Judge, 1901-03-16 · page 13 of 16
Judge — March 16, 1901 — page 13: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising and humor columns**, not political cartoons. The main content consists of: **Humor Pieces**: Short, attributed jokes from contemporary newspapers about gender differences (women and shops), a child's composition, and digestion—typical Victorian-era domestic humor with no specific political target. **Notable Exception - "Theatre Royal" Caption**: The single satirical item references **Stage-Manager Kitchener** at South Africa's Theatre Royal (February 1901). This is a **Boer War reference**—Lord Kitchener commanded British forces in South Africa. The joke compares military delays in the war to a theatrical curtain delay, implying frustration with the drawn-out conflict. Kitchener became a symbol of the prolonged, costly campaign. **Otherwise**: The page features advertisements (photo-pins, train schedules, architecture books) typical of the era's magazines, suggesting this was a standard issue with light humor rather than hard-hitting satire.
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He—"*You women all have the same fault, You can’t pass a shop that has bonnets in the window without looking in.” She—"*So dif- ferent from you men, You can't pass a shop that has bottles in the window without going in."—Catholic Standard and Times, ‘her—"* Willie Jones, in his composition, ‘pring has camie." Is that right, Tom- Tommy Smart—'* Not by a jugful it They ain't no tellin’ when a blizzard ‘Il come skit ‘ Times. ** Lnotice that Justice Brewer. says our grav- est doubts are often the effect of a disordered i “Ah, T see. When in doubt take a Cleveland Plain Dealer. “What did that’ Kansas woman want?" She wanted a hatchet-pocket put in the side of her seal coat."—Chreago Kecon. porn Dogs, Deven. 1 engravings. ROVER & CO., Coatesvite, Pa. THEATRE ROYAL, SOUTH AFRICA, FEBRUARY Ist, 1901. 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