Judge, 1901-10-26 · page 10 of 16
Judge — October 26, 1901 — page 10: what you’re looking at
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This page contains six unrelated humorous sketches typical of Judge magazine's satirical approach: 1. **"Different"** mocks clergy hypocrisy: a deacon complains that counterfeit money in the collection plate means the church lost ninety-nine cents in the exchange—absurd logic that satirizes financial reasoning. 2. **"A Bargain Advertisement"** references a commercial for socks with heavy demand. 3. **"As Others See Us"** presents nonsensical wordplay about extinct creatures (ornithomyncus, pterodactyl). 4. **"The Passing of the Horse"** jokes about Paris introducing "horseless sausages"—a pun on the automobile age, mocking how quickly technology is replacing traditional things. 5. **"His First Hour in the Country"** contains a pun: a baby stung by a bumblebee says "the automobile-bug bit me," conflating insects with cars. 6. **"At the Mouse Club Hunt"** depicts animals hunting, with humor about inefficient methods. The page exemplifies turn-of-century American humor: puns, absurdist logic, and gentle social observation rather than sharp political commentary.
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DIFFERENT. Deacon —“ Somebody rung in a counterfeit dollar on the collection-plate.” Minister —-Well never mind. We really didn't lose anything.” Deacon —* But we did. He got away with ninety- nine cents good money in exchange.” J A BARGAIN ADVERTISEMENT. “Big run on socks.” UNFAIR TO NATURE. z , * Our friend Butely over there says nature ‘ + intended him for a poet.”* ; AS OTHERS SEE US. p “Oh, pshaw! nature never had such bad q intentions as that."* is nithorhyncus went over the hill ‘ “a iew the remains of « pteredactyl. \ suAsqncer: bird:was Terry; K , HIS FIRST HOUR IN THE COUNTRY. a i iA te ratching his Mother— Why, baby, what's the matter 2” fi ? Baby (who has been stung by a bumble-bee) canoLeH wants NN | , —" The automobile-bug bit me.” ‘THE PASSING OF THE HORSE. Bowker—» They are evidently keeping pace AND THE BAND PLAYED ON. with the spirit of the times in Paris.” XG Browne—" Who is that clumsy woman danc- ker— Why do you think so?" ing over there er— Why, because they have just in- Greene —"\ don’t know ; but certainly hers troduced a horseless sausage over there.” QUITE A HANDY YOUNG CHAP. is not a horseless carriage, is it ?” > UJ EMI Ye ¢us-DIRKs-B AT THE MOUSE CLUB HUNT. Mr. Buo— Gee! there goes the mouse aristocracy on a fly hunt. Why don't they buy some fly-paper— ‘tis much easier.”” comicbooks.com