Judge, 1899-12-30 · page 3 of 17
Judge — December 30, 1899 — page 3: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page contains three distinct satirical pieces: 1. **"Evidently a Family Man"** (top cartoon): Shows what appears to be vagrant or poor figures, with dialogue about someone named Willie running away from wife and family. The satire mocks domestic irresponsibility and vagrancy. 2. **"On Palmistry"** (center): A dialogue between a man and woman about palm-reading, with an illustration of a hand. The satire ridicules both palmistry as pseudoscience and the woman's credulous belief in it, while poking fun at relationship dynamics and character assessment. 3. **"Drop-Letters"** and **"A Pair of 'Jacks'"** (right side): Brief humorous pieces about spelling mistakes and unclear references, with accompanying illustration of what appears to be a nighttime scene. The page reflects turn-of-century American humor targeting superstition, poverty, and domestic situations.
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Tee See tw EVIDENTLY A FAMILY MAN. Fravep Facix—‘' I t'ink Weary Willie must hev run away from a wife and family.” Frostep Taters —"* W'ot makes yer t'ink dat?” Frayeo Facin—‘t Why, when dat calf began bleating last night Weary jumped up, slid down de ladder in his sleep, and walked de calf for half an hour before he woke up: ON PALMISTRY. He" Well, you ought to—you have owned it Ske —" Wouldn't you like to have me tell you all about: yourself—your disposition and your tong: c* Hiv.” Your past ana peasant” temperament, and your past and your present and your future, and your impulses and your judg- Hew | don't care anabing about the past imjent, aod your.faults'and your virtues/and "r= The present I am distinctly interested in. Perhaps Hess alee z= you can tell me about the future.” of the last, please. SF = She (an hour later)—" Do you know, I think She — "A lew your heart-line is not so very much divided after all, of what? . = and I think Clara said that if there was one good He —" My vir- Se long line the little ones didn’t matter very much." tues. = z Lovise Denrout, She—" But re- : Sa ally, I can tell you, DROP-LETTERS. you know. By your —= = SOME drop their b's and some their g's, hand. Ilearned all Mf = = But few until forced will drop their e's, about it the other = You drop an “©! when you meet surprise, And when embarrassed may drop your i's, When you are stung you will drop a b, And possibly with ita great big d. But with one drop-letter, oh, never fail ! The letter your wife gives you to mail, day from a friend. Such a clever girl, she "— He—"Yes, you "— She —" Wall, I can tell you, you know. You see this line. Mercy! how big your hand looks.” He—"1 sup- pose it does by yours.’ She—" This is your life-line. It’s pretty long. There's one break. That means an illness or a trouble or—or something.” He—" Call it something. What size gloves do you wear?” your head-line, It's very good. You should be able to—well— He —“ What things should I be able to know ?” She —* Oh — different things.” He —" There's one thing I want to know.” She— And this is your heart-line. It’s all broken up in little, little lines, and that means you Yes, I think you are very changeable.” He—" But you don't know "—— She —" But you can't help being, with that heart-line.” He—“Never mind the line. As to my =— heart "—— ‘\ She—"1 don’t know anything about your A PAIR OF “JACKS.” comicbooks.com