Judge, 1900-08-11 · page 12 of 20
Judge — August 11, 1900 — page 12: what you’re looking at
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This page from *Judge* magazine contains several brief satirical pieces typical of early 20th-century American humor: **"A Stupid Animal"**: A joke mocking someone (likely a servant or lower-class person) whose unchained dog bit "three awfully-nice people"—the humor relies on the speaker's apparent indifference to injury among the upper classes. **"Her Impression"**: A visual gag where a woman misinterprets Mr. Froot holding a flowering apple branch in his mouth as his "Adam's apple" having sprouted—playing on malapropism and feminine naiveté. **"Perfectly Safe"**: A darkly comedic dialogue between "Little Mose" (a stereotypical Black character, based on the dialect spelling) and a rooster. The joke hinges on the rooster's assurance it won't hurt the child, only to reveal theft concerns—playing on contemporary racial stereotypes about Black people and theft. The page exemplifies *Judge*'s reliance on period-appropriate humor involving class, gender, and racial caricature that modern readers would find offensive.
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