Judge, 1901-08-24 · page 4 of 16
Judge — August 24, 1901 — page 4: what you’re looking at
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This page contains several brief satirical items and jokes typical of Judge's format: **"Tiger-Lily"** and **"Guiltless"** are short humor pieces about romantic/marital situations—common Judge content about courtship and marriage. **"A Limit to the Power of Imagination"** mocks an unnamed "hopeful Briton" who believed he could become a victor through imagination alone, only to be reminded that facts contradict such delusion. This appears to satirize optimistic British attitudes, likely toward a specific (now-unclear) political or military matter. **"No Reciprocity"** jokes about a former mistress's refusal to recommend someone she previously promoted. **"Necessary Conveniences"** is a brief domestic joke about servant quarters. The bottom cartoon depicts two mustachioed men exchanging barrels, with dialogue about a quarter given for a haircut and subsequent jail time—a joke about petty crime or misunderstanding. The specific historical references are unclear without additional context.
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TIGER-LILY. HE w2s a lucky dog who chose between The lady and the tiger. Whate'er done, "Twas not as is in matri- mony now, When oft a fellow gets them both in one. PAUL LAWRENCE DUNBAR. GUILELESS, Pointer —" How do you know he hasn't had a racing stable very long?” Plunger—* Some- times his horses run twice the same way.” EASIER. *sMY DEAR, how ject? He is a million aire.” “Yes; but, mam- Muritio, jJuD FAVORITES, ma, he has been mar- JOSEPIINE LUDWIG. ried before.” You're in line to be queen, “What of it? I Won sdvancement so Serius a9 sieady, should think you would Ta the visions that rise ; From those wildering eyes, rather marry a. man We can see you as Carmen, already. who was housebroke.” A LIMIT TO THE POWER OF IMAGINATION. 66 GREAT author,” remarked the hopeful Briton, “ has said that he is the victor who really believes himself to be the victor.” “There 's a fallacy in the statement somewhere,” replied a gloomy, morbid Briton. t were true the Boers would have been annihilated NO RECIPROCITY. 1 Pekan STantews. Negro cook (to former mistress, who had declined to recommend her) NECESSARY | CONVENIENCES. z * . M NiBLICK—"* jieve ii i i Miss Belle, you ‘fused to recommen’ me, and here 1 been MABEL Nigticx==" Do you belleve in love ia a cottage , May Brasstz —" Er, yes, if there is plenty of room for the servants and ‘ou everywhere. a good big stable.” A MAN OF HIS WORD. Mr. Goopman —'* I gave you a quarter to get a hair-cut, and you've got a jag !” Wooing SLUMpERS —* Ob, I'll get de hair-cut at de jail to-morrow forenoon! Dat's w'ot I got de jag fer.” comicbooks.com