Judge, 1900-08-25 · page 4 of 16
Judge — August 25, 1900 — page 4: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page contains several distinct pieces of humor and commentary: **"Saved and Lost"**: A narrative about a villain who calculates the heroine's "worth" in material terms (crinoline, shoe-leather, etc.) rather than moral value—satirizing how some men commodify women. **"Studies in Unnatural History"**: A joke about high horses, likely mocking someone's pretentious attitude. **"Her Mistake"**: The cartoon depicts Mrs. Handout mistaking Weary Willie (a vagrant character) for a politician. The joke plays on the era's perception that politicians and vagrants were similarly dishonest or untrustworthy—a commentary on political corruption and hypocrisy common in Gilded Age satire. The other brief sections are humorous definitions and wordplay typical of Judge's satirical format.
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JUDGE'S FAVORITES. TOBY CLAUDE IN ‘THE CADET GIRL.” Condensed like one of Juoce’s witticisms, Chic as a Staslaws pen-and-ink, Elusive to escape all criticisms, Flitting ere one has time to'think— Toby, is it at all absurd To fancy you a humming-bird? STUDIES IN UNNATURAL HISTORY. THE MIGH HORSE, THE fiigh horse often takes a foremost place Among the winners of the human race. They say one needs both brawn and brain to ride him, And even then ‘tis very hard to guide him. His jockeys gayly prance and boldly scoff, Bat soon or late they're sure to tumble off. CAROLYN WHLLS, A DEFINITION. Little Elmer — Papa, what 'sa stock company?” Professor Broadhead —** stock company, my son, is usually a small body of men entirely sur- rounded by water.” SAVED AND LOST. +sCAVEDr s cried the heroine hyster- ically. But she little knew the villain, “Saved? fair charmer,” he hissed hoarsely. “Yes, you have saved two cents by walking four- teen blocks to buy seven cents’ worth of crino- line — that I ad- mit — but you have worn out five cents’ worth of shoe-leather, four cents’ worth of skirt-binding, threecents’ worth of lingerie, two cents’ worth of complexion, and one cent's worth of soul.” This round ‘was admittedly the villain’s. The gong saved her. THE LAST see " ‘1 WORD. EASIER SAID THAN DONE. Mr, NewLyweo—" Why not say you are sorry you married me and done Kuntriman with it?” (at the door of a Mrs, New.ywep (sighing)—'*Ah, that is easier said than done, dear !” city house)— “ Does Mrs. Evans live here?” Mrs. Snappe (who has been driven to exasperation by the frequent ringing of her coor- bell) —“ No; she doesn’t !” Kuntriman (three minutes later, in exact imitation of Mrs. Snappe’s tone and manner, after returning and ringing the bell a second time)—“ Well, who said she did, I'd like to know 2” HER MISTAKE. Mas. HanpouT—'* You are not a native of this country, are you?” Weary Wittir—"Shure I is, mum! But you ain't de fust person dat has mistook me fer a politician.” comicbooks.com