Judge, 1903-01-03 · page 7 of 16
Judge — January 3, 1903 — page 7: what you’re looking at
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This page contains several satirical vignettes mocking common social situations: **"His Bitter Memory"** ridicules sentimental romance—the man's tearful parting is undercut by the reveal that he's actually upset about spending forty dollars on a dress. **"They Needed It"** jokes about New Year's resolutions being pointless; the character simply plans to repair last year's broken items rather than improve himself. **"The Only Way"** references Jean-François Millet's famous painting "The Angelus," suggesting that even peasants in classical art would demand higher wages—a jab at labor agitation and socialism. **"His First Prescription"** mocks Irish dialect humor (typical for the era) about a doctor's odd medical advice. **"The Limit"** is a standard "dry humor" pun. **"New Version"** plays on the proverb about rolling stones, applying it to polishing/refinement. **"Fulfilling His Destiny"** uses Irish-American vernacular to joke about a reckless boy becoming a stunt cyclist. The overall tone is light, working-class humor with ethnic stereotyping common to early 1900s American satire.
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HIS BITTER MEMORY, HERE we stood before the parting : Round my neck her arms she threw, And L saw that tears were starting From her dreamy eyes so blue. My caress did not relieve her 5 My heart pained me, I confess, When I knew I had to leave her— Forty dollars for a dress, ‘THEY NEEDED IT. Pudney—" Are you going to make any new-year reso- lutions 2” rarker— No; V'll just repair those | broke last year.” THE ONLY WAY. HE Angelus had just struck when the two peasants looked at each other. “Hadn't we better strike for more pay, too?” they in- quired, Hereupon Millet was compelled to put more long green wots menrcomm Fiace into his picture than he had anticipated. esl AE THE LIMIT. Gtapys—" He seems to be a man of dry humor.” Fexoy—" Dry? Why, his humor ‘s so dry that he has to pay for the drinks to get anybody to listen to it.”” . HIS FIRST PRESCRIPTION. NEW VERSION. Mrs. Muttican—"* Pat, didn’t th’ docther lave yez inny midicine ?”" Mr. Muttican—" Nota bit. He'd hov me makin’ a billy-goat av mesilf—takin’ this plece av HE rolling stone gathers no moss, but it paper ivry three hours."" quires a certain polish, FULFILLING HIS DESTINY. “Ya-as, my son Rube always went inter everything heels over head.” ** What's he doin’ now?" “He's a loop-th’-loop bicycle artist." comicbooks.com