Judge, 1902-08-09 · page 18 of 20
Judge — August 9, 1902 — page 18: what you’re looking at
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**Top cartoon ("Still a True Chesterfield"):** A poorly dressed man (Lightside Maloney) responds to a job offer with enthusiastic "G-O-O-D-DAY"—a play on the Chesterfield cigarette brand's association with politeness and refinement. The joke mocks how even impoverished people adopt affected manners, or satirizes the gap between superficial politeness and actual circumstances. **Bottom cartoon ("It Would Hit the Spot"):** Two theatrical characters (Montmorency McCue and O'Brien) discuss Hamlet as entertainment. O'Brien prefers an omelet to Shakespeare—a straightforward joke about hunger trumping culture, possibly mocking pretentious theater-speak or suggesting working-class priorities override artistic sophistication. Both use exaggerated character names and dialect to denote class/ethnic stereotypes typical of 1902 Judge humor.
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STILL A TRUE CHESTERFIELD. Mrs. Gooormno—" You sald ° good-morning’ ao politely—now, what would you say if | offered you some work?” Licntsipe MaLowey—"'I'd say G-O-O-D-DA' CHICAGO 200. MILES * COPYmeNT 1902 BY JUDGE COMPANY OF NEW YORK. ‘Sackett Widsebms Litho & Pig Co Rew York IT WOULD HIT THE SPOT. Montmorency McCue (the “ heavy-man"’)—"' Perchance, O'Brien, how would Hamlet hit your taste fee to-night?” O'Bruzn—** Don’t mention It. Forsooth, an omelet would hit my taste better this morning. comicbooks.com