Judge, 1903-07-11 · page 4 of 16
Judge — July 11, 1903 — page 4: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains humorous anecdotes and light satirical sketches rather than political cartoons. The content includes: **"Reminders"** - A joke about yarn tied around wrists as memory aids, playing on domestic forgetfulness. **"The Dear Thing"** - A society joke about Reginald Rondough writing sonnets for his fiancée, mocking literary pretension among the wealthy. **"Judge's Favorites"** - Verse celebrating leisure activities (foxhunting, yachting, golf). **"A Future Millionaire"** - A classroom joke about monetary values. **"Merely a Yarn"** - A domestic quarrel story involving sewing. The cartoons depict everyday middle-class and upper-class domestic life with gentle humor. There's no identifiable political content—this represents Judge's lighter, society-focused humor rather than hard satire of specific public figures or events.
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JUDGE'S FAVORITES. ROSE WILSON IN ‘THE RUNAWAYS.” Gayly round the footlights you, Fairy most elastic, « Caper, caracole and glide On the light fantastic. As we watch you as you whirl In a manner sunny, We imagine, in our glee, “Twould be easy money Betting you're the sweet west wind, Humanized with winglets, ‘Through whom we renew our youth And our long-lost ringlets. COMPENSATION. REMINDERS. SO YVHAT does that red yarn around your right wrist signify 2” said Trivvet to Dicer. “That's to remind me to fee home this evening.” take cof- «And what does the yarn around your left wrist mean ?” “That's to remind me that there is yarn on my right wrist.” THE DEAR THING. ort IS too sweet for anything !” ob- served the first lovely girl. “What is?” inquired the second lovely girl. “Reginald Rondough has written a simply delicious little sonnet on his Oh, it is too sweet for You know he is engaged to fiancée’s chin. anything ! Flossie Fezoozus.” ** THE REAL THING. “This,” sald King George I. as he affixed the royal seal to a document granting to a royal favor- Ite ten million acres of Indian property: ‘this is indeed a genuine seal-skin.”* “Yes; and he only wrote a sonnet on her chin? Well, it’s big enough to hold a historical novel—that’s all I've 44 BIGHED'S doctor says he has brain-fag.” “Does he suffer much ?” “Oh, no, tary complaint.” He considers it a most complimen- than ours.”” Nowsiry (another) —"" Um! got to say.” AH, THERE'S THE RUB! But the quantity, Nibsy!"" A FUTURE MILLIONAIRE. —'' How much Is eight times forty?” Three dollars and twenty cents."* Niserry (the actor)—" Why should he spurn us? The quality of his money is no better MERELY A YARN. ss YOU are crewel,” sighed the swain, “Is that sew 2” giggled the damsel. “Darn it!” he cried, his temper rising. “Are you never going to stop breaking the thread of my discourse 2” « Knit !” she retorted. Realizing that he was worsted, he stifled the im- pulse to say something knot- ty, and wound himself up. VALUE OF TRIFLES. LITTLE drops of water Make the mighty sea Little scraps of flannel Bathing-suits will be. Young bride—*1 should like very much to go to Eu- rope on my wedding-trip, but I am so afraid of the ocean.” Her friend —“ Never mind, Love is the best cure for seasickness.” Young bride —* May- be—across ; but I must go home again, you know.” comicbooks.com