Judge, 1901-07-13 · page 4 of 16
Judge — July 13, 1901 — page 4: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This Judge magazine page contains humorous sketches and literary pieces rather than political cartoons. The top features "Judge's Favorites" - a photograph of actress Emma Carus with theatrical commentary. Several sections present comedic dialogues and verse, including "Didst Ever Thou?" (poetic satire) and "Sent Out the Alarm" (a joke about a rooster catching a colored man attempting theft). The bottom cartoon "A Shock" depicts rural characters reacting to someone's sudden death, with dialogue suggesting surprise at the deceased's age. The overall tone reflects early-20th-century Judge magazine humor: theatrical gossip, rustic comedy, and dialect-based jokes typical of the era's entertainment-focused satirical publications. Without specific historical context, the exact references remain unclear.
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LOOKS SUSPICIOUS. [517 2 sign, or is it not, And one that needs attention due, ‘That,when the cashier buysa yacht, He means to be a skipper, too? SHE ACTED THE PART. Miss Slappem —“ That Clara Wilder is as good as a circus! Think of her being en- gaged three times this summer !” Mr. Goodheart (cxtenuat- ingly) —“* Well, she wouldn't be an up-to-date circus without three rings!" MADE TO ORDER. “How long has the .d around here?” Ever since the summer hotel opened.” OMINOUS. Yotter —* What an appro- priate name they've chosen for the English cup racer !" Potter—* How?” Yotter — *** Shamrock’ — JUDGE'S FAVORITES. second !" EMMA CARUS. O Emma Carus, cara Emma, ‘The following is my dilem: Thear but rag-time musi Filtcelamteat and analytic) Vet l'adore it.a8 you voratize it DIDST EVER THOU? DIST ever thou awake, awake, In the dead, the dead of night; And hear the foaming billows break On the shore, the shore, in their flight? Didst hear the wild wind's weary song ‘Through the moaning forests roar— The frightened witches’ motley throng O'er treetops, screeching, soar? Didst hear the thundering waterfall — All this—and maybe more ?— And find it only, after all, ‘The man who snores next door? of the hen roosts ?” A SHOCK. 74 of A LIBERAL PATRON. Coronet. Curry (of Blue Centre}—"*A machine 's kin sing like that deserves moze'n a penny.” Tue RoosteR —"* Did you know that a colored man was caught last night while trying to rob one Mrs. Costus —" I'd ought to—I was the hen that squawked on him.” sees tle eT Casky—"* Wasn't ye shocked and pained to hear av Clancy's sudden death 2” Costican —** Indade and Oi was ! He owed me thirty-five cints. comicbooks.com