Judge, 1901-11-23 · page 6 of 18
Judge — November 23, 1901 — page 6: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page collects brief satirical jokes and cartoons typical of early 1900s American humor. Key items include: **"Ought to Be"**: Satirizes the era's enthusiasm for mechanized combination devices—imagining one machine serving as music box, lawn mower, hay-cutter, and carpet-sweeper. It mocks industrial-age optimism about labor-saving inventions. **Various social comedy bits**: Short exchanges mocking pretension ("culture"), romantic/marital dynamics, and period absurdities. "Right Again!" plays on Shakespeare references and manicure culture. **"Maids of the Mist"**: References the Pan-American Exposition (likely 1901 Buffalo fair), with "Rainbow City" being its nickname—a gentle joke about fashion trends. **"More Serious Affair"**: Dark humor about a football injury ("fumbled the ball"), showing period concern with the sport's dangers. **"High Praise"** and **"Just Like Corbett"**: Wine/alcohol humor and boxing references (Corbett was famous boxer James J. Corbett), reflecting popular male leisure interests. The overall tone is genteel satire aimed at middle-class readers, mixing wordplay with social observation.
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OUGHT TO BE. AS THIS is an age of com- binations, there ought to be money galore for the man who will invent a machine that will be at once a mu- sic-box, a lawn- mower, a hay-cut- ter and a carpet- sweeper. AND THERE WERE OTHERS. Poeticus— “Did you spend your summer among the hills of Arcady ?"* Cynicus— : “No; among the MR+Souimret Lanptorp—"See here, Mr. Van Winkle, you've ” been occupying my front yard for about twenty years now, flats of Harlem.’ and | think it's high time you settled up." A POSSIBILITY. Coty —"* Deuce take it! I wonder if I will ever hit anything?” Cappie—* You may; some day you may fall out of a balloon.” RIGHT AGAIN! B SCAUSE that Sha vare’s self has said it, lends Are: “ There's a divinity that shapes our ends "— And she’s the manicure. Mrs, Shaperone —" My dear, you have had a fine education and should try to impress people more with your culture.” Miss Sollid—" Yes ; but that would impress them that I hadn't any.” MAIDS OF THE MIST. BS d Nellie—" My shirt-waist seemed to attract a good A MORE SERIOUS AFFAIR. deal of attention at the Pan-American.” Mr. Covtecesrep—" Yes, Jack Stalwart got his neck broken in that game yester- Nora— Probably the people thought the design Cn TE ey a Sor rer Be tee 02 het hapbeson Se Plerorup” was copied from the Rainbow City.” Mr. Cotteceanen (in a ghastly whisper)—" He fumbled the ball!" BELIEVED THE POST-OFFICE SHOULD SEEK HIM. Hewitt —"1 believe that the office should seek the man, not the man the office.” Jewett —" So do 1; I live in a country town where there’s no rural delivery. HIGH PRAISE, THIS is the spirit of the grape ‘That makes my fancics beam ; It quite improves my mental shape And rubricates my dream. I know not if it’s Chateau this Or Chateau that ; I know I simply sail on seas of bliss When with it I'm aglow. It deepens my philosophy, It sharpens all my wit, Until T clap my hands in glee And care begins to git. And while joy stands me on JUST LIKE CORBETT. Pee hace Kino Lapy—"* My, what a cute little brother you have!” eae Cuimaie (champion sixty-pounder of the eighth ward)—" Little bruder? And say it never painted red Huh! Dat’s me press-agent.”” A ten-cent table d’héte. comicbooks.com