Judge, 1901-10-19 · page 4 of 16
Judge — October 19, 1901 — page 4: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains several unrelated satirical pieces and humor items typical of Judge magazine's format: **"The Correction"** mocks a reporter's mischaracterization of someone as "dining and wining" when he merely consumed "health foods"—satirizing journalistic exaggeration. **"Judge's Favorites"** features a photograph of Doris Mitchell, praising her attractiveness in theatrical roles. **"Like a Beeve"** and **"Like the New York Base-Ball 'Giants'"** are brief comedic observations comparing people to animals and sports teams. **"Ambition"** is a poem about striving for achievement. **"Assistance Needed"** shows a photograph of a mechanical device with a "Please Help the Blind" sign—likely satirizing some contemporary social issue or charity appeal, though the specific reference is unclear without additional context. The page represents typical early-20th-century American satirical humor mixing social commentary with entertainment.
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THE CORRECTION. oe HEN you say that Mr. Brooks dined and wined his visitors, the editor to his reporter, pose you use the term meta- phorically, for Mr. Brooks is a strict temperance man.” “T didn’t know that,” explained the young man. “Tl change the article to say that he dined and watered them.” CLEAR CASE. Jaggles—" His wife got a divorce from him on the ground of non- ie support.” HOW HE DIED. Waggles—" No Tourist —"* You say Hurricane Bill died like a dog? I wish you Ge! would give me the full details, Iam writing a new play, and wish to end wonder. He fed her my ‘villain’ in the same manner !" on nothing but Bronco Pete —"* Why, suh, he caught the * mange’ from his dawg health foods.” and scratched himself to death, suh !" JUDG: FAVOR! 5 UAT AT (Field that with Weber teams), Leaving in thought to linger after RARE DISCRIMINATION, Se THE story is all right,” said the editor, but why did you not bring a portrait of the criminal, Mr. Faber?” “His face was unfit for publication, sir,” plied the reporter, who was a man of rare discrim- ination, LIKE A BEEVE. Colly —"1 wonder why the Chinaman keeps his pigtail on in summer 2” Bowlby —" To switch flies off with." WHEN SHE GETS THROUGH REFORMING THE UPPER WORLD. Citier pEMon—"* Hustle, fellers, put out the fires, the jig’s up; here comes Carrie Nation.” AMBITION. WIHT is ambition, any- how? “Tis but a scurvy trick That sends a man up rocket- like To come down asastick. Is he not happier who con- fines His strength and enter- prise To things in reach — prefer- ring this To grabbing at the skies? Ah, me! I wonder often- times What Fate expects of man; Is he to do the things he can't, Instead of those he can? WILLIAM J, LAMFTON. THE KILLED. Slows —" Was the LIKE THE NEW YORK BASE-BALL “GIANTS.” footman on his automobile _Epitit —"" Oh, he is a very Apollo—and has the strength of _ killed?” —'‘And his standing ?” Stids —“No, but Epiti—" Oh, that is about the same as ‘the Giants’,’ too, 1 Several foot men on the believe !" toad were.” ASSISTANCE NEEDED. comicbooks.com