Judge, 1904-04-09 · page 3 of 16
Judge — April 9, 1904 — page 3: what you’re looking at
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This 1925 page contains humor and advertisements reflecting post-WWI American life. **"A Rural Pessimist"** (top left) mocks rural farmers' negative outlook through verse about failed crops and financial hardship—relevant during the 1920s agricultural depression. **"A Terrible Mistake"** (top right cartoon) shows a woman accidentally discharging a calcium-light on her sunburned skin, a slapstick joke about early beauty treatments. **"A Real Irish Punch"** (large bottom photograph) appears to show a street scene with people and vehicles, with a caption joking about a "punch" at Kelly's establishment, likely playing on Irish stereotypes common to 1920s humor. The page includes classified advertisements for cooks, room rentals, and sales—typical period classifieds reflecting Depression-era economic conditions and labor scarcity.
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A RURAL PESSIMIST. WHILE geen faks are shoutin’ Tam very glum All these dancin’ blossoms Do not mean a plum, On the peach’s blossom You can never bet Thet a peach for certain You will ever get. Folks may take ter dancin’, But your Uncle Cale Bets his bottom dollar That the crops ‘ll fail. >) ADVERTISEMENTS IN THE —\ “HOURLY DIGEST” FOR 1925. OST—A splendid opportunity to rise by a young man who did not take our correspondence course in “air-ship navigation.” Address Findem & Fakem. Female help wanted—A cook; no questions asked about place just left. We have no children, no hobbies, and can furnish recom- mendations from former cooks. Cook can have every other afternoon off, andthe remaining afternoons can entertain in the parlor. Call on Mrs. Long Suffering. ‘0 let—A corner room in the Smoke-stack building on the forty- second floor. Room has four window fire-escapes, six chemical extin- guishers, three parachutes, and an asbestos air-ship. Call at building after non-union hours—three p.m. A TERRIBLE MISTAKE. For sale—An original and polished monkey. Can be used at Miss Froticsome Fay—'' | want the super discharged.” dinners. The owner is going to retire from society and write a socicty Manacer—"" What's the trouble ? m ee Miss Frouicsome Fay —""He didn't throw the calcium-light on my novel. Mrs. Will Gadabout. twenty-thousand-dollar diamond sunburst.”” LUXURIOUS NECESSITIES. A POINT IN HIS FAVOR. Mrs. Suburbs—« | thought you said we could economize by living 64] THINK it is to a young man’s credit to have worked his way in the country.” through college.” Suburbs— But, my dear, I didn’t know then that you would insist es; it means that he has already demonstrated his ability to on raising our own vegetables.” yeta job.” A REAL IRISH PUNCH. Mixe—" Was there any ‘punch’ at Kelly's wake?” Pat—""No: but there was punching enough to make up for it."" comicbooks.co