Judge, 1902-03-08 · page 4 of 16
Judge — March 8, 1902 — page 4: what you’re looking at
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This page contains several unrelated humorous pieces typical of Judge magazine's format: **"Judge's Favorites"** presents poetry about roses and daisies, seemingly celebrating feminine beauty with conventional sentimentality. **"Reflections of a Spinster"** offers social commentary on marriage, suggesting women who appear content unmarried actually desire male companionship—a rather cynical take on women's independence. The cartoon strips include domestic humor: "His Sacrifice" (a couple discussing Lenten sacrifice), "Reasonable" (clothing choice dialogue), "Repartee" (a landlord collecting rent), "The Price of It" (education expenses), "He Was Wide Awake" (insurance as protection), and "The Real Thing" (job-seeking humor). These pieces reflect early-20th-century gender attitudes and working-class life, with gentle satirical jabs at marriage, women's roles, and economic concerns rather than serious political commentary.
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JUDGE'S FAVORITES. MAUD MOPPMAN. Whenever you trip like a fay on the scene And ripple along like the wind in the wheat, ‘The dudes all regard you of Beauty the queen, ‘And cast dollar roses galore at your feet. ‘The roses remark, when they bask in your smile (The smile that is ever so mellow and bright), Oh, she is the one that can charm and beguile ‘The dudes in their verdict are simply all right."* We all with the roses and dudes quite agree That you are the loveliest thing in the show, And that is the reason we scatter care free Our gold for the seat at the front, don't you know, REFLECTIONS OF A SPINSTER. OF ALL games of chance marriage iy the most hazardous, since it holds one’s entire future happiness at stake. Some men take to scoffing women from sheer contrariness of nature. ‘They believe everything + precisely the reverse of what it seems. ‘That a woman shows a preference for being seen with a man in public does not prove her love for him, This is proven by her desire to be alone with him, Exactly the reverse is true of am “A DISTANT RELATIVE,” HIS SACRIFICE. S6Q)F course, Mr. O Hunker, you will make some sacri- fice this Lenten sea- son,” said Dr. Text. dh, yes, doctor,” replied the young man. “1 thought of foregoing the pleas- ure of hearing you preach.” REASONABLE. The chaperone— * But this dress, Eliza- beth—where do you intend to wear it?” Elizabeth — At the D. A. Rv's ball,” The chaperone— “Oh, pardon me. I was afraid you had selected it for your Florida bathing-suit.” REPARTEE. Pire—" Hello! Was the handkerchief to your house, begging, yesterday ?"* Arouizer—" Yes, and | gave him a (s)cent.”* Pire—""Ah, ha! Then you're not a miser, are you?” Aromizer—" Oh, no; only an atomizer.” HE way of the world—Around the sun. - THE PRICE OF IT. Mr, Straws—"* Dew yew take enny stock in the higher edication ?” Mr. Oats—"* Nota darn bit! Ifa pusson can’t buy their edication, better go ‘thout."” Smith — 1 see Ruggles has just puta ma- rine - insurance policy on his life. Brown— “What for?” Smith— “As a safe. guard against dropsy. COLD COM. FORT. HE fact that every cloud has a silver lin- ing is cold com- fort for the man who is caught in the rain THE REAL THING. . “Looking for work? Why, | advertised for an all-around man.’ without an um~ “Reckin dat’s whad | am, boss. I shuah ben all roun’ town look brella. in’ fo" a job.” comicbooks.com