Judge, 1900-11-10 · page 4 of 16
Judge — November 10, 1900 — page 4: what you’re looking at
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This page contains several unrelated humor pieces typical of early 20th-century Judge magazine: **"Trifling Notions: Grief"** discusses how listeners, not storytellers, create emotional impact—a philosophical observation rather than political satire. **"Judge's Favorites"** lists preferred things, including theatrical references to Katharine Cornell and Laurette Taylor (prominent actresses of the era). **"Eternal Hope"** and **"Boston Diction"** are dialect jokes playing on regional speech patterns—common humor of the period. **"In Oklahoma"** is a brief exchange mocking both tourists and natives about the state's "divorce colony" reputation. **"Another Victim of Golf"** (three circular panels) shows a golf ball's destructive transformation of a bird—visual slapstick humor. The page contains no identifiable political figures or commentary, instead offering lighthearted entertainment typical of Judge's content.
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TRIFLING NOTIONS. RIEF is simply joy in the third per- son, It is the listener, not the teller, who makes or mars a story. Aman does not usually think twice before he marries, but it nee, . often happens j that he marries twice before he thinks. The fiight of time is largely a matter of tem- perament. Any SIXTEEN [0 ONE (16-to-1). practical person may prove this to another person by attempting to disprove it. Mighty is the sovereignty of mind over matter. At a low estimate seven-tenths of the world’s mental emotion springs from a sore toe or its equivalent. DAVID M. TALMADGE, JUDGE'S FAVORITES. KATHARYN OSTERMAN. Katharyn Oszerman played at Keith's, ZEAL— A quality sure to make its possessor disliked. Likewise at Proctor's. Let's throw her some wreaths, és : Skinoay Joined with a plentiful bunch of bouquets, Youth — The happy time you spend wishing you were grown up. ‘And judge not with roasting, whatever she plays ; For even * The Editor calls for our thanks When it brings such as Kate to the vaudeville ranks, TERNAL HOPE. Oh! when I was little and thwarted * Just wait till I'm grow'd up," 1 suid ; Then, later, “Just wait till I'm married,” And now, ‘Just wait till I'm dead.” BOSTON DICTION. Teacher (of English)— Michael, when Ihave finished you may repeat what I have read in your own words. ‘See the cow. + Isn't she a pretty cow? Can the cow run? Yes, the cow can run, Can she run as fast as the horse? No, she can not run as fast as the horse.’ ” Future mayor (of Boston) —"Git on to de cow. Ain't f : 9 ‘ i shea beaut? Kinde cow git TEL eee agait on her? Sure. Kin de cow hump it wid de horse? “ 1 Suppose the last cyclone that struck here scared the people most to death ?” Nit—de cow ain't in it wid de “All but the divorce colony, They was so used to sech little rampusses that they didn’t horse.” appear to hardly notice it.” IN OKLAHOMA. ANOTHER VICTIM OF GOLF. In three shots, comicbooks.com