Judge, 1903-01-17 · page 4 of 16
Judge — January 17, 1903 — page 4: what you’re looking at
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This page contains humorous anecdotes and satirical cartoons typical of Judge magazine's format. The sections include: **"The Rules of the Game"** mocks a senator's reluctance to write for the publication, suggesting he uses excuses about being too busy. **"A Good Definition"** presents wordplay about optimism, while **"His Darwinian Ancestors"** satirizes someone's pride in family genealogy by joking they descended from tree-dwelling ancestors. **"Journalistic Jocularity"** and **"The Wrong Party Felt It"** appear to be light editorial humor about newspaper rivalry and failed schemes. The cartoons throughout depict everyday domestic and social scenes with gentle satirical commentary on human behavior—a hallmark of Judge's accessible humor style. The page lacks overtly partisan political content, instead focusing on universal social foibles and comedic wordplay for general readers.
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JUDGE'S FAVORITES. ELIZABETH TYREE. Whene’er, a lissome vision, Around the stage you wing And lift us into fairy-land Serenely while you sing, We fancy that all shekels Of siiver and of gold Were given us in shining heaps, To be with joy unrolled, To buy the magic pasteboard That takes us to the show In which you're quite the shining star Of beauty, don’t you know. JOURNALISTIC JOCULARITY. $+ JOW do you like my new print dress "asked the first editor's wife, who was arrayed in a calico confection. “It must be an extr. rival editor. id the wife of the “Lsee it has a scare-head over it.” Two forms were pied that day. THE WRONG PARTY FELT IT. Warwick— Yes, Sluggs started a paper out at Rag Weed Centre—said he meant to fill a long-felt want.” Wickwire. Warwic “ Ah, did he succeed ?” No; he couldn't fill the want, so he had to keep on feeling it.” THE RULES OF THE GAME. 66SENATOR,” we ventured, " your letter reads, ‘I see by your paper to-day.’ That will never do.” The distinguished statesman was non- plussed. We explained, «You should write, * My attention has been called to an article in your issue of Knowing that we had his welfare at heart, the senator accepted our advic A GOOD DEFINITION. Tommy Wise— Pa, what is an optie mist?" Mr, Wise— An optimist, my son, is a person who has the faculty for making a mole-hill out of a mountain.” HIS DARWINIAN ANCESTORS. Aae—* Cholly is awfully proud of his family tre Ethel—"V'm quite willing to believe that his ancestors lived in trees, but I don’t see why he should be proud of it.” GALLANTRY. “Dey told me yesterday, Mr. Simmons, dat you was a woman-hater. “Ah, dear loidy, yesterday | didn't know you.” SCOTTISH HISTORY. Roperick Duu—* Come one, come all! This rock shall fly from its firm base as soon as I!"" CG FREE AND EASY. Bueary “What did the jedge say when yer sassed him?" “Said | wuz a trifle too free an’ giv me sixty days."* Tue Rocx—" Ta, ta, Roddie!" AN EASY LOAD. $+ GOBANG was hypnotized the other night and made to believe that he was drunk. You ought to have seen his actions.” “That is what might be called being loaded with blank cartridges.” THE FOREIGN WAY. Smith —« That story you were telling me about the Rus- sian prince going to Chicago to drink champagne out of the shoe of a pretty actress is rather far- fetched.” Brown—" Why so?" Smith— There are any num- ber of pretty actresses right here in New York who would jump at the chance. Brown— Yes ; but, you see, the prince likes a long drink.” comicbooks.com