “Laws, honey, I knowed yo" afore yo’ was born !" Photo, by Schloss 4 JUDGE'S FAVORITES. JPANETTE BAGEARD, WITH “TIE MAN IN THE st00N.”” | In that shimmering planet, Jeanette, you're seen, Flinting with foocsteps light ; So we know that the moon is nef made of green Cheese, by a long, long sight. And we envy that mo So near for your fave or the ma: and cer nt RATHER TOO DOMESTIC SOWELL, Beth,” asked grandma as the little girl came in from church, “do you remember the text ?' *"Pwas ‘Am | my brother's housekeeper?" re- plied Beth proudly, as she laid aside her bonnet. MAKING THE BEST OF IT. Emily —" Everybody thinks it is strange that seems so happy with you when he married you for money and didn’t get it.” Sophia —" Oh, pshaw! 1 wouldn't give much for T we Leoranp == "Tf things! don't! look up very ‘soon’ I a man who hadn't made some mistake in his life.” samen TIT Be om the Beg HIS TROUBLE Mrs. Hoon — “Mr. Billugly is very homely, isn’t he?” Hoon—-"*Nes; he has to they whip his face every night before he can get it to go to sleep.” TOO RIPE, Doxorny haa long been teas- ing for a new hair- ribbon. At length her mother gave her a piece of very old flowered ribbon that had belonged toher grandmother. After regarding it a few moments in si- lence the little girl exclaimed in a dis- eaited A NATURAL LONGING. pep ees: Ones May—"' Did you ever long Mamma, I didn’t to be at the front. Algy ?” A SPORTY QUERY want a ribbon with Atay (her brother) —* Oh, Miss Jounsoy —* Has yo’ evah noticed my high instep, Mr. Horsey?” the flowers all gone [Ein ie daueties lat wight Mk. Tloxsey—"t Why, no! Does yo! interfere ?” to seed,” in the back-parlor.” comicbooks.com