Judge, 1901-09-07 · page 6 of 20
Judge — September 7, 1901 — page 6: what you’re looking at
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This page contains multiple satirical pieces typical of early 20th-century American humor: **"En Evidence"** and **"Superfluous"** are brief jokes about dishonest cashiers disappearing with money, and a customer's laundry returning so discolored it will eventually turn white anyway. **"The Lion's Share"** jokes that a lawyer eagerly accepted an inheritance case, taking his large fee—the "lion's share." **"Sharp of Him"** is a pun about taking a "short cut" (literally using scissors). **"More Love Letters"** is a sentimental poem praising love letters in literature, presented as the author sharing three letters from "Alice"—likely satirizing the contemporary craze for publishing romantic correspondence. **"Politics to Blame for It"** references a cat chase, blaming politics (unclear context without date). **"Easily Fixed"** depicts a poor person offering to board with a family in exchange for stretching out an oversized vest—dark humor about economic desperation. The page mixes social satire with wordplay and gentle mockery of contemporary fashions and behaviors.
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EN EVIDENCE. APPEARANCES you cannot trust— The adage says so—much | By disappearances you must Judge some cashiers and such ! SUPERFLUOUS. Clerk —* Now, sir, wouldn't you like to order some white shirts ?” Customer —" Not necessary. When these colored ones I've or- dered come back from the laundry they'll be white enough.” THE LION'S SHARE, S6YVHAT did your lawyer do when he found out you had inherited that estate?” “Oh, he took it in good part.” AT TEN A. M. Mamma —“ We're going to have fish-balls and ice-cream for luncheon ; and I suppose you won't eat a fish-ball Tommy —"V'l tell you what to SHARP OF HIM. do; give me my ice-cream now, and * How did you get here so soon?" is then I'll be able to eat more fish- y KNIFI ? Oh, I took a short cut.” Dear Dorothy Morton, delightfulest Dorothy. No wonder the vaudeville wanted to borrow thee! balls at luncheon. Sweetty compact as thau art of frivolity, Melody-voiced, and demure in thy jollity: ‘Vaudeville took thee: do thou capture #7, And bring it in triumph back to the legit. MORE LOVE LETTERS. INCE all'the world is putting love letters into books, And volume after volume jumps up where’er one looks— Love letters of a poet, a statesman, beggar, king, Love letters made in winter, in summer, autumn, spring ; With parodies unceasing, as high as heaven stacked, ‘To prové 16 us that fiction takes no back seat for fact— Till add a Tile quota ; Platonic, no, nor long ; But, oh, the'sweetest letters in prose, or verse, or song ! "Twas in the Junetime weather this series passed between Myself and just the dearest dear maiden ever seen. No letters more entrancing—especially, T wis ‘That when they were completed she sealed them with a kiss ! And now, kind Mr. Editor, I send them on to you— They're nearly unbelievable, but still, thank God, they're true And only three in number; and possibly you guess— POLITICS TO BLAME FOR It. ‘These love letters from Alice are simply y-e-s! By Jove! I'll wager a ham-bone that the cat I chased yesterday had some- ROWwIN L SABIN, re er EASILY FIXED, Tirep Turxout—"* Could yer spare me one o' your husband's old vests, mum 2” Mks. GRUB —* It wouldn't fit you! My husband is very stout !" Tirep Turnout—"* Oh, I could fix dat! I'd be willing ter board here till dat vest did fit me, mam comicbooks.com