Judge, 1900-03-10 · page 7 of 16
Judge — March 10, 1900 — page 7: what you’re looking at
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This page from Judge (a late 19th/early 20th-century American satirical magazine) contains multiple brief humorous pieces rather than a single political cartoon. The humor targets social pretense and domestic life: - **"Catching Her Cue"** mocks the hypocrisy of the wealthy preaching charity while Mrs. Closeby shamelessly begs money for a fur jacket. - **"Looking on the Bright Side"** jokes about consoling jilted women—better to have loved and lost than never loved, though the cynical implication undercuts the sentiment. - **"How He Avoids It"** uses wordplay: a man stays even-tempered by literally avoiding collars (which get "hot"). The **"Robin Song in March"** is sentimental poetry about spring's renewal, unrelated to satire. The bottom cartoon shows a mouse seeking shelter in a woman's hair from creditors—commentary on both the desperation of debt and the absurdity of social predicaments. No specific political figures or events are referenced; instead, these are observations on human nature, marital discord, and financial anxiety—timeless subjects.
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wage J THE INDISCREET BOW-WOW. HERE was one time an indiscreet bow-wow With a strange kitty-cat had a powwow. He's a handful of scars Since he saw the bright stars That embroidered his sudden bow-wow-wow. KK, MUNKITTRICK. CATCHING HER CUE. Closeby—* Charity begins at home, my dear.” Mrs. Closeby (extending her hand and whining)—" Please, kind sir, will you not give a poor woman two hun- dred dollars for a new fur-jacket ?” LOOKING ON THE BRIGHT SIDE. 66Q0 HE has jilted you?” Soe “Well, Charley Hawkins always had the reputation of being a quitter.” “Still, it is better to have loved and quit than never to have loved at BETTER YET. Epitn—' Percy often speaks of my coral lips.” ETHeL—" Harold corrals mine without saying a ROBIN SONG IN MARCH. THE robin sang his matin song, his vesper hymn he sang, ‘The while his mate was dreaming o'er the eggs be- neath her breast. Through dew of morn and dew of eve the jocund notes outrang} But now the robins all have flown and left an empty nest. An empty nest, ob, sight forlorn! upon a naked bough— ig ‘That happy world of song and bloom seems like a fancy now, Yet hush and hearken! Through the winds of wild, tempestuous March A burst of homely song outpours to glad the strain- ing ear. rae as We note the swelling of the buds upon a slender larch ; Peer rand ERSION. We pluck a pussy-willow bloom and pause again to ¢ liked the windows open, c Dws Opel hear Which ** hubby” dear would close ; ‘The prelude of another June—with music-ruffled breast ‘And neither one was happy, A robin on a naked bough sings by his last-year's nest. ‘As you might well suppose. MARY CLARKE HUNTINGTON. HOW HE AVOIDS IT. Se TRIVVET never gets hot under the collar.” “He must be a very even tempered man.” “Te isn't that, He never wears a collar.” CYRANO. ] SAW Cyrano—a near view, Close to the stage, where I could see. He has a face that grows on you I'm glad it does not grow on me. HER INFERENCE. Mrs. Honk (in the midst of her perusal of the village news- paper)—"I declare! The poor fellow that was arrested yester- day is deaf.” Farmer Honk—" How do ye know?” Mrs, Honk—“ Why, it says here that he is expected to have A FRIEND IN NEED. his hearin’ next week.” Tue Mouse—'*I beg your pardon, but here comes one of my creditors, Would you mind my hiding in vour hair?” comicbooks.com