Judge, 1902-09-27 · page 4 of 16
Judge — September 27, 1902 — page 4: what you’re looking at
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This page contains several distinct satirical pieces typical of early 20th-century Judge magazine humor: **"Consoling"** mocks romantic sentiment with a cynical take on gift-giving and courtship. **"A Gallery Estimate"** depicts a villain character ("Col") whose theatrical villainy—hypnotic stare, devilish smile, tremulous music—is so overwrought that a gallery patron dismisses the "leading lady" as a "cow." This satirizes melodramatic stage acting conventions. **"Judge's Favorites"** includes Lotta Linthicum verse celebrating female musicians. **"A Needed Department"** jokes about an endowment for teaching women to read railway timetables—satire on both women's education and the era's transportation modernization. Other segments ("The Age of Fads," "Knowing," "Not True Blue") contain period humor about social conventions, Chicago saloons, and Kentucky life—typical Judge fare mixing sarcasm about contemporary manners and regional American character.
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CONSOLING. 66°TAKE back your heart,” the letter said. With tears his eyes were wet, Until he found the gift he'd sent Must be with diamonds set. A GALLERY ESTIMATE. €6GO!" sneers the villain, casting a basilisk glare from his hypnotic optics into the abashed eyes of the hero- ine. “So!” he repeats, while a devilish smile curls from under his mustache, the orchestra all the while playing tremulous chords. «Gee, cull!" exclaims a coarse per- son in the gallery, de villain tinks de aig UE TOL DATE A 7 leadin'-lady is a cow.” “Oh, my!"* exclait ned the little caif as he lapped up the new, fresh milk, “this ie a regular pan-a-ma. MORE IN HER LINE. Mfrs. Younghusband— V've made the tea-biscuit, dear. What shall I do next?” Vounghusband— Why not try your hand at some rock-candy ?” JUDGE'S FAVORITES. LOTTA LinTHINCUM. When you twinkle on your pins All the merriment begins, And the house with rapture spins, And the glad musicians beat Time unto your dainty feet And their rhythm strangely sweet. You are music through and through. You unravel and undo, ‘As you skip the trolley-loo, All care’s knots until we turn ‘Somersaults of joy and learn That we've even coal to burn, A NEEDED DEPARTMENT. $4 LD MUCHMUNNY endowed another chair in that girls’ seminary this week.” “ But he already has endowed about as many chairs as any ordinary college can have. “Yes; but this is an absolutely new one. This is a fund to establish a department to teach women to understand railway time-tables.” SARCASTIC. “Hello, old chap! Glad to see you eating something. That's a good sign—keep it up.” “I'm trying my best at present to keep it down.” KNOWING. Buck—" Mike, can I know what | don’t know 2” Mike" No.” Duck— There is something 1 don't know and I know it. Then don't I know what I don't know 2” Mike—1 don't know.” NOT TRUE BLUE. Colonel Blue- grass —"When | was in Chicago | passed twenty- eight saloons in one block.” THE AGE OF FADS. Colonel Snod- Mrs. Crawfor>—"'In what way fs your little boy too ass—"You are delicate to attend the public ‘schools? Z oe WHEN THEY TURN TO GOLD. Mrs. Crassiaw—"' He isn't strong enough to carry home ° true Kentuck- Mr. Buo—“‘ Don’t bother me now. Don't you see it’s autumn and ait the books the children have to study,” © ian, sub,” the leaves must be palnted?"* i comicbooks.com