Judge, 1901-05-11 · page 6 of 20
Judge — May 11, 1901 — page 6: what you’re looking at
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This page contains mixed content typical of Judge magazine's satirical format: **"Culinary Hints"** offers mock-serious cooking advice using food metaphors for social commentary—"roasting a friend," seasoning conversations with wit and sarcasm. It's genteel wordplay for educated readers. **"Something That Is Needed at Every Exposition"** depicts a marital dispute at a public fair, satirizing the common domestic disagreement about which building to visit—a relatable joke about married couples' conflicting interests at exhibitions. **"An Idle Singer"** is sentimental poetry celebrating pastoral leisure, likely parodying contemporary romantic verse. **"Signs of Summer"** features the "Cool as a Cucumber" joke about the expression's origins. **"The Can-American Animal"** (bottom) shows two Irish immigrants discussing a goat eating a tin can, joking that the "health food inside" justifies consumption. This relies on period ethnic stereotyping of Irish-Americans and working-class dietary practices as comical. The page blends gentle domestic satire with cruder ethnic humor typical of 1890s-era Judge magazine.
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CULINARY HINTS. ‘OR brain - rust, want of money. When you roast a friend it shOuld always be rare. Froth and cream both rise to the top, but don’t mistake them for each other, A salad dress- ing—A pinch of wit, a dash of person- ality, a sprinkling of criticism well mixed with plenty of good humor. A little mild sarcasm may add flavor. Pour over any conversa- tion and serve. May be garnished with quotations if SOMETHING THAT IS NEEDED AT EVERY EXPOSITION. liked. A court of arbitration to settle the oft-recurring dispute between man and Ste Waxtwonti wife — when she wants to go to one building and he to another. Photo, by Rockwood. f . JUDGE'S FAVORITES. at aly . MINNIE SELIGMAN. Ww TPs Of that play called * The Price of Peace” . re (Which is not so bad of its kind), ‘The attractive power you increase By the beauteous spell you bind, . Till_a man goes to see that piece ‘At the price of his peace of mind, AN IDLE SINGER. A® IDLE singer of a little song, What cate I for the anxious crowds that throng ‘The dusty highway to the busy mart? Here in the greenwood let me sit apart With lute and laughter when the days are long. ** Oh, life is good and naught is there of wrong !" So trills the thrush, with dainty pause and start ; Friend, we be comrades—iruly, too, thou art An idle singer. Oh, there be foolish folk that toil and smart — Laugh, little beams, that through the shadows dart !— The gold for them, but mine, the deep delight Of golden morning and of purple night. Summer, I prithee take to your sweet heart te penera necenna‘on pe vaca tee pisAmaton: THe cucumpER—"' I wonder what idiot started the expression, * Cool as a cucumber." yy Tes a a aah THE CAN-AMERICAN ANIMAL. CaseY—"' Thot's a tough goat av Callahan's! Just see phat he's ating !" Cassipy—"* Shure, thot’s nawthing but a tin can !” Case¥—" Whist, man! There's health-food insoide av ut !" comicbooks.com