Judge, 1904-01-02 · page 4 of 18
Judge — January 2, 1904 — page 4: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains several unrelated humorous sketches typical of Judge magazine's satirical format: **"Dismal Outlook"** depicts a dialogue between a Kentucky mountaineer and a visitor about New Year's prospects, playing on rural dialect humor. **"Judge's Favorites"** is a poem about theatrical scenes and artistic merit, likely referencing contemporary stage productions. **"Meow!"** shows cats in conversation—anthropomorphic animal humor common to the era. **"Jealousy"** depicts society women gossiping about a new Greek model, satirizing upper-class pettiness and pretension. **"Wonderful"** shows a domestic conversation questioning whether a husband's affections have changed. The page lacks obvious political content, instead offering social satire targeting class distinctions, domestic relationships, and theatrical culture. Without date information visible, the specific references remain unclear, though the humor targets recognizable social types of early 20th-century America.
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DISMAL OUTLOOK. S6\JJISH you a happy the visitor, riding up to the home of the Kentucky moun- taineer. “Thanks fo" yo’ kind wish- ¢s,suh; but hit looks almighty bad fo’ me this comin’ yeah.” “Now, I'm sorry to hear that. What seems to be the troubl “Well, suh, ‘long last spring me an’ Bingo happen- ed to have a fallin’ out ovah MEOW! a couple o JUDGE'S FAVORITES. MABEL GARRISON IN‘ BABES IN TOYLAND."* While you gild the toyland scene As its babe and as its queen, Alll the people, young and old, Hang upon the fairy gold Of your presence and your vim, Which e’er make things hum and skim Till the verdict is that you, As an artist through and through, Are the star in which they see A big blooming galaxy. hawgs ; so we done had a time all sence then, shootin’ at each otheh f'um time to time.” “Oh, I shouldn't be cast down over that. Even if you have afeud it can be ended. There's no reason why "—— “ That's jest it, podneh ; that’s jest it. ‘Lije fell offen the side o” the mountain yestiddy, an’ now I've got no feud at all.” ¢sQHUCKS !" said Mr. Medder- grass. “1 believe these here patent-medicine fellers is all in cahoot “ What makes you say that ?” 44 AND so you broke yourself of the habit of betting on the races?" we ask of the gentleman who is telling about what a change asked the druggist. has come over his life. “Well, I've got five different = = “I did, and thoroughly,” he JEALOUSY. Miss Seat Sacgue—" Harold says the new Greek model has a finely- . mzulded figure.” . fer the name of the medicine.” Miss Asteakan—" Yes: he's ever waxing eloquent of her."* * Broke myself. answers. “ How did you do it?” almanacs so far this year, an’ every blame one of ‘em is alike except WONDERFUL. *Loften worder if my husband loves me in the same old way.”* Does he act as if he did 2°" Yes." “Then it's no wonder you wonder."* comicbooks.com