Judge, 1901-12-07 · page 3 of 16
Judge — December 7, 1901 — page 3: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains several unrelated satirical pieces typical of Judge magazine's format: **"Mental Microbes"** appears to mock philosophical or intellectual pretension through dialogue between two figures. **"Right in It"** and **"The Last of Rastus"** are brief humorous snippets, though their specific targets are unclear from the limited text. **"A Stretch"** depicts two men (Bronco Bill and Rocky) arguing about exaggeration—a simple joke about tall tales. **"Toe-Tally True"** shows a circus scene where Casey (at the dime museum) is called "the handiest man you feet ever seen"—a pun on "feet" suggesting a contortionist or acrobat. The remaining items are short quips and illustrations without clear historical references. The page primarily offers light humor and wordplay rather than direct political satire.
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RIGHT IN IT. Tue eass—‘‘Feels as if we are going to have a hard winter."* ‘Tue pixe—"' Yes: | think we will if the ice freezes down much more.” ‘THE LAST OF 'RASTUS. PON the roost he saw the bird, And straightway tried to pluck stirred, And he never knew what struck him, WOULD take a much lesser quantity to upset the aver- age American and stand him on his head if his drinks were as fearfully and wonderfully mixed as are his weather and his climate. MENTAL MICROBES. doesn’t run smooth, The way of the transgressor is barred extradition treaties. belongs to stupidity. ceded by a vice-presidential bee. man whose umbrella has been borrowed. things hum"—it does the humming itself. fluke. THE course of duty is another one that by Fate gets a good déal of blame which The vice-presidency is not usually pre- The cloud has no silver lining for the The bee doesn't talk about “making The man who rests on his laurels is apt to excite the suspicion that he won them by a If you want ocular demonstration of the fact that the world moves, go to Harlem on the first of May. A STRETCH. Bronco Bitt—' So yer lynched th’ wrong feller?” Roucu Ruse—" Yes. We imagined he was th’ feller stole rT th’ hoss, but he wasn’t.”* W. Bronco But—"Huh! Yer should be more careful how yer stretch yer imagination.”” We H, SCKENNAL ILLUSTRATED EXCLAMATION. By Jove! ALMOST INCONCEIVABLE. Jaggles — “Goldstein is very absent-minded.” Waggles —“1 should say so, There was a fire in his place before he had it insured.” THE VERMICELLIPHANT. IIE old vermicelliphant went Right into the big circus tent. He forgot, in his h He was nothing but paste, And he couldn't perform worth cent. CAROLYN WELLS, EXTRAVAGANT LANGUAGE. HAT do you think of the visible supply of wheat?” “Oh, it’s out of sight." Z/. X "TOO GO gf =e 4 Signor Pedies/ Armless Werder & Lighting Sketch Artist TOE-TALLY TRUE. Teosseilvour ~ Casey (at the dime museum)—"* Shure, an’ you're the handiest man wid your feet iver | seen." comicbooks.com