Judge, 1900-08-11 · page 8 of 20
Judge — August 11, 1900 — page 8: what you’re looking at
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This page contains several satirical humor pieces typical of *Judge* magazine: **"Family Pride"** mocks social snobbery. Mr. Townster obsesses over his family lineage while dismissing his mother's relatives as unworthy—the joke being his hypocrisy: his family tree's value depends entirely on his mother marrying into it, yet he considers *her* side inferior. **"A Kick Against the Summer Girl"** features a rural character (Widower Hiram) complaining that comic papers mislead him—he spent 65 cents at a summer resort expecting comic papers would guarantee marriage prospects, but remained single. **"Didn't Know the Article"** presents urban-rural culture clash: city girls ask a Vermont shopkeeper for "deviled ham." He doesn't stock it, and a local assumes they requested something immoral ("hellish stuff"), not understanding the food item. **"After Conviction"** uses marriage-as-prison wordplay: the newlywed husband compares married life to "working out the sentence"—a darkly humorous dig at matrimony. All pieces employ class or cultural stereotypes typical of early-20th-century American humor.
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AMILY PRIDE Proud of his fam- ily-tree was Mr. Town- ster, and graciously condescending was he to all as—to put it fig- uratively—he sat be- neath the shadow of its spreading branches and discoursed upon the quality, flavor and beauty of its fruit. No one who did not bear the name of Townster, or who could not claim descent from the glo- rious original Town- ster, was quite worthy to associate with this gentleman, This may have ac- counted for the low esteem in which he held his mother’s relatives. “What were the; he was ‘once heard to ask his sister—* tell me, what were they until my mother married into our family?” A KICK AGAINST THE SUMMER GIRL. T IS worse to be joke-blind than Winower IHiram—" By gosh! them comic papers is all cheats. Tere I've been at this place fer three hours, spent color-blind. sixty-five cents, an’ I ain't engaged ter be married yet.” DIDN’T KNOW THE ARTICLE. OME. people from the city were camping on the shore of a little lake in Vermont. One day two young ladies of the party went to the nearest store and asked for deviled ham. Of course the rural proprietor did not keep such a wicked-sounding article. After the young ladies had gone out a loafer said to the pro- prietor, “ What on airth ‘d them gals want?” “Land ‘f I know,” was the reply. “Some hellish stuff or ‘nuther.”" ERENCE. Yes, I know your coat is very beautiful and all that; but you must spend a fortune in camphor.” AFTER CONVICTION. Mrs. Liss —"tI hope you don’t think marriage a great trial, dearest.” Mr, Buiss—‘*Oh, not’a bit, darling. It's just like working out the “AT YOUR SERVICE.” tentence, you know.’ comicbooks.com