Judge, 1904-01-02 · page 3 of 18
Judge — January 2, 1904 — page 3: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains several satirical pieces from Judge magazine: **"Recantation"** presents a humorous poem about New Year's resolutions—swearing off smoking, drinking, and vice—though the author doubts he'll succeed. The accompanying illustration shows a man in a yard surrounded by broken resolutions and debris. **"Justifiable Wrath"** depicts a man from Newark, New Jersey angry about a letter he wrote being published in a newspaper, now drawing unwanted attention from the public. **"Must Be Pure"** uses a dialogue between sunshine and a filter to satirize health-faddists' obsessive behavior. **"Over-Ruled"** shows men arguing about authority—likely Hoyle's rules (card games) versus pocket authority. The cartoons mock common human foibles: broken promises, embarrassing publicity, health obsession, and petty disputes over rules. The humor relies on exaggerated character types familiar to Judge's contemporary audience.
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RECANTATION. UCH resolutions Tam wont to make Whenever a new year approaches near. I swear off smoking and I swear off beer 5 I swear that no more whiskey T will take ; I swear off sweetmeats, for my stomach's sake ; I swear off many things, however dear And needful they may scem, although I fear Abstention may bring sorrow in its wake. But ah! the spirit and the flesh are weak ; And as the dreary days do come and go ‘An easy road to habits old T find. ‘The things I much have missed I, eager, seek. A fig for idle promises! And so To swear off swearing off Iam inclined. NATHAN St LEY, F IT is a poor rule that won't work both ways, what shall be said of the many rules that re- fuse to work either way ? A DIFFERENCE. Lavy—" Good-morning, Ilttle girl, Do you live around here?" Lire cint—" No, ma‘am; I'm just boarding.”* SHORT. FEB: is the shortest month, they say But 1 am never shorter than Tam when everything 's to pay And Tam busted during Jan. MUST BE PURE. THE sunshine filtered through the leaves. The wayward wind laughed boisterously. “Why are you filtering yourself?" it asked of the sun- shine. JUSTIFIABLE WRATH. “Lmust," explained the sunshine. Th icnice Mr. Setem (who has hurried from New York)—'*1'd like to have a hold of the fresh ound of a h alibe ‘tots soclety: a niscis the plenie guy who wrote me that I'd get a big order by calling at 331 Market street, Newark, &Found of a health-faddists’ society, and if 1 am not filtered I Flow Jersey," Will be boiled." Goewreae = HN C Da OVER-RULED. Mr. Jackson—"' Dat’s mah pot by de authority of Hoyle, which I carrles in mah pocke Mr. Jounson— An‘ dat’s mah pot by de authority ob steel, which I carrles in mah boo! Mr. Jackson—" Rake de pot, Mistah Johnson; rake de pot!"” 340022 comicbooks.com