Judge, 1904-07-23 · page 4 of 16
Judge — July 23, 1904 — page 4: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains several satirical pieces and cartoons typical of early 20th-century American humor: **"His Crown of Joy"** mocks an imported hat, suggesting American-made goods are superior. **"Terrible Possibility"** satirizes protectionist politicians debating lumber tariffs—poking fun at political self-interest disguised as economic policy. **"Judge's Favorites"** and other text pieces are light social humor about courtship and domestic life. **The fishing cartoons** ("Saved," "Long-Needed Invention," "Prudence") feature recurring Judge characters in comic situations involving fishing and romantic mishaps—standard comedic fare without specific political reference. The page emphasizes domestic humor, consumer culture satire, and gentle political mockery rather than addressing major contemporary events. The overall tone is lighthearted rather than hard-hitting commentary.
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HIS CROWN OF JOY. T. PATRICK'S day is far away, ( Yet I can tell you that Upon my brow I'm happy now To wear this dear old hat. Tt knocks the straw and mackinaw ‘And panama all flat. ‘There is no crown that does up brown This fine, imported hat. And while about I whirl T shout At fate’s grim minions scat. You bet that I just love this sky- Piece, old and dear and flat. TERRIBLE POSSIBILITY. 66 ES,” said the man from Michigan, “ we are going to appeal to congress to pass more stringent laws against the wasteful destruction of timber-land.” “Lumber getting scarce up there?” asked the man from Georgia. | “Lumber 2" repeated the Michigander. “ What do we care about lumber? We've got to protect the breakfast-food industry, haven't we? And if the sawdust gives out where will we be?” THE SECRET OUT. Mrs. Gadabout— Mrs, Plainer says she would not keep a girl who was better looking than herself. Mrs, Talkalot— Well, that explains why she is always without one.” JUDGE'S FAVORITES. AMY Lesser. You know your art so thorough-lee That all the things that we can say Would be superfluous, for we Could but repeat the things that day And night the public says and thinks. ‘And what it says and thinks makes known Why you're engaged to kick the kinks Clean out, for fair, Of grim-eyed care In this or any other zone, BEDTIME IN ST. PETERSBURG. 66] WISH," remarked the czar plaintively, after he had locked their bomb-proof bedroom for the night and set the anarchist alarm, « that some of those Jap soldiers looked like me.” ” remarked the czarina, deftly stepping out of a mail petticoat and beginning to unscrew the fastenings of her spring-steel corset. “If they did,” remarked the czar, after he had thought- fully laid aside a cast-iron vest and telephoned to make cer- tain that the guard about the autumn palace had been dou- bled, I'd arm a regiment of nihilists with bombs and turn ‘em loose there in Manchuria.” SAVED, gles— Did the faith cure do him any good 2" PRUDENCE: . . Waggles—" 1 should { Hehadn't been GRE insurance-acent—'" Come, Pat; let me insure your life for one thousand dollars.” ag gies it sould: say sol Me badnit:been taking tt Par—" Wait a bit, thin. Oi think Oi'll take out a hundred-dollar policy first, an’ if long before it cured him of his faith in it.” Oi die an’ git thot wan all roight thin Oi'll take out a bigger wan.” A LONG-NEEDED INVENTION. } ‘Sivken—"' Gee! that was a beaut that got away."* ‘Sinker—" Minny? Look at that! You want to buy one of Jupce’s au- tomatic reels, that register the weight of the big ones you don't land, and thea no one can call you a liar.” Bosser—“ What! that minny, do you mean?” comicbooks.com