Judge, 1902-08-23 · page 3 of 16
Judge — August 23, 1902 — page 3: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
The page contains multiple sections: **"A Coon Serenade"** (top left) - A racist dialect poem, typical of early 20th-century minstrelsy content Judge regularly published. **Photograph** (top right) - Shows what appears to be a theatrical or social scene. **"The Revised Version"** - A brief comedic exchange about biblical flesh. **"A Comparison"** and **"A Good Reason"** - Short jokes about art galleries and marriage. **Main Cartoon** (bottom) - Titled "The Jersey Mosquito Army Embarking for the Invasion of New York," this is a humorous exaggeration depicting New Jersey mosquitoes as a military force invading New York. It's satirical commentary on the notorious mosquito problem in the Jersey region during summer months—a recurring joke topic in the era. The page reflects Judge's mix of racist content, crude humor, and local satire typical of early American humor magazines.
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A COON SERENADE. WISH I wuz a hoot-owl An’ yo! wuz livin’ nigh ; 1 wish T wuz a sunflowah— ‘deed 1 do! Whenevah yo" wuz walkin’ I'd tu'n mah face to yo". Or ef yo’ wuz a lily I'd laik to be de breeze ; } T'd whispah to yo" daily, Laik springtime to de trecs. indy, yo's mah daisy, i Oh, Lindy, yo's mah pearl ; ; Yo' is mah sho'“nuff sweetheart, Mah Alabama girl. | Iicoos yo! won't, mah Lindy, { Jes! name de happy day. | ‘THE REVISED VERSION. | Sunday-school teacher— “All flesh is—well, Johnny ; can you tell us the golden text?" Johnny Cumso (eagerly) — All flesh is to keep off the yrass.” A COMPARISON. SG]SN'T it awful? Isn't it wicked ?” asked the mod- est lady, viewing for the first time the scantily-garbed goddesses and other beings who were repre- “We sented in the pictures of the great art-gallery. AN Ne Austen oN l NU A SERN ANN ASN NA iN ’ J | Gus-DIRKS-B THE JERSEY A GOOD REASON. I don't know any man who hates new women as Jones does.”* “Why, he married one.”* je—"* That's the reason.”* \N Ny NY NTRS SENT NP SY Ni Sayer ii, Pay vnt yyy) SER MOSQUITO ARMY EMBARKING FOR THE INVASION OF NEW YORK. ” ventured her escort, “it does remind one a great deal of the advertising pages of the magazines, doesn’t it ?" Wee: comicbooks.com