Judge, 1904-02-27 · page 5 of 16
Judge — February 27, 1904 — page 5: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This Judge magazine page contains several satirical pieces mocking contemporary society: **"Sisterly Judgment"** jokes about a woman wanting to be a newspaper reporter—her friends use printing terminology ("scare-head," "display type," "form") as backhanded compliments, suggesting she has the superficial qualities but perhaps lacks substance. **"The Usual Custom"** satirizes small-town boosterism: a man plans an absurdly ornate hotel name ("Grand Imperial Majestic Palace Hotel") for a modest building, mocking pretentious local development. **"High Finance"** mocks fraudulent stock promotion: a con man explains his company needs *no* startup capital because they'll fleece the public instead of investing honestly. **"No Doubt of It"** makes a working-class joke: a barber reveals he was previously a "gripman" (streetcar operator), suggesting career mobility among manual laborers while implying barbering requires minimal skill elevation. The Eleanor Robson tribute is standard theatrical puffery for an actress.
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SISTERLY JUDGMENT. ANNY GUSH says she wants to be a newspaper woman,” said the first dear friend, “Well, she ought to be,” commented the second dear friend ; “she always wears a scare-head.” “And she leans to the display type,” murmured the third dear friend. “And she makes up her form,” asserted the fourth dear friend. “But she looks well in print,” offered the fifth dear friend, a damsel with an angelic face. THE USUAL CUSTOM. Se YVHATS Fidoogus going to make of that one-story building he is putting up?" asked the first citizen of Umpville. “A hotel.” “ But what's the purpose of that long board which projects sev- eral feet on each side of the front?” « Fidoogus says that's for the name. He's going to call it * The Grand Imperial Majes- tic Palace hotel." HIGH FINANCE. Cobwigger—“ Won't it be necessary for you to have lots of money to start that com- pany 2” Colonel Boomer—“ Why, no. If we bad the money we wouldn't ask the public to go into it.” JUDGE'S FAVORITES. ELEANOR ROBSON IN ‘MERELY MARY ANN,"* In“ Merely Mary Ann" you are A fairy full of skip and skim, Besides a luscious lily star That makes all other stars 1ook dim By those sweet witcheries of art You use upon your shining way, To capture quick the public heart Of hearts forever and a day, It may be truthfully downwrit That you for glory and for pelf Will all the blooming time be it If you'll be but—mere-ly yourselt AT VARIANCE. Madge —" Don't you think she looks her age 2” Marjorie— Not the age she says she is.” YU NO DOUBT OF IT. Barser—"' Yes; the tonsorlal profession 1s comparatively a new one to me.”” Patron— What were you before?” Barser—" A gripman.” comicbooks.com