Judge, 1902-03-08 · page 10 of 16
Judge — March 8, 1902 — page 10: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains several unrelated humorous sketches typical of early 20th-century satirical magazines: **"How to Get There"** mocks people's desperate, undignified efforts to win cakes at social events—likely referring to popular parlor games or competitions where contestants performed exaggerated physical antics. **"A Bibulous Measure"** jokes about drinking habits: one man defends consuming cheap "zinc juleps" as medicinal against "rusting salt air," while another sketch pairs a pompous "literary parent" writing a novel with his disruptive child. **"On the Face"** and **"His Nationality"** are brief, mild gags about appearance and ethnic identity (the "laplander" reference suggests stereotyping). **"A Recognition"** plays on vanity—a woman thinks a man recognizes her, but he's merely seen her photograph in his watch. **"Society Note from Bugville"** is whimsical anthropomorphic humor about insects having human social pretensions (a frog's fancy wedding dress). The page reflects Judge's blend of domestic comedy, mild social observation, and absurdist humor rather than sharp political satire.
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HOW TO GET THERE. SUING yourself and fling yourself, And never make a break ; And just as certain as you're born You're going to land the cake. Throw yourself and show yourself How easy "tis to make All sorts of fancy figures when You're walking for the cake. And slip and slide and ghince and lide, And then you've got the cake. Literary parent —" Be still, Johnnie; I'm writing a novel.” The boisterous son—* Colon- A BIBULOUS MEASURE. ial, English History, Middle New Tue nappock—"'I say, what do you call this ?"* York. horse-trading. rustic sort, ‘Tue sass—" It looks like a little whiskey with plain or the love-letter style?” water on the side." ‘ ON THE FACE. Browne—" 1 guess Ul try another zinc julep.” Towne — “Why HIS NATIONAL- do you take such a : ITY. drink as that 2" oft : McJones (enters Browne—"To R | : ; street. Car galvanize the iron in ph ; Q L jolt, and McJones is my system against LL i ‘ r hurled into the lap this rusting salt . we N of an elderly female) air.” ae A \ —"Excuse me, s p> ple: J OCCASIONALLY. ‘ : j He— He thinks : her complexion is Lady (intowhose lap he has squatted) . " : f —"Excuse you! genuine.” i : - : What are you—a She—* Oh, well, heathen ?” Love is sometimes (ASN ; McJones (apolo- color-blind.” A RECOGNITION. getically)— i i'm Beatrice—"* That man in the doorway looked at me as if he knew me.” a laplander.” e (i Hoeart—" Oh—er—he's seen your picture quite often in my watch. you know.” hy, = =) PSS S Nie iby eA : si isa ZI Nara h cs | TANS bus -DIRKS~ GH SOCIETY NOTE FROM BUGVILLE. Miss Frog has a wedding-dress made of wasp-paper trimmed with pussy-willow fur. comicbooks.com