Judge, 1902-01-18 · page 4 of 16
Judge — January 18, 1902 — page 4: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains several unrelated satirical pieces typical of early 20th-century humor magazines: **"The March of Commerce"** mocks exaggerated business claims—a salesman boasts of trading across continents while actually just selling candy on a Panama Canal boat, deflating commercial bombast. **"Human Nature"** is a brief joke about how bad publicity attracts audiences to theatrical productions. **"A Free Translation"** humorously depicts miscommunication between a minister and a cement worker about dopey behavior. **"A Choice of Cold or Hot"** shows a farmboy confidently eating corn in winter, misunderstanding an idiom about nerve. **"Love Laughs at Dogs Also"** and **"She Was Not Economical"** are domestic humor sketches about marriage and spending habits—common Judge fare reflecting period anxieties about gender roles and finances. These are disconnected gags rather than unified political commentary.
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‘THE MARCH OF COMMERCE. te]N one year Watson built up a trade that extends from the Atlantic to the Pacifi stupendous. You see, he sells gum- drops and things on a Panama Canal boat.” HUMAN NATURE. GIVE a play a bad name and the public will stand in line for A LIGHT REPAST. . ‘Tue evectric-ticht sute—‘' | don't want much to eat—just a plece of ple.” ag to bUY The wartex—"Yes, mum. What kind, mum?” . tickets. JUDGE'S FAVORITES. JOSEPHINE LUDWIG. When we hear you warble, Frisky Josephine, Like a spring-thrilled bluebird, O'er the twinkling green, While its gushing music Glorifies the scene, Then, oh, dainty minstrel, Surely do we know, While spellbound we listen, With rare joy aglow, You're the soulful bird that Makes the show a show. A FREE TRANSLATION. BCA NST thou, then, minister to a mind dis- eased ? casually inquired the eminent exponent of the drama, while the spot-light sput- tered radiantly Wiot's dat guy gittin’ roo him 2?" inquired One-eyed Mike of Limpy Lou, his companion in the gallery. “He means, ‘Have yer got any dope fer a bug-house guy ?'" was the lucid explanation of the gentleman addressed. A CHOICE OF COLD OR HOT. ‘Tue rasser-sv—"' Hello, my boy! You've got a lot of nerve to be out husking corn on a cold day like this.” Boy—"'It ‘d take more nerve not to."* Tue rasser-sy—"" Why, how's that 2° Boy—"' I'm here by the old man’s orders.” LOVE LAUGHS AT DOGS ALSO. The damsel— Oh, Har- old! I've been so frightened for you, Papa has bought a big savage bull-dog, The swain—" That's all right, darling. I've bought a dog, too. He will endeavor to keep your father's dog busy while you and [ saunter down to the parsonage.” SHE WAS NOT ECONOM- ICAL. Benham—"Do you re- member that before we were married you said you could never be a poor man’s wife 2" Mrs. Benham— Well, | wasn't, was 1?” Benhan:i—" No, but you CLASSIFIED. will be soon if you keep on Mapce—"'She went and had her hair bleached and her complexion beautified because at it ai ee est somebody said she was a back number.” at the rate you are going Jacx—"* So, then she’s a reprint?” now.” comicbooks.com