Judge, 1900-07-14 · page 3 of 20
Judge — July 14, 1900 — page 3: what you’re looking at
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This page contains several satirical vignettes typical of Judge magazine's humor: **"Merely Forethought"** mocks frontier violence, depicting a Kentucky traveler advising caution about ambushes—a commentary on lawlessness in rural American districts. **"How They Judged"** jokes about Fourth of July celebrations, suggesting children who boast most get punished worst. **"A Conjecture"** presents a Sunday-school dialogue poking fun at theological reasoning. **"Disabled in Action"** satirizes newspaper reports of Revolutionary War casualties, with characters debating whether pneumonia counts as a wartime disability. **"Early Efforts"** depicts rustic characters discussing family ancestry, mocking pretensions to social standing among working-class Americans. The page exemplifies Judge's satirical approach to American social customs, regional stereotypes, and contemporary absurdities through sequential comic vignettes with accompanying illustrations.
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MERELY FORETHOUGHT. ** YOU people,” remarked the reckless traveler who had wandered into the feud districts of Kentucky, “ pride yourselves on your courage; yet | observe that whenever you have any shooting to do in your feuds you invariably do it from ambush.” “Not a mattah of courage, sab,” replied the native. “When a man has a whole family to kill off, sah, it stands him in hand, sah, to keep his body in condition to do it, sah. Not a mattah of courage at all.” HOW THEY JUDGED. WHICH one enjoyed the Fourth the most Is now a theme for laughter. The kid that is allowed to boast Was laid up longest after. A CONJECTURE. SUNDAY-SCHOOL TEACHER—** Why did the prodigal’s father kill the fatted calf?” Scnorar—"* | s'pos¢ he thought one calf in the family.was enough.” DISABLED IN ACTION. + +PJORRORS!” exclaimed the citizen of the South American republic. “This paper says that six men were disabled in our revolution yesterday.” “Is that so?” replied another citizen.“ Such occurrences give our sport a sort of black eye. But how did the deplorable affair happen?” Mrs, Birp—'‘Say, little boy! “ Why, the weather was very damp, you know, and the doctor pronounces it pneumonia.” stop shaking this tree. Do you want - to wake the baby up?” EARLY EFFORTS. Mrs. GorrocksNoT—"‘ Only think, Quincy! That Newlywed family have only got three ancestors.” Mr. Gotrocxsnor—"' Oh, well, Penelope, they are just starting out in life, you know.” comicbooks.com