Judge, 1902-02-01 · page 7 of 17
Judge — February 1, 1902 — page 7: what you’re looking at
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This page contains several unrelated satirical vignettes typical of Judge magazine's humor: **"Reckless Adoration"**: A wealthy theater patron attempts to impress an actress by throwing expensive gifts onto the stage during her performance. The joke: he throws potatoes instead of the jewelry and roses other suitors offer. This mocks both the absurd excess of stage-door admirers and the economic reality that even modest gifts (potatoes had real monetary value) could embarrass wealthy rivals trying to outdo each other. **"The Effect"**: Irish immigrant dialogue (indicated by dialect) about a man losing his house key—likely a joke about working-class domestic life and marital discord. **"His Failing"** and **"An Inducement"**: Brief joke captions about a fortune-hunter willing to marry for money, and a husband planning to give a valentine to the cook rather than his wife—typical period humor about infidelity and domestic dissatisfaction. These are lighthearted social satires rather than political commentary.
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IS IT ALWAYS SEALS THAT THE ESQUIMAU WAITS FOR SO PATIENTLY ? RECKLESS ADORATION. HE fair young actress stood where the spotlight could get the best effect on her make-up. In the curtained recesses of the stage-box sat her adorer. He held a package in his hands. He held another ge—but let that pass. While the rolling applause swept through the THE EFFECT. Mrs. Grocan Mrs. Hocan theatre and the fair young actress bowed her acknowl- edgments he was seen to ri his arm and hurl the package to the stage. The wrappings came off during its flight and the contents were scattered from footlights to back drop. Clump! Bump! Thump- ety-thump ! They rattled here and there over the floor of the s The calcium-light man turned on more power and brought them into full view, A gasp of amazement went up from the audience. “ Potatoes !" shrieked the people, incredulously. True enough, they were potatoes. Knowing the retail price of the tubers, those swains. who had brought Beauty roses and American diamonds “And phat’s th’ matter wid th’ Dooley homstid ?” “Shure, Mrs. Dooley tuk away her hoosband’s latch-key.”* HIS FAILING. THE RIGHT BIRD FOR IT. ‘Tue Koostex—* Gimme a cocktalll"* and jewels rare to throw at the feet of the diva crammed their offerings tightly under their coats and sped silently from the theatre. For it was, indeed, useless to attempt to with this Monte Cristo who threw potatoe as if they were koh-i-noors. POSSIBLY. First farmer—*Them horses 0° yourn don't scem to like work very much.” Second farmer: ; TL s'pose they're wonder- in’ why everybody don't use steam-plows. AN INDUCEMENT. Wife— Oh, what a lovely valentine! Were you going to give it to " Hushani o, my dl ir; that’s for the cook. I'm atraid she thinks of leav ° They say Bob Mainchance is going to take old man Gotrox’s daughter from him," Rurert—" Yes. He's willing to take anything from a man that's got money.”