Judge, 1900-08-04 · page 3 of 16
Judge — August 4, 1900 — page 3: what you’re looking at
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The top illustration satirizes Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" staged by a Possum dramatic club, depicting anthropomorphic animals performing the play. This appears to be light theatrical satire. Below are several brief humorous pieces: "Poor Economy" jokes about breaking nature's laws; "In the Way of His Elders" satirizes a lightning-quick shower; and "Infantile Judgment" shows a child's alphabet-book logic (confusing letters with animal sounds). "What Balm He'd Lost" depicts a woman lamenting large families while another discusses soothing syrup remedies—satirizing parenting struggles and patent medicine culture. "From Our Country Correspondent" and "Her Preference" are brief domestic humor pieces about household matters. The page is primarily light social satire targeting everyday life rather than political commentary.
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SHAKESPEARE IN POSSUMVILLE. ‘The Possumville dramatic club in ‘* Midsummer-night’s Dream.” POOR ECONOMY. ? : os WHAT BALM HE'D LOST, stb The kak : ’ 64] TELL you, ‘Mandy," with a sigh declared ] FIND I'm losing fesh, but not because f 7 Weg Deacon Holden, who had reared a family Es ors torted or bresbing ati’ laws: i velve, “I wish all our children were babies It is that I may save a little pelf— . I've just begun to try to shave myself. ~ Why, Cyrus!” r “ Yes; there ‘re so many kinds of soothing- IN THE WAY OF HIS ELDERS. Tyan syrup on the market now.” Bennie (during a heavy thunder-shower, aft- er he has been put to bed)—“ Gee! that's pret fierce lightning. Guess I'll have to go to praying. FROM OUR COUNTRY COR- RESPONDENT. Miss Gay did her own washing last Monday. INFANTILE JUDGMENT. DAVID is four years old, Bela is three, It is but natural, therefore, that David should consider himself a guide and counselor to his brother. He was overheard one day interpreting the designs contained in an alphabet-book. It stands for ow! Bela grunted. “ And this is q. a Bel. It is a - Mr. Rose BowL—"* What's the matter, my friend? You ett ae arr e HER PRE look alarmed.” Lae ees a . He iam cused hy Vell: pou sae Been Taoalog, - MARE (OFS Tr EA CrtoL.y—"* I shall speak to your father to-morrow, by telephone. " a rune 3 ! Evr Then be sure to ring him up at his office. It is such a so fast to make up time that I'm in a run-down condition, owl with a tail.” nuisance to have him smash the house telephone.” comicbooks.com