Judge, 1900-10-20 · page 7 of 26
Judge — October 20, 1900 — page 7: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains six brief satirical sketches typical of Judge magazine's humor circa early 1900s: **"All That Was Needed"**: Irish immigrant Pat fantasizes about farm life—but only if it includes urban conveniences (streetcars, saloons, police). The joke mocks rural-to-urban migration tensions and Irish stereotypes. **"In Training"**: A street-level boxing trainer works on a football player, conflating different sports in absurdist humor. **"Prostrate"**: New Yorkers discuss the baseball season. One admits he forgot about local games while viewing the Paris Exposition; the other jokes the team is "lying down" (failing badly). **"Studies in Unnatural History"**: A naturalist whimsically describes "Podunk Jays"—country folk who migrate cityward in winter, treating rural people as exotic creatures. **"The Next Question"**: A child asks if the umpire won the game, not the team—mocking umpire-fixing scandals. **"Not for His Line of Goods"**: A hay-fever remedy salesman dreads winter (when pollen disappears), eliminating sales—simple commercial humor. The page showcases Judge's blend of class commentary, immigrant humor, and contemporary sports/urban references.
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ALL THAT WAS NEEDED. Cassipy—"* Wudn't yez loike t’'live on a farrm, Pat 7” it a4 Casry—" Oh, ut's th’ only way t’ live! Ef they only hod ilivated roads, cable-carrs, plinty av saloons, concert-halls, tinimint- houses, dist, #idise and polacemin on a farrm Oi'd move onto a farrm to-morrow,’ IN TRAINING. Reverenn OmaMA—" Hey! What are you doing ?” CAPTAIN BANGS —"* Why, I'm gettin’ dis new quarter-back inter condition. I’m de perfessional trainer uv de Doyer street foot-ball team.” PROSTRATE. Finst New-Yorker—" By the way, while I was over looking at the Paris show I forgot all about base-ball, "What's the standing of the New York club now?" e Secon New-Yorker— ‘Standing! They are lying down.” STUDIES IN UNNATURAL HISTORY. THE PODUNK JAY. TIS very strange, and yet upon my word This silly fellow thinks he is a bird ! Ie lives on hay-seed — everywhere he's found, But in the country he does most abound. And at the approach of winter (more ‘s the pity), A flock of jays will migrate to the city. caRouvn waLts: THE NEXT QUESTION. S THE game over?” asked Tenspot, when he ick returning from the base-ball park. “ Who won, our club or the umpire ?* AN ODIOUS COMPARISON. Madge —" Isn't Miss Autumn aging rapidly ?” Marjorie —"" Yes, indeed. She will soon have as many wrinkles as her French bull-dog.” HS Setterk ere aaa NOT FOR HIS LINE OF GOODS. Baccace-maN —“* This frosty snap ought to give trade a boost.” Drummer — Not much! Couldn't be worse.” BACoAGE-Man —'* How's that?” Davmsex—"* I'm selling Gullem’s hay-fever remedy. comicbooks.com