Judge, 1902-09-27 · page 3 of 16
Judge — September 27, 1902 — page 3: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This Judge magazine page contains multiple satirical pieces: **Top section:** "The Wonderful Doings of Marvelous Thomas" shows a child's drawings, apparently mocking someone named Thomas (possibly a public figure of the era) through childlike artistic critique. **Middle stories:** "A Fair Offer" and "The Toad and Its Jewel" are moral fables with accompanying illustrations. The toad story satirizes those who sacrifice themselves for abstract ideals without practical benefit. **Bottom cartoon ("Right in It"):** A street scene labeled "60 cents" shows well-dressed men and women in what appears to be a commercial district. The dialogue joke about "twins" suggests wordplay about a floor-walker's origins—likely mocking social pretension or occupational origins of service workers. The page reflects Judge's typical style: combining illustrated morality tales with social satire targeting class pretensions and urban commercial culture of the early 20th century.
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A FAIR OFFER. 1 Mr. Meddergrass, « that some trust out A TOAD, tired of its hard luck in being a toad, determined to pawn erin’ all the chickens in the country.” “ E. by the pape in Chicago is cort “You don’t say?” answered Mrs. Meildergrass. “ Well, if they can corner that old dominick hen of ours I'd be al- most willin’ to give ‘em the critter for the trouble they would have runnin’ her down.” JUSTICE AND MERCY. selT WILL be necessary,” ficer in charge " said the of- “to administer the water-cure to the captured Filipino.” Here the chaplain shuddered be- comingly and murmured, “L trust, sir, that you will temper justice with mercy by at least feeding the prisoner some blotting-paper before the cure is administered.” NO. 10.—THE WONDERFUL DOINGS OF MARVELOUS THOMAS, “Lhave drawn here the portrait of a football rooter of Tompkinsville, and with a few more strokes of the brush we have Deacon Jones's great— —pig-pen rooter.” THE TOAD AND ITS JEWEL. the jewel in its head and kick up a dust on the highw alas but it ‘did not survive the necessary surgical operation: There are two morals in this short fable, but we let it go with one—that the uses of adversity are indeed sweet if the curtain does not drop on a,continu- ous performance. SEW SO. SGVES,” said the poor seamstress, “it is wearisome work, indeed. To- night [ have been working on a train for a ball-gown, and I do believe Ihave sewed for a mile, and still there is a mile or so to sew.” “Sew far, sew good,” smiled the well-meaning but irresponsible caller. RIGHT IN IT. Miss Cop—"'| do so admire tall men!"” Mx. Cras—'I'm a six-footer myself, Miss Cod.” EXPLAINED. . Hewr—"' How did you come to start in business as a floor-walker ?"" Jewert—" Twins.” comicbooks.com