Judge, 1902-10-11 · page 3 of 16
Judge — October 11, 1902 — page 3: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains several satirical pieces typical of early 20th-century humor: **Top cartoon**: Shows a man on a bicycle confronted by a caricatured figure with exaggerated features driving a horse-drawn vehicle, referencing conflicts between new automobile/cycling technology and traditional transportation—a common satirical theme of the era. **"A Fortunate Fact"**: A brief joke about death in New Jersey, suggesting regional stereotypes. **"In Media Res" and other poems**: Light verse about summer travel and romantic mishaps, common Judge material. **"A Conclusive Argument"**: Office humor about worker-boss dynamics. **Bottom photographs**: Appear to be trick photography showing a man with a dove, illustrating "The Wonderful Doings of Marvelous Thomas"—likely a magic or illusion feature. The page reflects Judge's typical mix of social commentary, wordplay, and visual gags targeting educated urban readers.
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ig IN MEDIA RES. ARATOGA in the summer, In the winter Washington, Here's a dainty letter from her— Listen how the phrases run. Can't I get a chance to run down?— Underscoring her address— arrive at sundown, ted express, "Tis a duplicate of those she Sent from Saratoga springs, Full of longings. I suppose she ‘Thinks that I have gold or wings. 1, who in Manhattan island aged am like a feathered pet, Read these missives with a smile and Answer them with much regret. Fate has placed me so far off, in Either case, forlorn and mean, I must, like Mohammed's coffin, Earth and heaven hang between, ‘THE UNATTAINABLE. Cora—" What do you consider the things that make life worth living ?” Merritt—“ The ones we don't possess.” NO. 12.—THE WONDERFUL DOINGS OF MARVELOUS THOMAS. “Here we have the dove, one of the gentlest of birds, and — pay." stay till he did.” A FORTUNATE FACT. t was sad about our friend who died in New Jersey." h, well, we all have to die.” * But we don’t all have to die in New Jersey.” SAUERKRAUT REDIVIVUS. THE ssuerkraut days will soon be here, With links of juicy Weiner-wurst And slabs of greasy limburger, And steins of beer to quench the thirst. Perchance we'll munch the pretzel crisp, Mayhap we'll have the herring, too; Fried cels, with garlic on the side, 77 —more sauerkraut and amber brew, fed goose is all right in its way, And so are peppers stuffed red-hot ; Bat when in doubt there’s naught else like Old sauerkraut to find the spot. TT CAME HOME TO HIM. THE jokesmith called upon the father of the young lady and asked for the damsel's hand in marriage. With a wrathful shout the old gentle- man kicked the jokesmith from the parlor into the hall, out of the door and down the NM CONCLUGNEVARCOLENT! steps and across the street, and as the Finst orrice-tov-—"| guess de boss will raise my young man fled thence he called after Secon ormce-sor—"' What makes yer tak so?" First orrice-sor—"'! give him ter understand I'd “Now, sit, you roay realize that many a truth is written in jest !* —a gentleman who keeps the bird-store around the corner.”” comicbooks.com