Judge, 1899-08-26 · page 3 of 16
Judge — August 26, 1899 — page 3: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains several unrelated humorous sketches and brief comedic anecdotes typical of Judge magazine's format. The top cartoon shows two men amid scattered papers, apparently discussing music or performance—one wearing a top hat. The surrounding sketches include domestic scenes with captions like "THE SONG-SERVICE AFTER THE SERMON" and "AN ELECTRIC FANDANGO," focusing on everyday middle-class life and social pretensions. The lower panels titled "FOREWARNED BUT NOT FOREWARNED" and "AN INGRATE" depict parent-child interactions, with humor derived from generational misunderstandings and children's irreverence toward authority figures. These are primarily social satire rather than political commentary, mocking Victorian-era manners, domestic relationships, and cultural affectations rather than specific political figures or events. The overall tone is lighthearted domestic humor targeting middle-class concerns.
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PPRECIATIVE, FinxrGax —"' Hov ye a copy av ‘God save the queen Music-DEaALex—"* I have.” Finxecax —" Then mail a copy to me daughter Maggie. If I cateh her playing it Oi'll hov a good excuse for smashing the pianny.” THE SONG-SERVICE AFTER THE SERMON, 4&P)ID you hear the music, Edith ?” D “Oh, yes." “Can you tell me how it sounded ?” “Tt sounded—it sounded like an ice-cream soda tastes, mamma, just after one has been to a funeral.” FOREWARNED BUT NOT FOREARMED. Crawford —"* What makes you think that people who get divorced are generally foolish?” * Crabshaw —" Because most of them marry again.” AN ELECTRIC FANDANGO. THE swift electric fan Goes whirling round and round, And I'm a happy man Oh, I have found the way ‘To make my rapture bloom, And sweep the blithe N. J. Mosquito from my room, Beneath its sea-breeze found. AN ITEMIZED ACCOUNT. . ‘MA MMA wants a macadamized bill when you send the next grocer- ies,” declared Dorothy to the grocer as she left on the counter her mother's order. AN INGRATE. ‘Mx. Rooxey—"* Phot's thot medal fer, Patsy ?” Parsy—"* For standing at the head of me class in English history.” Mr. Roone “Ye young shnake! Oi'll teach ye to dishgrace your Oirish ancestry thot wa comicbooks.com