Judge, 1902-01-04 · page 9 of 20
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This page from *Judge* collects several New Year's-themed cartoons and jokes satirizing common human failings and domestic life around 1902. **Main Themes:** The "Procrastination" and "New-Year's Soliloquy" pieces mock the universal human tendency to make resolutions knowing they won't be kept. Characters admit they'll repeat the same promises annually without changing behavior. **Domestic Humor:** Several cartoons target marriage dynamics—wives nagging husbands about quitting expensive habits (chocolate-buying, cigars) while husbands make empty promises. "The Effect of Dirt" uses racial caricature (common for the era) in a joke about rural cleanliness standards. **Social Commentary:** "At the Play" satirizes overcrowded theaters. "Wanted to Know" mocks confusion about new technology (electricity). The evolutionary joke suggests humans retain animal instincts. **Overall Point:** The page consistently suggests human nature—procrastination, broken promises, marital conflict, and base instincts—remains unchanging despite modern progress and yearly resolutions to improve.
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PROCRASTINATION. Cora—“Why didn’t you keep that resolution you made last New Year's ?” Merritt— It was such a good one, my dear, I thought | would wait and make it over again this year.” SORRY SHE SPOKE. Mrs. Sweettooth —“1 asked my husband to turn over a new leaf for 1902 and give up some of his most expensive habits, and what do you suppose the brute said 2” BUT LITTLE IMPROVEMENT AS YET. Mrs. Tolker—Re- Alter all, it doesn't require a great stretch of the Im- : i agination to believe the theory that some human, fused, of course. beings were animals in their previous existence Mrs. Sweettooth—“ Oh, on distant planets. worse than that! He said all right, he'd quit buying cre:s:-chocolates ; and do you know the mean thing has AT THE PLAY. brought one home since ?” The usner (10 Miss Rowsrpot)—" I'm very sorry. madam; but as about two thousand people back ie Palemovanteie of you have expressed a desire to see this play, Mrs: Ber eee Twill have to ask you to remove your hat.” Benham—« Well, give “em =) NEW-YEAR'S SOLILOQUY. Same old promise to be good— Wouldn't keep it if I could. Same old music, to have cople feel under obligations to me.” w Year's and they won't.” rs for ame old son Same old cocktail, just as strot Same old strugy! ight and me old bills T have to Same old sa ry all my life, Same old fashions, same old wife, Same old friends and same old foes, Same old clubs and same old clothes; Same old habits I must shake, Same old promise—made to break. Same old sorrow to be drowned, ame old world—just turned around; Same old promise to be god. Wouldn't keep it if T could. ALoysivs cout, ONE morning BOYS WILL BE BOYS. + Eve came in Masa Articator —"'Children,-come in here out of the sun at once! You'll get your new and found Adam clothes all dry.” waiting impa- tiently for lunch. ‘To his snappy inquiry 1s to what she had been doing’ she replied, “ Over at the rubber-tree, making me rainy-day skirt.” “Humph ! snorted Adam. “This hew-woman movement gives me a pain. WANTED TO KNOW. First passenger —* They talk of using electricity on this road.” Second passenger— What is the scheme—some device to crowd more passengers into the cars ?" LAYING THE BLAME. Mrs, Crabshaw—" At New Year you're ready enough to swear off what I ask you, but you never keep your promises. Crabshaw—* That's your fault, my dear. ~ Why ee don’t you furnish me reso- Ss ; THE pct OF DIRT an i fai ‘ *Rastus—"' You's suttinly a mos’ curious lil" cuss.” lutions that are warrantee New coox—" De'splanashun is simple, sah. Down whar | curn frum dey don’t raise nuffin’ but bantle chickings.”* * CARRYING THINGS WITH A HIGH HAND.” not to break ?” comicbooks.com