Judge, 1900-04-07 · page 10 of 16
Judge — April 7, 1900 — page 10: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains two separate humorous pieces: **"The Whole Story"** (top): A brief comic about Bobby breaking a jam jar. It's a simple domestic humor piece with no political content—just a child's accident and his colorful reaction. **"Possibly the Tree of Knowledge"** (center): Two people revisit an old neighborhood, trying to recall a significant tree from their past. They can't remember its name, settling on vague terms like "thing-um-bob." The satire targets human memory and nostalgia—how people romanticize the past while unable to recall specific details. The "Tree of Knowledge" title suggests this tree held personal significance, now largely forgotten. **The Monkey Comics** (bottom): A series of cartoon panels depicting monkeys (appearing to be named Jacko, Tige, and others) in comedic situations involving bottles and jungle behavior. These appear to be straightforward animal humor with no deeper satirical meaning—typical early Judge entertainment content using animals for slapstick comedy. The page overall mixes domestic humor, nostalgic satire, and animal comics—representative of Judge's varied comedic offerings.
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iage THE WHOLE Ne STORY. Aad BOBBY had At ! Star endeavored Ie Wh toremoveaglass Bh) g Whi of jam from the closet-shelf. The glass had slipped from his fingers and crashed to { the floor, macy ing a sad muss. “Oh, my!" said Bobby, when the speech of which horror had de- : prived him had 1 returned. “Oh, Mr. Bato Hepp —"A quiet spot like this is just the place to put away a My! Someone's — i= good dinner.” been monkeyin = iat with that jam!" “A MINIA ART POSSIBLY THE TREE OF KNOWLEDGE. HE writer one day walked down Blank street behind two persons who were evidently revisiting scenes that had for them some associations with the past; for they spoke eagerly, recalling incidents connected with the objects they passed. “ That's it,” one of them ex: aimed as they paused before a house with a large garden ; “ that's the dear old re house!" fe “Yes,” cried the other excitedly, pointing to a cor- fro ner of the garden; “and that is where the—the—oh, the -umtree grew—you remember. with equal excitement; “ you mean the—the—thing-um-bob.” This classification of the tree seemed to satisfy them both; for after gazing pensively at the spot where the “ thing-um-bob” had grown they passed on with an expression of reminis- cent pleasure on their faces. First Monk see what it will di 3 3. SkcoND MONK —“* Look ont! here comes Tige, the champion heavyweight Tick —" By the pyramids! What kind of a game have those monks of the jungle.” worked on me? Wow! Look at that tail-piece.” 4. 6. Throw it ail over him.” First soxx—"* Say, Jacko, a couple of more bottles and we'll own the jungle.” Born roceruek—' comicbooks.com