Judge, 1904-08-27 · page 6 of 16
Judge — August 27, 1904 — page 6: what you’re looking at
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This page from Judge magazine (early 1900s) contains several satirical pieces: **"Brudder 'Rastus's Offer"** uses racist dialect and a caricatured Black figure to joke about the 1904 presidential election. The piece suggests betting against Roosevelt and Fairbanks winning decisively—apparently implying their victory was uncertain or mocking their candidacy through exaggeration. **"A Campaign Thought"** plays on the difficulty finding rhymes for "Davis" (likely referring to a political figure), then makes a pun about "mavis" (a bird) on "toast top." **"Dignity"** mocks an animal impersonator (McCullough Keene) who refuses to wear a pig costume, calling it beneath him—the joke being he'd be a "ham actor" (pun on ham/acting). Remaining pieces are lighter humor about shopping, journalism inflation of battle casualty reports, and domestic/garden wordplay. The page reflects Judge's mix of political commentary and gentle social satire typical of Gilded Age American humor.
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WANT TO KNOW? Tue rarmer—" Goats? We ain't got no goats.” Tue crry sor—* Then where do you get the butter-milk?”* A CAMPAIGN THOUGHT. FrROM Newburg to Mt. Kisco, From Kiskatom to Medford, From Lynn to San Francisco, From Pittsburg to New Bedford, From Harrisburg to Milford, From Nashua to Napa, From Kennington to Guilford, From Quogue to Saccarappa, We're told no rhyme for Davis Will e’er the poct’s boast top. But how about the mavis That's finest on the toast top? ‘OWE REALLY have no excuse for this war,” said the statesman, Very true,” said the ambitious king ; ‘but that need not worry you, as the historians of the future may be depended upon to develop a proper ex- cuse.” WMG, FULEMESE SPIRITS MATERIALIZED 2 Medium done. BRUDDER ‘RASTUS'S OFFER. [Ma bettin’ twenty shanghais iy, An’ six pecks ob juicy yams, 4 An’ "bout thirty-leben "possums if i a) An’ a smoke-house full ob hams, . Agrinst jes’ one rotten apple, Dat November ‘Il sce fo’ sho" Roosevelt an’ Fairbanks elected Ina clean sweep, don't yo" know? DIGNITY. SONEVER, sir!" sternly declares McCul- lough Keene, the famous animal impersonator. “But,” persists the stage-manager, “we've got to have you go on in the third act with Tom the piper’s son, dressed in a pig's skin, to imitate that animal.” “Sir,” retorts the artist, “I cannot do it. Never shall it be said of me that [am a ham actor.” NO USE. WE MEET the extravagant woman at the bargain-counter, “Why do you spend so much money?” we ask.“ Would it not be well to lay*by something for a rainy day ?” With a merry gurgle of laughter she replies, “ Goodness, no! I never go shopping on rainy days.” SIMPLE ADDITION. Assistant— Here's a rumor of a battle with a loss of twelve thou- sand men.” Editor—* And here's another tumor that the loss was fifteen thou- sand men. Issue an extra reporting rumors of two battles with losses of twenty-seven thousand men.” GARDEN WORK. WE MEET the quilting-bee on his way toward the garden. « How is this 2” we ask. “Do you not do your quilting indoors ?” “ Occasionally,” he answers ; “but this morning I have to sew the bachelor's buttons on to the flower-bed and the fox- gloves to the lady-fingers.” It HAVING been asserted by one who speaks with authority that “the mountain-peaks of Democratic truth” are again in view, we naturally ask, “What! again?” and follow up the question with “ Where, oh, where?” even while we pause to fancy that, if the star- tling assertion be also a true one, there is a golden opportunity for some dime- museum to realize a considerable num- ber of the bright, elusive shekels of the realm. 3. ‘Well cooked. CULINARY. comicbooks.com