Judge, 1902-12-20 · page 11 of 52
Judge — December 20, 1902 — page 11: what you’re looking at
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This page contains multiple short satirical pieces typical of Judge magazine's humor: **Snow Notes & Christmas sketches** (top): Lighthearted winter seasonal humor with visual gags about snow and snowmen—no political content. **"A Fortunate Mother"**: Irish-dialect humor about a boy named Jimmy whose wages doubled for Christmas because he's now playing "the mob" in a theater production. The joke: his changing voice during adolescence makes him valuable to the stage. **"The Turkey Tug"**: Appears to reference Boston investors and a baked bean company prospectus, satirizing how changing a company's name to sound literary ("The Browning and Ibsen Baked Bean Syndicate") attracts capital—mocking both Boston's pretensions and investor gullibility. **"Effective Technique"** (bottom): Irish working-class humor where a woman brags her daughter plays piano so much the neighbors are "gray" from hearing it—playing on the popular song "Dolly Gray." The page reflects 1902 attitudes: ethnic dialect humor (Irish), class commentary, and gentle satire of business practices and cultural pretension.
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COME OVER To ME CHRIS‘MAS pw You’s'Lu Cone, OVER AND SEE: ME TREE, \ a AFTERWARDS. baal SNOW NOTES. ‘The snow-flake’s softly falling ‘The snow-ball’s swiftly knocking ‘The snow-drift's pirouetting | + On the walk: Off your tile: Down your neck; | The snow-bird’s gayly bobbing The snow-man's blithely grinning ‘The snow-plough’s for your shekels On the stalk. All the while. On the deck. | A FORTUNATE THE COMMON | MOTHER. FAILING, S*] UNDERSTAND, S*GMITHERS says he Mrs. Clancey,” re- doesn't believe in marked Mrs. Dooligan, 2 dver the back fence, “ T guess that’s true. “that your Jimmy has No matter how many had his wages doubled they put on any freshly | for Christmas. Is that painted job, he touches it | true ?” to see if it is dry 1” | “Sure, an’ itis, Mis’ THE TURKEY TUG. * Dooligan,” replied’ Mrs. Now dis hoy-ars de tug ob war Begin de tug 0° peace WHAT THEY TOOK 2 no longer shiftin’ the The Boston fro- | scanary at the theaytre !" moter—"Yes, we got “1 want to know! What is his new job ?” | “He's playin’ the mob in the third act, Mrs. Dooligan. And as his voice is changin’, th’ boss gives him double pay, which is no more than right, I'm thinkin’,”” NOT DOING-IT FOR NOTHING. Kind old lady—“ You're the daintiest little boy in the whole crowd, ~ How is it you keep your face so clean 2" Nibsy Murphy—«1C\ didn’t me mudder 'd wash it.” COPrMGNT 1902 BY JUDGE COMPAMY OF KEW YORK EFFECTIVE TECHNIQUE. every solid Bostonian interested in our new company as soon as we sent out the prospectus.” New York capitalist— Great coupons! Tell me the secret.” The Boston promoter— Why, we simply had the foresight to call the concern “ The Browning and Ibsen Baked Bean Syndicate.” Dorothy— So Mabel is engaged to Cholly ! does she see in him ?” Margaret— Her last chance, probably.” Now what on earth ‘Sackert & Widens Lia & Pig Co Rew York. Mans. Roower—:D' yez hear me darter Katie playing * Dolly Gray’ on th’ planny ?”” Mrs. Keity—" So it's playing * Dolly Gray ’ she is now: shure, she’s played all th’ neighbors gray two months agone!"" comicbooks.com