Judge, 1903-07-18 · page 4 of 16
Judge — July 18, 1903 — page 4: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains three distinct humorous pieces reflecting early 20th-century social attitudes: **"Such a Misunderstanding"** satirizes women's behavior on trains. A railway engineer describes a woman passenger who jumped around and caused disruption. The joke centers on gentlemen debating whether her conduct reflected English propriety or simple rudeness—a commentary on gender expectations and deportment. **"The Real Trouble"** continues the railway theme, with gentlemen discussing sleeping car etiquette and snoring—typical period humor about masculine discomfort. **"A Historic Moment"** (bottom) depicts what appears to be a frontier or colonial scene with "Arizona Bill" and a tourist discussing stolen money and hanging—likely satirizing American Western stereotypes and rough frontier justice. The overall page uses transportation settings to explore social awkwardness and cultural differences of the era.
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JUDGE'S FAVORITES, JOSEPHINE HALL IN ‘' KNICKERBOCKER GIRL."* You're quite as popular in Natchez as in Cork: rk: You simply win all hearts in 'Frisco and New York. Wherever you may go you keep the crowd alive— “Tis dreary when you leave and gay when you arrive. And if you could but be at once in all these towns, ‘That o'er your acting rave as o'er your stunning gowns, You'd make ten thousand times what now you make, and still It would be well deserved, because you fill the bill. ARIZONA Tourist — ARIZONA SUCH A MISUNDERSTANDING! SOWHEN 1 saw that she was almost beyond my control,” said the railway engineer, “T threw her over "—— “ Brute!" ejaculated a gentleman wearing eye-glasses and grassy whiskers, who was unin- tentionally straining his ears to overhear the con- versation. it didn’t do any good,” continued the en- gincer, "so I shut her off; but still she was jump- ing pretty hard and sliding around "—— « Infamous !" said the grassy-whiskered man. Sliding around ; so I give her air "—— “Ah, then you have some little instinct of kindness,” growled the incensed listener. « But it wasn’t any use, and so I jumped and got away just when she began to smash things.” “And I don’t blame her one bit!" asserted the man with the eye-glasses and the grassy beard. “It's a pity she didn’t smash you, so you couldn't come here and boast of your cruelty. I am not surprised at the number of divorces now- adays.” THE REAL TROUBLE, 66] DO not think,” said the sapient gentleman, “that the trouble lies so much in ‘ English as she is spoke.” “No?” asked the other person. “No. The difficulty, to my mind, is in Eng- lish as she is understood.” SARCASM. “Every one tells me I have a splendid face for light comedy." ““Fiow could you help it with that lantern jaw?" NIGHTMARELESS SLEEP, ‘4NO." SAID the gentleman who had occupied “lower seven” in the sleeper, “I never have nigh. mares.” “T should not imagine you would have,” observed the gentleman who had tried to sleep in « upper “I fancy you have progressed beyond the old-fashioned nightmare stage.” hardly understand you, sir,” said the first gentleman. “Why, I heard you snoring all night, and you snored just like an auto-horn sounds.” LOCAL HISTORY. “*| understand Pinchi:t, the bank-defaulter, came out here with all the money he stole."” Lt—"" Ya-as: he got here an’ the boys got the money.” The whole fifty thousand ?” ytt—"" Wa-al, they got thirty thousand an’ hung him up fer the rest.”" comicbooks.com