Judge, 1901-03-16 · page 4 of 16
Judge — March 16, 1901 — page 4: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains several unrelated satirical items typical of Judge magazine: **"Judge's Favorites"** features actress Amelia Bingham from "The Climbers," with a biographical poem praising her stage work. **"A Dutiful Father"** depicts Uncle Cy Cooper and Cal Plunkett discussing a boy—likely satirizing rural/working-class parenting through their dialect humor. **"How Wide of the Painter"** shows a house painter and customer in a comedic scene about painting work. **"The Real Thing"** presents a grippe (flu) patient's complaint about illness symptoms in exaggerated medical language—satirizing either hypochondria or actual disease severity. **"Peace or Pieces?"** uses Oriental shop imagery to satirize international conflict, appearing to reference contemporary war concerns and fragile peace efforts. The page mixes social humor, medical satire, and political commentary typical of early-20th-century American humor magazines.
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= Tiny pany : ha mes TH Photo. by Burr McIntosh. JUDGE'S FAVORITES. AMELIA BINGHAM IN ‘THE CLIMBERS,” Amelia, bright and amiable star, More senerous than most favored artistes are, y a A DUTIFUL FATHER. Grack unthall,ihe while you shibe in splendor. Unete Cy Coorek —* Well, I heern ye bin buyin’ more land ?" Toyou, first homage! and, upon the whole, Cab PLusKirt — I bought thet three acres of Hi Ellicks for We're glad to see * The Climbers" reach their goal. my son Henry. Heory’s gi in’ tired of preachin’ down there at Buggs- ville, an’ says he wants a new field fer to work in, so 1 jes’ up an’ bought one, an’ writ him to cum hum an’ work it!" THE REAL THING, (Extract from a friendly letter written by a grippe patient.) 4 & THIS case of grippe has removed every rose-bud from my flower-bestrewn path and substitu- ted stumps and rocks. It’s squeezed all the moisture out of me and made bones and head ache simul- taneously. It’s spoiled my appetite and taste for all good things—including whisky and beer, and turned me into a temporary volcano—causing volu- minous eruptions and seismic disturbances in the lower regions abdominal, tantalizing my usual equanimity. My organ of smell is laboring under the erroneous impression that there is attached to cach opening an automatic, pneumati pump, charged with finely-ground dry- powdered cayenne pepper, getting in it's deadly work with each stroke—'xcuse me while I sneeze.” Facet PAINTER (fo Cholly, who has just had a pot of cerulean blue drop on him)—"* Say, young feller, do youse t'ink youse kin walk away wid our paint dat way? Youse’s got about a buck’s wort’ dere, so jes’ cough up before youse gits a whang on de lamp.” PEACE OR PIECES? BEFORE the recent fracas in the Oriental shop, (Where lions, bears and eagles join to make the dragon hop,) ‘The nations held a conference to prove that war should cease, And all expressed a strong desire to keep unbroken peace. But since a rare antique is smashed, (twas genuine, none finer,) ‘The nations’ strong desire is now one broken piece—of China ! A LENTEN SACRIFICE Rector —" My dear friend, chave you made up your mind what to give up this Lenten sea- son?” Parishioner— Ves, doctor.” IN TOPSYTURVY LAND. Rector —* What, my dear jh, L hate to get up, This is the softest man 1 friend? Parishioner=" My pew.” Beo ever slept on. Carrain Buc —* Jump, boys! The fying-ship has run on to a spider's web !" comicbooks.com