Judge, 1904-05-07 · page 4 of 20
Judge — May 7, 1904 — page 4: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains several brief humorous sketches typical of Judge's satirical format. The humor relies on wordplay and social observation rather than political commentary: **"Suited Him Better"** jokes about a doctor's health advice being inconvenient. **"Entirely Different"** uses a pun about "closing out" a business. **"Judge's Favorites"** appears to be a poem praising George M. Cohan, likely the famous entertainer/playwright of that era. **"Their Spheres of Action"** satirizes boastful desert and ocean animals claiming superiority. **"The Latest"** mocks a capitalist pitching a "new color" invention to an inventor, suggesting absurd business schemes. **"Cause and Effect"** makes a crude joke about musicians' long hair. The page primarily offers domestic humor and social satire rather than political commentary. The cartoons target everyday pretension and foolish business schemes of the period.
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so mi morning.” later?" JUDGE'S FAVORITES. GRACE GEORGE IN ‘' TWO ORPHANS.” As the star upon the waters Scintillates and beams, So you with your skill and beauty Glimmer in our dreams— In our dreams of gilt-edged rapture, While in the front seat We hurl violets and roses At your dainty feet. THEIR SPHERES OF ACTION. 66] AM the ship of the desert,” proudly says the camel. «All my passengers get seasick.” “Lam the trolley-car of the desert,” put in the ostrich, “I hold everything.” “I guess I must be the automobile of the ocean,” meekly murmured the smelt. DISPROVED. s4YOU can’t believe all the aphorisms you hear,” said Snooper to Sumway. “No?” «The fact that banks are invariably quiet places gives the lie to the oft-heard proverb that says «money talks,’” AN EXPLANATION. S6\VJHY do these daily papers have any editions, pa?” “Well, you see, they want a chance to contradict in the evening the news they publish in the morning.” SUITED HIM BETTER. Cobwigger—“ The doctor says you sleep too much, You must begin by getting up two hours earlier in the Freddie— Say, dad, wouldn't it be just the same if I went to bed two hours ENTIRELY DIFFERENT. Winder— Are you going to close up your business ?” ANGORA. CAT from indigestion ? REBUKED. NEW ONE ON HIM. Bah! What are pangs of hunger to pangs Tau puss—"* You, who are pampered and fed on health-foods, \ Job Lots—"Oh, no. We're only 40'tfeel the pangs of hunger.” having a closing-out sale.” Se YVOULD you take umbrage if I invited you to have a drink?" asks the city cousin of his stern- faced country uncle. “ Umbrage? I'dunno. ‘Tain’t anything like one o' these here radium cocktails th’ papers is | printin’ things about, is it?” THE LATEST. Caprratist—"' Discovered a new color, eh? I don't see what makes you think that of such jue." Inventor—"* Ah, sir, but just think! ‘Twill make possible a new trading-stamp.”* CAUSE AND EFFECT. “* Musicians have such long hair!"* “Yes; it's the listeners who get bald."" comicbooks.com