Judge, 1901-11-02 · page 3 of 16
Judge — November 2, 1901 — page 3: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains several satirical pieces typical of early 20th-century American humor: **"An Aureated Lament"** is a poem in the voice of "Geraldine," likely a working-class character lamenting poverty and hardship—the repetitive refrain suggests resigned acceptance of her difficult circumstances. **"The Quarrel"** cartoon depicts a marital dispute where the husband criticizes his wife for her extravagance, referencing her past frugality before marriage. It's a commentary on changing behavior after marriage and domestic financial conflict. **"A Sure Thing"** shows a couple where she tells him to speak to her father about altering his egoism—likely mocking male stubbornness and suggesting paternal intervention in marriage problems. The page primarily satirizes domestic life, class struggle, and marital discord common to Judge's satirical focus on American society.
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AN AUREATED LAMENT, Cp!E my heart is weighed with sorrow, Geraldine. Yesterday ‘In As I watch the shadows pass On the zephyr-braided grass, Hear me sigh, alack, alas! caldine. Oh, I'm sizzling with a gricfet, Geraldine, As L note the falling leaflet, Geraldine. And | murmur Tsu Down the songless woodland way, Hillyho, awelladay, Geraldine! Geraldine, ‘Though the s pic gilds my visic deraldine If [toot a toot of glee. All the hills sing back to me Sadly, THE. mosquito is not colors blind, yet is all blood blue unto him Mr. B.— THE QUARREL. Mrs. B. (sobbing)—"" When we were first married you used to take e on your knee and tickle me under the chin.” A SURE THING. He— You are ray alter ego!” Yes, but gee whiz! Julia, th you had only one chin.” Sue—"' Well, speak to papa and he'll alter your egotism! EASY ENOUGH. 66 YOU can't fool anyonc with that Ton’s skin,” sneered the fox.“ Every- body knows you are an ass.” “ That’s where you are mistaken,” replied the ass [fool the other asses.” GAMBLING WITH DEATH. 66] SEE," remarked Statis- ticus, «that there are six thousand varieties of mushrooms, of which only three hundred are edible.” “Which means,” re- plied Sporticus, “that time you eat a mushroom you go Up against a twenty- to-one shot.” THE TYPESETTER builded better than he knew when he accidentally not ironically name of the defeated yachtsman to appear as Lifton, comicbooks.com