Judge, 1899-07-22 · page 14 of 16
Judge — July 22, 1899 — page 14: what you’re looking at
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This page contains several brief satirical sketches typical of early 20th-century American humor: **"From Her Standpoint"** mocks vanity: a woman in a bathing suit won't enter the water because she needs to keep her powder dry—prioritizing appearance over the activity's purpose. **"Another Offense"** satirizes corporal punishment in schools: a teacher admits he's forgotten why he's beating a student but proceeds anyway, then punishes the child for not remembering the original offense. **"When Marion Sings"** is cynical marital humor: a husband claims to love his wife's soprano voice, but reveals his real joy is collecting her payment for singing—reducing romance to commerce. **"No Longer in Business"** jokes that a Native American medicine man retired because patent medicines undercut his practice, commenting on industrialization's impact on traditional practices. **"The Worldly View"** presents philosophical debate: one character argues belief in an afterlife proves the soul's immortality; another cynically counters that most people (especially married ones) simply want to escape their current lives. The humor relies on unexpected reversals and cynical observations about human nature.
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FROM HER STANDPOINT, Lu car (looking at camel) —"* Now 1 wonder what he's got his back up about ?” “That girl walks about all day in her bathing-suit Twonder why she doesn’t go in the water?” Merairt—"* She has to keep her powder di GRIEF. THE following curiosity in the way of an epitaph is to be found graven upon an old tomb- stone in a graveyard at Seabrook, New Hampshire: Be she dead? ‘Am she gone? Is I left here alone? Yes, | is, cruel fate! How cruel to take she And leave I behind ! BUDGEBY’S NOSE. *6\Q AMMA.” ANOTHER OFF! “ What is it, dear?" Proacocur, (after school-hours)—"* Now, then, what am I going to lick you for?" “Isn't the pineapple on pa- Scnotar—" I dunno, si Proacucur—"All right; Il lick you again later on for not remembering. I've forgotten myself, but that’s no excuse P'S face-almost wipe enough to for you." WHEN MARION SINGS. SHES first soprano in the choir; And ob ! what joy to me it brings, And makes my heart and soul aspire To higher things, when Marion sings. It is the harmony one seeks When listening to wolian strings ; Her voice is music when she speaks, But rapture when my Marion sings When Marion sings she gets good pay; And ecstasy within me stirs When I, her husband, Saturday Call and collect this pay of hers, NO LONGER IN BUSINESS. Saud—" Oh, Uncle Geor; did you sce the medicine-man of the tribe of Indians that you visited ?” Uncle George— No, Maud. 1 THE WORLDLY VIEW. discovered that he retired several 1 \—" The majority of men, black and white, brown and yellow, civilized and savage, pagan and Chris- years ago in favor of the patent- ‘4% look forward with deep and fervid longing to the life beyond the grave. ‘That proves that the soul is immortal.” am . ‘Tue crrtic—" Oh, no: that simpl that the majority of men, black, white, brown, yellow, civilized, savage, medicine man. pagan and ChrisGin; are maried! toe arbi y vag op peepapsrcest2533_ -_)! comicbooks.com