Judge, 1903-06-27 · page 6 of 21
Judge — June 27, 1903 — page 6: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page from the satirical magazine *Judge* contains several disconnected humorous pieces typical of early 20th-century American humor: **"What Happened to Him"**: A sentimental woman brags about marrying her ideal husband, but reveals he's disappeared because he "was busted"—a play on romantic idealism versus financial reality, mocking sentimental romanticism. **"Judge's Favorites"**: Praise for actress Mabelle Oilman (identity unclear), celebrating her stage performance in generic theatrical language. **"Another Elopement in High Life"**: A joke about a fashionable greyhound dog eloping with a coach-dog—absurdist humor treating animals as high-society figures, likely satirizing contemporary celebrity scandals. **"A Sure Test"**: A Maine hunting joke where a guide suggests the way to distinguish a deer from a man is whether you hit it—dark frontier humor about poor marksmanship. The page mixes romance satire, theatrical promotion, absurdist animal humor, and hunting jokes with no apparent unifying political theme.
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WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM. s6VES,” simpered the sentimental lady who sat next to us at the country table, where we were endeavoring to fill our lungs with ozone at four dollars per ; «yes, I at least may claim to be a woman who married her ideal.” “ Your ideal of a husband ?” we ask. “Yes.” « And where is he?” * Alas! we had to part.” «Why, was your ideal shattered ?” “No; I found that he was busted,” she said with a sweet simplicity that won us completely. WHICTUALED DOWN. UR lives much resemble our victuals— Made up of the greats and the lictuals— ‘The good and the bad, And the glad and the sad— Tt never is all beer and skictuals. JUDGE'S FAVORITES MABELLE OILMAN. Where'er you skip And frisk and wing And caper, while You smile and sing, Your acting makes ‘The play the thing. ‘And so we trust And fondly pray That you may e’er In Gotham stay And be the thing ‘That makes the play. THE REASON. The farmer—" Your cow must be sick. She doesn’t chew her cud.” The amateur farmer— She doesn't have to ANOTHER ELOPEMENT IN HIGH LIFE. chew her cud. I feed her with predigested hay.” “The fashionable Miss Greyhound runs away with the coach-dog.”” Pese ive ety A SURE TEST. Srorrsuan (in Maine)—"'| say, guide, ts there any sure way of distinguishing a deer from a man in these beastly woods ?"* Guive—"*Oh, yes. If you miss {t it's a deer.” comicbooks.com