Judge, 1902-08-23 · page 4 of 16
Judge — August 23, 1902 — page 4: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains several distinct sections: **"Two Sympathizers"** presents a dialogue between two well-dressed gentlemen commiserating about life's troubles—wealth and social standing apparently don't insulate them from hardship. **"Judge's Favorites"** is a poem about Miss Percy Haswell, likely a contemporary actress or performer. **"All is Vanity"** features a brief exchange about Mrs. Gadsby avoiding motherhood to attend social meetings—satirizing upper-class women's priorities. **"A New One"** shows a street scene with children playing with toy automobiles, reflecting early-20th-century fascination with motorized vehicles replacing traditional games. **"The Wonderful Doings of Marvelous Thomas"** (bottom) appears to be a recurring comic strip featuring a performer demonstrating tricks with a coconut and "superstructure." The page mixes social satire with light humor typical of Judge's era.
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TWO SYMPATHIZERS. $+ AH."SAYS the gentleman in the sombre garb to his chance acquaint ance on the train, «there is lots of trouble in this world.” “Indeed there is,” agrees the other, who is attired in garments of worldly cut ; «indeed there is.” “ Not a day passes,” resumes the first, but some poor soul comes to me to lay the burden of his woes before me.” “Me, too,” says the second man. “So many are ill and in despair,” sighs the first “So many are bothered by business cares,” says the second. any of them have suffered serious misfortune.” lost of them have seen better dai “Ah, sir,” said the first gentleman, “I see that we must be similarly situated. May I inquire where you are stationed? 1am the pastor of the Blikth- avenue Methoterian church.” "1," says the second man, "am bar-keeper at the Thavenoo hotel.” ALL IS VANITY. Mrs. Dorcas—* Why is Mrs. Gadsby so glad she hasn't any children ?” Dorcas—\t gives her more time to attend those = i mothers’ meetings.” A TRANCE MEDIUM. i JUDGE'S FAVORITES. MISS PERCY HASWELL. When you gambol, when you kick, Time flies on the double quick. When you caper, when you skip, Grim care loses all its grip. On the glide or on the wing, You are quite the real thing. ‘Therefore near as well as far You will e’er outstar the star, Who is never through and through Just the same as little you. HIS APPROPRIATE OBSERVATION. «6 RY CRACKY !" ruefully remarked the dime- museum manager immediately after the fight, “that’s certainly one time that"—he had sought to pry into the tattooed man’s family his- tory and had been soundly drubbed by the pug- nacious freak— my curiosity got the best of me. VERBOSE AT THAT. 66 GENTLEMEN,” said the new senator from the oil country, “I have not prepared a speech. Ido not consider it necessary. I have twenty million dollars.” After a long, long time the heaters a lated the thought that money talks. A NEW ONE. Wavrarer—"" Goodness, my boy! what are you lying there for?” Kio—" Aw, dis Is a new game. We're playin’ automobile.”" NO. 7.-THE WONDERFUL DOINGS OF MARVELOUS THOMAS. \ “Now, ladies and gentlemen, | have sketched here half of a cocoanut, a ‘ tropical product, and with the addition of @ superstructure we have a— Ba ecanone ialaoder enol besz process, to eine. you a, topical sont) comicbooks.com