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Judge — December 7, 1901 — page 13: Judge, 1901-12-07

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This page from Judge magazine (American satirical publication) contains primarily **advertising and light humor** rather than political satire. The main cartoon, titled **"The Cause,"** depicts a frustrated woman who has gotten her hair mussed up ("roughed it"). It's a gentle domestic joke about the trials of everyday life—specifically, the indignity of disheveled appearance. The accompanying poem **"Those 'Off' Days"** humorously catalogs a series of mundane frustrations (twisted neckties, bad hair, lost appetite, social snubs) that culminate in the recurring punchline: sticking one's pastebrush in the ink. This represents the final, absurd indignity when everything goes wrong. The satire is **mild and relatable** rather than political—it mocks the universal human experience of "one of those days" and the mounting irritation of small failures. For modern readers, the dated reference to "pastebrushes" and ink requires explanation, but the emotional truth remains: trivial annoyances compounding into frustration. The page is otherwise dominated by **subscription offers and patent medicine advertisements** (Vin Mariani Tonic, Cook's Flaked Rice), typical of period magazine content.

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There are days when try to do goes wrong 5 You cannot even twist your necktie right ; You cannot get your hair to part exactly as it shout Your breakfast will not coax an appetite ; 3 that you have seems to be made a thumb, Your brain can think, And everything you try to do goes just the other way— And then you stick your pastebrush in the ink! ery single thing you Mt be brought around to There are days that come to all of us when ming paper makes us mad ; We do not like the way the sun comes slinking from the east We vow our luck "s the worst we ever had ; The man we want to pleasantly impress does ot appear justead there comes some one from whom we shrink ; And, taken altogether, life is such a hollow thing— "Tis then you stick the pastebrush in the ink! Now, that's the fiercest climax to all these une lucky things ; Tt coaxes all our swear ds to the front — To jab ie blasted ink-well with the idiotic brush Will make a man arrange a swearing stunt. 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