Judge, 1901-02-16 · page 3 of 16
Judge — February 16, 1901 — page 3: what you’re looking at
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This page contains several satirical sketches: **"Business"** depicts a convict in chains meeting a philanthropist, mocking the irony of criminals seeking charity work—commentary on criminal justice and rehabilitation debates. **"That Was Why"** appears to satirize marital infidelity, with dialogue about a "golf affair" suggesting wealthy men's excuses for absence. **"Reflections of a Spinster"** offers cynical observations on marriage and women's financial dependence, noting that wives become "hobble-rulers" and men marry for money. **"How Fritz Got Happy"** and **"The Future"** sketch scenarios about business dealings and corporate consolidation, with characters named Fritz and references to a judge figure, likely commenting on Gilded Age corporate power and monopolies. The overall tone is satirical, targeting Victorian social hypocrisy around class, marriage, and business ethics.
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PSH oe Pin.axrurorist—" Wi Coxvicr—"* Most anv kind, mum, thankee. THAT WAS WHY. E to my golf sm invitation to Miss Frisbi “ Why do you call it a golf affair, in mid-winter, dear ?” “It's a five o'clock tee - hee.” Fritz (the new barber)—" Ach! at once.” THE FUTURE. IMES had changed, you will understand. The two were talking about a wo- man president of a gigantic corporation whose affairs had become inextricably involved. “And who is man in the sked one of the discussers. But that was not yet apparent. the case? CHEQUE of right size will assuage any man’s grief. HOW FRITZ GOT HAPPY. Dis Jupcr makes me happy though I haff no customers ! for. BUSINESS. kind of crimes are you in for? Did you wish me to do some little jod for you when I gets out ?” REFLECTIONS OF A SPINSTER. MOST men regard business integrity as of greater importance than good morals. A woman encircles love with a halo —a man encircles it with two arms, aid Miss Bunker, extending an The wife of a hobby- rider is never more than an afterthought. Itisamis- take for a man to try to decrease his debts by contracting them. A man generally lives all his life with the woman he marries for money. A man who talks of million dol- lar schemes generally borrows from his friends. It's a poor sort of man who at- tributes his failure in life to having married a poor girl. Candor is an excellent trait, but if it were in universal use the world would soon become awfully mo- notonous. VADA AGNEW. Fritz (a month later)—"Ach | Dese customers make me happy though I haff no time to read dot Jupce I subscribed Vy dit I not think off him pefore 2” comicbooks.com