Judge, 1900-07-28 · page 10 of 16
Judge — July 28, 1900 — page 10: what you’re looking at
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This page contains humorous advice columns and short comic pieces typical of early 20th-century American satire magazines. **"The Ruling Spirit"** is a sentimental story mocking deathbed sentimentality: a dying young woman's final words reveal she wants her camera—skewering both Victorian melodrama and the era's new obsession with photography. **"To Be Sure"** jokes about Dorothy's literal-mindedness, finding it absurd that a butcher killed a calf "with its skin on"—satirizing simple-minded observations. **"Reginald's Idea"** presents a child's illogical argument about grooming pets differently in seasons, mocking naive reasoning. The remaining pieces address dating/marriage advice and domestic humor: attracting women's attention, pet grooming logic, and marital economics (wives discovering husbands' financial situations post-marriage). **"Pop's Turn Next"** depicts working-class patching of worn trousers—a wife collecting patches to make her husband a vest—gentle satire on poverty and thrift. All pieces employ gentle, family-friendly humor typical of Judge's approach to social observation.
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** Sis” will be pleased to answer any question relating to the welfare of our readers, Write on the edge of the paper only, and limit queries to 500,000 words. Lay your troubles at her feet. Readers will ail be answered in their turn, 's. M Miss Queenie Queen. Dear madam—There i me, but she is cold and di a very beautiful girl lives opposite nt and will not notice me. What can I do to attract her attention, as I love her very much ? Tn despair, Witur Gerier. THE RULING SPIRIT. THE daughter of the Fad- leys was dying. For hours she had been uncon- scious, and a great fear had come into the hearts of the sorrowing ones about her bed that she would pass without giving the longed-for look and word of farewell. The life-current ebbed lower and lower. Hope was almost gone. Then the sweet blue eyes opened and the lips moved. “1 see” — it was the faintest of whispers — “I see "—— Yes, darling ?" “see the an- gels — Oh, beauti- ful! T want“ What, dear?” My camera. But it was too late. TO BE SURE. Dorothy (going by a butcher's win- dow in which was exposed a calf whose hide had not been removed)— “Gracious! they killed that calf with its skin on.” REGINALD'S IDEA. 6] DON'T think it right to cut the poodle’s hair off in summer to keep him cool,” said little Reginald. “Why not?" asked his father. “ Why, because we can't make the fox-terrier's hair longer in winter to keep him warm.” wife?” Mr. Brown wife had money till they'd been married over a year. POP'S TURN NEXT. First nov —"' By golly! You've got fourteen different. colored patches on dem pants o' yours."" SeCOND nov—" Yep! Ma says soon as she gets two more fon she’s goin’ to make ‘em over into a fancy vest fer pop.” Mr. Brett. —'* No wonder people don’t rent these sea shore cottages." AN EXAMPLE, Mrs. Brown —‘* Did you ever know of a man falling in love with his Why, yes. Young Jack Jones didn’t find out that his comicbooks.com fei The Ango: the Sp for its Th magn cred. invite magn boson mus cease strat coma fortif trot, Sh tend can] what prom what Indi TH