Judge, 1903-02-14 · page 3 of 16
Judge — February 14, 1903 — page 3: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page primarily showcases **upcoming advertiser-sponsored fiction** for the Padsitt Magazine, listing stories by popular authors like Donan Coyle and Rudyard Kipling. Below the advertisements are three **cartoon vignettes with social humor**: 1. **"Hard Work"** depicts working-class characters in dialect, establishing a comedic scene about labor. 2. **"The Only Difficulty"** shows Mrs. Newlywed discussing dismissing a cook—a domestic servant management joke targeting middle-class households. 3. **"No Use"** features Mrs. Jones and Patrick (the housekeeper) discussing why he won't save money for rainy days. Patrick claims poverty makes saving impossible, attributing his spending to rheumatism—a satirical jab at working-class financial struggles and rationalization. These cartoons reflect early 1900s class distinctions and domestic service dynamics common to Judge's audience.
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ANOTHER STRIDE. EAHE publishers of the Padditt Magazine announce with some pride that they will shortly inaugurate a strikingly new movement in literature. Instead of having the authors prepare the stories which are inserted in the centre of the maga- zine these worthy individuals will be compelled to write the advertise- ments, while the ad.-writers will be given full sway in the pages devoted to rea! romance. We are permitted to copy the following display- lines from the advance sheets of the advertising pages : «Prisoners of Soap! The Adventures of Latherus and Grit A clean, helpful story.” “The Scalped Mattress ; Or, how it 2// to Have the Hair Removed. By old Nick Carter.” “Sherlock Homes, and Happy Homes in the Layemout Subdivision, By Donan Coyle.” “The Light That Failed. It Was Not the Smellsback Light. By Kidyard Rupling.” “Striking Testimonials to the Efficacy of Healem’s Heart Cure, By the author of the “Letters of Elizabeth." Ete., ete., ete. ‘ HARD WORK. 4 “Georgie, whad’s de name ob dat contraption yo" is 2-strug- glin' wid?" : THE ONLY DIFFICULTY. “A go-cart.” Mrs. Newuyweo—"'I discharged the cook this afternoon."* “A go-cart, eh? ‘Peers ter me yo’ is doin’ < good deal ob Mr. NewLyweo—"* Have any difficulty about it?” pushin’ ter git enny go in it.” Sy tegen NO USE. Mrs. Joxes—" Why don’t you lay up your money for a rainy day, Patrick?" Patrick (the hostler)—"* Shure, ‘twould be no use, mum, fer Oi couldn't shpend it thin. i'm always laid up mesilf on a rainy day wid th’ rheumatism.” comicbooks.com