Judge, 1901-04-27 · page 3 of 16
Judge — April 27, 1901 — page 3: what you’re looking at
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This page contains several satirical sketches and humorous anecdotes typical of Judge's late 19th/early 20th-century style. The top section shows two office scenes labeled "HOW HE GOT HIS WIFE'S SANCTION," depicting workplace dynamics and domestic approval of employment. "THE CLOCK AND THE VASE" is a narrative poem about marital conflict, where a wife breaks a vase in anger over her husband's clock-repair obsession—social satire about domestic priorities and relationships. The remaining short jokes ("REGRETS," "TWO OF A KIND") are typical period humor about marriage and gender relations. The photograph at bottom labeled "EARLY MORNING ON THE GOLF-LINKS" shows golfers, with a joke about short days and banking schedules—referencing concerns about financial institutions and leisure time. The content reflects Judge's focus on middle-class domestic and social humor.
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HOW HE GOT IIIS WIFE'S SANCTION, Mrs. Gorpexusit—"t Your new typewritist meets with my entire approval. Sign a contract with her for two years.” Her Huppy—" Wasn't that false-face gag a hot one? Wow I" THE CLOCK AND THE VASE. G AUD the clock with a virtuous ti To the blue china vase on his shelf : * T should think your conscience would prick, How can you be pleased with yourself ? You sit idle all day Hear me ticking awa; Wake up and do something, I pray.” ‘Then the blue china vase with a sigh— She was gentle and humble and Told the clock she was w And perhaps she eo like him, But she fell, and was broke ! The clock laughed at the joke, ‘Then forgot that he ever had spoke, MARY. WILKINS, surely have been blind.” ND Zw cus-pinns— 8 Hippo —'* Gee! The people who named me a river- horse must a EARLY MORNING ON THE GOLF-LINKS. BaxTER—" It seems to me the days are growing shorter instead of longer.” CHAMBE! “* Oh, that’s only imagination. It's because that note of yours, in the bank, is coming due next week, that’s all.” REGRETS. . *PHocror, you told me three months ago that if you didn’t perform an operation on me, I would be a dead man in twenty - four hours.” “Well, sir; I was wrong, and I can only express my great sor- row for it.” TWO OF A KIND. Joggles—" What makes you think they are searching for the unattainable 2” Waggles —" His wile is seeking for something to remove superfluous hair, while he is looking for a prepara- tion to grow hair on a bald head.” comicbooks.com