Judge, 1901-08-31 · page 6 of 16
Judge — August 31, 1901 — page 6: what you’re looking at
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This Judge magazine page contains three separate satirical pieces: **"How the Trouble Began"**: A Frenchman attempts to welcome his American mother-in-law using formal English phrases provided by an American friend. He mangles the speech through heavy French accent and poor translation, accidentally insulting her by saying he's "seen already of herself too much" instead of expressing pleasure at her visit. The satire targets both French-American cultural miscommunication and the awkwardness of in-law relations. **"All They Wanted"**: A mild joke about corn kernels using a pun ("rode down on my cob"). **"Too Easy"**: A yellow journalist editor instructs a reporter to fabricate an interview with a trust president who refused to talk, satirizing sensationalist journalism practices of the era—specifically the willingness of "yellow press" outlets to simply invent quotes rather than report facts.
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HOW THE TROUBLE BE- GAN. A SHORT time before his American mother- in-law paid her first visit to his home, the Frenchman asked a friend for a suitable form of welcome to be pro- nounced in receiv- ing her. The Amer- ican gentleman told him to say some- thing like this: “1 have been in the lady's house very often, and have al- ready seen much of herself, too; but up to the present it has not been my good fortune to have her visit me.” However, the formidable lady rel- ative had hardly settled down in a First First Gkatn oF CoRN—" Hello, Kernel! How'd you come down here?” SECOND GRAIN OF CORN—"* Kode down on my cob.” ALL THEY WANTED, chair before the fol- lowing _allocution, accompanied by many gestures of politeness, greeted her astounded ears: “In ze lady's house I have been vare often, and have seen already of her- self too much; but up to ze present eet has been my good fortune not to have her veeseet me.” coor RITTER. TOO EASY. Yellow editor “Have you written out that interview with the president of the bristle trust?” The reporter — * He said he would- n't talk.” Yellow editor —"Then that’s easy. Just write out what he didn’t voy (six p, m.)—"* Thank yer very much, sir. We've got ter go home now ter supper.” comicbooks.com