Judge, 1904-07-09 · page 8 of 24
Judge — July 9, 1904 — page 8: what you’re looking at
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This page contains multiple satirical pieces typical of early-20th-century American humor: **"Brudder Snowball's Joy"** uses racist dialect humor common to the era, depicting an African American character celebrating a baseball victory in exaggerated vernacular. **"He Broke the News to Mother"** satirizes German-American immigrants through Mrs. Baumkeester, who speaks in broken English with German syntax. She angrily confronts a teacher, misinterpreting germ-theory education as anti-German propaganda—a timely joke given World War I tensions and nativist anxieties about immigrant loyalties. **Other brief jokes** include "The Burden of Wealth" (commentary on the wealthy avoiding work) and "Buying the Real Muse" (mocking street musicians). **"Explained"** jokes about Chinese stereotypes and New York newspapers' sensationalism. The page reflects Judge's satirical approach to contemporary social issues: immigration anxieties, racial attitudes, class commentary, and wartime suspicions—all presented through exaggerated caricature and dialect humor typical (and offensive by modern standards) of that era.
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BRUDDER SNOWBALL’S JOY. TELL yer what it am— Dis happy heart ob mine Am like a tater-bug Upon a tater-vine. It’s happy asa fly What stops ter take a drink Upon de watahmel- On's slice, so juicy pink. De spider 's on de fire An’ overflows wiv chick ; De cellar 's full ob yams, An’ on de double quick T hallelujah shouts— Because our nine, clate, Jes’ beat de "Possums ub Scewanky ten to eight. HE BROKE THE NEWS TO MOTHER. MBS: BAUMKEESTER walked into the school-room aggressively, paid no heed either to the surprised look or the polite greeting of the teacher, but squared herself before the desk of that person and remarked, “Vy iss it dot you teach mein Hans such insulding dings apout his own & VERY TRUE. beebles ? _— “Ts it true that Dauber Is kept busy with his brush nowadays?” “Why, Mrs, Baumkeester, I have not taught Hans anything like that." “Oh, yes! He's got a job in the street-cleaning department.” “Yes, you haf, He gomes home und dells me dot id iss der Chermans dot iss making all der beebles sickness.” ret id vrom der pook oud—vrom der pook vot you gif him to “But, Mrs, Baumkees "— study py. Und he set dot you set id vas so.” “Dere iss no use denying id. Mein Hans doesn’t lie. Und, pesides, he “What in the world do you mean 2” “ Diss!" bringing one hand into the other to emphasize her charge; «diss! You tolt mein Hans, und you gif him der pook vere id set dot all der diseases iss caused by der Chermans.” And the teacher had no more success in ex- plaining her germ the- ories to Mrs. Baumkees- ter than she had with Hans. THE BURDEN OF WEALTH. Wandering Willie— “How wud yer like ter be a millionaire 2” Weary Raggles— “Dat wudn’t be in me line. De feller wot's got BUYING THE REAL MUSE. Sosnuchitaoney saat he ‘Tue tover—'" Here, mister, would youse mind goin’ roun’ de corner to de folst house youse comes ter an’ play somethin’ "eedn't work is de one soft an’ sentimental like fer a penny?” dat does de most.’ EXPLAINED. ss PATHER, dear,” asked little Bruno, why did they name that Chinese river * Yellow?" “Confucius was a great prophet, Bru- H no,” replied his par- ent, “and he foresaw some of the dream- battles. which New York newspapers would say happened on its banks.” TELLTALE. Jaggles —* Hen- j peck has acquired a decided stoop, high up near his neck. Waggles—* Oh, I UNDOUBTEDLY. guess that's the stoop Haroto—" They tell me, Ethel, that your aunt, Miss Thinly, will not go In bathing until after dark. Is it a fad?" his wife sits on. Erwet—"'No; it's a ‘matter of form* with her, I believe."