Judge, 1903-05-23 · page 4 of 18
Judge — May 23, 1903 — page 4: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains several unrelated humorous sketches and poems typical of Judge's satirical format: **"Misled Him"** depicts a woman at a window; the joke concerns a man hearing a goose honk and mistaking it for an automobile horn, suggesting early 1900s unfamiliarity with cars. **"Papa's Idea"** is a brief dialogue between Lord Littlecash and Edna about keeping one's soul and body together—likely mocking wealthy aristocratic pretension. **"Advertising It"** and other pieces are short comedic verses about ringwear and similar domestic topics. **"What He Wanted"** and **"Works Both Ways"** are illustrated sketches with visual gags about practical matters. The overall page appears to be general-interest humor rather than political satire, reflecting Judge's mix of social observation and light comedic content from the early 20th century.
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JUDGE'S FAVORITES. GERTRUDE ELLIOTT. You are quite the gay gazelle ‘That can weave a magic spell Round the souls of those that see You cavorting dainti-lee. ‘And your smile that sweetly beams On their thoughts and on thelr dreams Makes them for the time forget Care and trouble, age and debt. Skipful siren, weave away All your witcherles so gay, And turn all their discord right Into an Arabian night. BUILDING UP A PRACTICE. sé] HEAR that Dr. Sawyer attributes his pro- fessional success to his automobile.” “Yes, People thought he must have a very large practice to be able to support an automobile and a chauffeur, so of course they came to him. He's not a bad doctor, either.” ADVERTISING IT. [PON her finger—dainty thing — She wears a big and costly ring, Which to her lips each hour will bring The smile that won't come off. MISLED HIM. 66PJONK! Hever" Clear and strong the familiar sound float- ed through the open window. “That's a sure sign of spring,” said the man who is up on all kinds of in- dications, “Honk! honk !* The man rose from his seat and walked to the window. He looked up into the sky. “Honk! honk !* The calls were repeat- ed rapidly. «Strange. I hear ‘em, but I don't see one,” said the man, “It's time for “em to be go- ing north.” “Oh, they are going in all direc- PAPA'S IDEA. Lorp Lrrmuecasn (lovingly) —"* You are my soul.” Eoim—" Yes; I told papa that.”* Loro Lirrecasn—' Oh, what did he say?" Eoru—"* Said you didn’t earn enough to keep your soul and body together."* tions now,” said the other man. “T guess not. the; They always go north now, and they go in a V-shaped flock, and * What on earth are you talking about ?" “Why, wild geese, of course.” “Wild geese your grandmother! That honking isn't from wild geese—it's the horns of the automobiles.on the boule- WHAT HE WANTED. Mrs. Hanpour—" Would you be willing to saw a stick of wood or two?” Heatriy Hattoran—"* Wid pleasure, mum. Where is de saw-mill?” vard two squares away.” WORKS BOTH WAYS. 66]F WE had more money at our command,” declare the polar explorers, “we could find the north pole in no tim “If you had more north poles,” retort the plutocrats, « you could discover one once in a while, too.” Whereat the explorers dis- cover that their compasses have been deflected by the wrong bank- accounts. LACK OF TIME. ‘ SWE HAVE called,” explains the chairman of the com- mittee, “to ask you to make an impromptu speech at the meeting to-night.” cannot,” replied the great man. “I can deliver an address, but if you want me to make an impromptu speech you should give me two weeks’ notice.” comicbooks.com— —s