Judge — August 31, 1901 — page 10: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains several satirical pieces typical of early 20th-century American humor: **"To the Rose-Flirt"** and **"A Hustler"**: Brief comic dialogues mocking romantic and business pretensions. **"Set Him on Edge" and "Quatrain"**: Short verse pieces with dark humor about violence and discomfort. **"The Vaqueros and the Foolish Ostriches"** (bottom): A six-panel comic strip showing vaqueros attempting to lasso ostriches beneath a tree. The joke appears to be slapstick physical comedy—the vaqueros' scheme fails spectacularly when the ostriches scatter, with one vaquero stating the "scheme was great" despite its obvious failure. This satirizes overconfident but incompetent plans. The humor is primarily observational and slapstick rather than explicitly political. The page reflects Judge's typical mix of verse, short jokes, and visual comedy aimed at middle-class readers.