Judge, 1902-11-29 · page 13 of 20
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This page from Judge contains mostly **advertisements and light humorous verses** rather than pointed political satire. The main "cartoon" is a sentimental song titled "Do Not Take the Doorknob from the Door"—a parody of melodramatic farewell songs, where a young man leaving home pleads with his mother to preserve the doorknob as a memento. The satire mocks overwrought Victorian sentimentality. Other jokes include: - A quip about "sovereign people" cheering a speaker they disagree with simply for agreeing *with them*—satirizing mob mentality - A reference to George III learning of the British loss at Trenton (American Revolution)—a historical allusion rather than contemporary satire - Brief anecdotes mocking gossip, theater-goers, and miserliness The page is primarily **commercial**, filled with advertisements for Evans Ale, Packer's Tar Soap, pianos, and other products. The humor is gentle and domestic rather than sharp political commentary.
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BopuLar SONG OF THE DAY. young man stood before his home, Je came to say good-bye; He pressed his hand against his brow "And slowly wiped his eye His trunk was packed and he must leave For a city far away. He raised his hat and called farewell, ‘And then to his old mother he did say, A cnorvs. Do not take the doorknob from the door! Leave it there to greet me as of yore. Often in the snow and sleet Of my old home I will weep! Do not take the doorknob from the door, His mother stood before the house And saw his footsteps go, She sobbed alone in her sad grief That mothers only know And through eternity she hi Her son so blithe and ga: Callas he did on that dread mom When unto his old mother he did say: rd | world. cnorvs. (With much focting and expression.) Do not take the doorknob from the door! | Leave it there to greet me as of yore. In the summer's heat and rain It may be that I will came If you do not take the doorknob from the door. —Baltimore American. 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