Judge — September 13, 1902 — page 4: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page contains several humorous sketches and dialogues typical of early 20th-century American humor: **"School"** opens with a poem about truancy and mischief. **"At Mud Knob"** presents a conversation where one character defends a heavy smoker as "vegetarian," a joke about unconventional excuses. **"She Did, Too"** satirizes wealthy women's summer tourism, with a chorus girl listing fashionable destinations (Switzerland, Newport, the White Mountains) before revealing she simply "washed dishes." **"Getting at the Truth"** depicts a grocer and clerk discussing billing disputes. **"Quite Right"** contains brief witticisms about modern life's disappointments. **"A Conqueror"** shows a street vendor claiming his baby is a "winner" while peddling toys—likely mocking commercialized childhood or boastful parenting. The humor targets class pretensions, materialism, and everyday absurdities familiar to Judge's middle-class readership.