Judge, 1902-08-02 · page 10 of 16
Judge — August 2, 1902 — page 10: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This Judge magazine page contains several satirical pieces: **"His Favorite Brand"** promotes "killikinick" tobacco through verse, depicting a satisfied smoker. This is advertising copy disguised as poetry—common in 19th-century magazines. **"Another Mont Pelée"** references the 1902 eruption of Mount Pelée in Martinique (a recent disaster), joking that a volcano is "breaking out" among insects or small creatures—punning on current events for humor. **"His Greatest Mistake"** satirizes patent-medicine salesmen (a common target of satirical magazines), showing one foolishly trying to sell "anti-grip pellets" to Russian troops who are actually just sneezing at a general's name ("Akachoo-chebedooski"—a pun). **"The Rustic Reflects"** jokes that wealthy city men treat their hired hands well because they're taking their coachmen out riding—suggesting the coachmen are actually romantic interests, not servants. **"Ping-Pong in Bugville"** depicts insects playing ping-pong, with a beetle calling to stop because it's dangerous—likely satirizing the fad status of ping-pong at the time.
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HIS FAVORITE BRAND. J[™ ond of god plug that i juicy and ripe | Tochew when I loaf or to smoke i ina pipe; And yet, though Lone Jack is quite often my pick, My choice for pure comfort is kill kinick. Oh, killikinick is as sweet as the ae rose = 2 Whene’er, gliding upward, itcamps / in my nose, Or when blithest fairies my vision make gay While floating around in the lilac smoke-spray. I dream and am ever at peace with the world Whene’er the smoke-wreath round my bald head is curled— ‘The smoke-wreath whose blossoms all rise span and spick . Right out of my pipeful of killikintck. ANOTHER MONT PELEE. ‘Tue FLy—" Run, boys, run! There's one of those volcanoes just breaking out." HIS GREATEST MISTAKE, ‘OTHE mistake of my life,"said the reminiscent _icines in Russia. One day I attended a review of a crack regiment, and suddenly every man man, “ was when I was selling patent med- in the ranks began sneezing for all he was worth. Ina trice I had my sample-case open and was trying to sell the com- | missary a car-load of my anti- grip pellets, when he rudely informed me that the troops were only hailing with delight the arrival of General Akachoo- chebedooski.” DARWINIAN. Stella —" Did you know >| that Cholly Saphead follows the $2 | hounds?” 3 Bella—"No; 1 always thought he followed the mon- keys.” s¢PEOPLE don't do good deeds without motive.” } “No; there are usually extenuating circumstances.” SEA inties Siskin wo THE RUSTIC REFLECTS. @e Uncie Crrus Harcoon (just down from Stumprille, New York}—"* Beats all how good these 4 | rich city fellers be to their hired hands. ‘Thet's the fourth one I've seen takin’ his a oy coachman out ridin’.”” ; PING-PONG IN BUGVILLE. Cor Beetie—"*Say, fellows, I'll haye to stop this dangerous ping-pong game—it's worse. than a prize-fight.” comicbooks.com