Judge, 1903-03-07 · page 3 of 18
Judge — March 7, 1903 — page 3: what you’re looking at
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This page contains three separate items: **"An Iconoclast Ruined"** discusses someone named Footlites making an innovation, likely theatrical commentary. **"Henry's Amusement"** is a brief anecdote about Mrs. Penhecker reading a newspaper's funny column—which turns out to be entirely advertisements about a cruel Wisconsin man. The joke satirizes how newspapers filled space with ads disguised as content. **"A Time of Stress"** and **"In Little Old New York"** are short humorous observations about seasonal clothing and fashion. **"Champe's Mrs. Programme"** discusses a Bill Radders character and an anecdote about someone caught in a blizzard in Nebraska. The bottom section shows a six-panel comic strip titled "Reginald, the Electric Battery, the Turkey, and the Cook" depicting slapstick chaos, likely involving an electric device accidentally creating mayhem during turkey preparation.
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AN ICONOCLAST : A TIME OF STRESS. INDEED. 4 eae " s OANA, what are. ‘6 ROOTLITES is mak- Bes ‘ill 3 the equinoctial ing an innovation tas : 6 is ; storms?” asks the little in his new part. ; Wise boy. “ How, Antonio?” . : “The equinoctial He has had a real F i iy storms,” put in Mr. Wise army officer show him ; : : , 2 before his wife could get how to draw his sword be . her mouth open, “are and sheathe it.” a - ~~. : ae due about the time your HENRY'S 4 ees ( A ma dieores As usliness “WwW Pe ay vat is . spring bonnets.” tickles you so?” asked IN LITTLE OLD NEW Mrs. Penhecker. 4 YORK. “Nothing but the First moth funny column in the pa- % Ne Ps able climate, isn't it? per,” explained her hus- 4 : Second nioth—"'Oh, band. x # dreadful! 1 don't know «Let me see it,” said : \ which kind of clothes to the wife, taking the sheet Pe i eat up first.” from his hands, Look- : Kas ing over it carefully, she said, “ Why, there is no funny column in this pa- per. This page is all advertisements, too, ex- cept one item of news which tells of a cruel man in Wisconsin who compelled his wile to shovel snow off the walks CHANGING HIS PRO- GRAMME, AX UNWONTED si- lence fills the corner grocery in Bowersville. + Why is it,” we ask of Bill Radders; “why is it that the oldest in- habitant is not entertain- ing us with his accus- tomed flow of reminis- cences 2” all one morning.” “TIT was just laughing over the adver- tisements," ventured Pen- hecker, 1 was thinking how glad you would be to see so many bargains offered, 1 had not no- . HER PREFERENCE. man quits tellin’ about ticed the news item you Feror—"" Shall | sing “Then you'll remember me‘?" the time he was caught Erwet—" No, Ferdy; | want to remember you as kindly as possible.”” in a blizzard in Nebby- raska and commences to study up his story about how he was sunstruck five times in two hours in Tennessee.” “Well,” explains Bill, « you've only moved here this winter, or you'd know that about this time of the year the old mention,” But when he could not tell the names of the firms publishing the advertisements Mrs. P. fixed him with a baleful glare. 4, s. 6. REGINALD, THE ELECTRIC BATTERY, THE TURKEY, AND THE COOK. (NO, HE WON'T DO IT AGAIN.) comicbooks.com