Judge, 1902-10-18 · page 6 of 16
Judge — October 18, 1902 — page 6: what you’re looking at
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This page contains several satirical sketches typical of Judge's humor circa early 1900s: **"A Seance"** uses anthropomorphic puns (window-shade jokes about being a "shade") mocking spiritualism fads. **"He Is Sorry Now"** jokes about matrimonial advertising—a man who advertised for a wife now regrets it and considers the "exchange column" (divorce/classified ads). **"Why She Couldn't Tell"** satirizes women's supposed delicate sensibilities: a woman can't report her heart throbbing during a car proposal because the automobile's vibration masked any emotional response. **"A Future Sensation"** mocks theatrical excess and audience hunger for sensationalism, with a fake stage announcement about "Miss Mary Jones" (unnamed actress) drawing crowds. **"All But the Dead Ones"** appears to reference Philippine-American War politics, with characters debating whether Filipino insurgents are dead or "very much alive to their rights." **"Willing to Listen"** uses Jewish dialect humor (period-typical but offensive), depicting a financial negotiation with comedic mispronunciations. The sketches reveal contemporary concerns: spiritualism, matrimonial markets, automotive novelty, theatrical spectacle, colonial politics, and immigrant communities.
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A SEANCE. seARE there ghosts in the house ?” cried the door-knob. “Well,” return- ed the curtain, “I suppose I'm the shade of the roller.” indow- HE IS SORRY Now. $6S0 Jarvis got his wife by advertising ?” Yes; and now he’s thinking of the exchange col- umn.” A FUTURE SEN- SATION. HE theatre is crowded. Blasé men and cynical women throng it to the doors, where a clamoring crowd of thrill - seekers cries for admit- tance. WHY SHE COULDN'T TELL. “What Evetine—"' He proposed while automobiling.”* Didn't your heart throb ?"* “T couldn't say—the auto was throbbing so | gentle reader? Let us look at is the reason, do you ask, AN UNUSUAL TURN. the bill-board in SOYVHAT we want for the Sunday paper,” suggested front of the house. the great editor, is any little odd or unusual turn Abt you can give to some item of current news.” It announces ALL BUT THE DEAD ONES. With painstaking attention to instructions the new the stage début of Bieexer—" We have those Filipinos dead to rights."* % ‘ - : ; : Baxter—" Oh, no; they are very much alive to thelr rights. writer took an article asserting that the ancient Egyptians“ Miss Mary Jones, ate mice and elaborated it, turning it in under this head- who positively is not a prominent and popular figure in Washington society.” line: “ Ancient mice ate Egyptians—Remarkable discov- Goodness! These dramatic managers will do anything to draw a crowd, will | ery of Professor Delver.” ; they not? < - WILLING TO LISTEN. | Issacs ‘anxious!y)—" Cohen, vill you indorse a few ohf my notes ?"" Cemen— Vell, Isaacs, | am'no chudge ohf mesic; but go ahet und sing a few.”* comicbooks.com