Judge, 1904-09-24 · page 4 of 16
Judge — September 24, 1904 — page 4: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains several humor pieces and illustrations typical of early 20th-century satirical magazines. **"Frankfurter Ean Joy"** celebrates the frankfurter sausage as a culinary staple. **"A Friend in Need"** jokes about college-to-waiter career transitions. **"An Opinion"** briefly mocks someone's appearance. **"He Was Convinced"** plays on word confusion—a man misunderstands "building" as "bulldog." **"The Confession"** is sentimental verse about human folly and cats. The largest illustration, **"Pat's Inference,"** depicts what appears to be a baseball or sporting scene with working-class characters making ethnic jokes (references to "Dutch" dialect humor were common period stereotypes). **"Styles for Fall and Winter"** offers fashion predictions in verse form. **"Clever Boy!"** makes a brief joke about trade and automobiles replacing older commerce. The humor relies heavily on period stereotypes, wordplay, and class-based comedy typical of Judge magazine's early 20th-century readership.
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FRANKFURTEREAN JOY. OOD gracious! the frankfurter’s now at its best, ‘And high on the bleachers I eat it with zest, And feel that it’s helped by the whizzing home-run, Reclining at peace in the bright, varnished bun. No matter what people may say as to how ‘The frankfurter’s made of the juicy bow-wow— The poodle, the dachshund, the setter, the skye, Or any old other choice breed of ki Teat it with joy and I shout in my glee, “The frankfurter ’s always the sausage for me! At ball-match or side-show I'm always its slave. ‘A joy and a symphony—long may it wave!” A FRIEND IN NEED. Jaggles—" Does he regret the time he spent as a waiter while working his way through college 2” Waggles— | should say not! Since he graduated it’s the only thing that has brought him in a living.” AN OPINION. Jones—* Mrs. Brown hasn't been looking well for some time.” Mrs, Jones—* No, indeed! And I think she looks as if she felt worse than she looks.” JUDGE'S FAVORITES. IDA RENEE IN THE “ROYAL CHEF.”* Although the autumn ‘s smiling upon the landscape dim, You fill our hearts with summer, and fill them to the brim, And even when the winter the path with snowdrifts piles, You fill us with the summer that blossoms in your smiles, And that is why we're certain, while all our fancies whirl, That e’er, despite the season, you're high art's summer girl. HE WAS CONVINCED. Smithby—« 1 know I need glasses.” Oculist—" How do you know ?” Smithby—» Because last night 1 was read- a newspaper, and I couldn't tell whether or 1 certain word was * building‘ or * blinding.’ ” Oculist—" Which did it turn out to be? Smithby— It turned out to be * bulldog. THE CONFESSION. N° ATTEMPT to cover up, Keeping nothing hid, Hear the blatant little fool Yelling “Katy did!” Ah, were human wisdom yours, Katy, standing pat, You would look us over and PAT'S INFERENCE. SR anne towiiion Sriecersrein (rapturously)—"' Ach! dot ‘ Goetterdaemmerung"!"" . MC LaNDeROM wrisom, O'Rourxe—" Oi don't blame ye, me frind. Av Oi knew how Oi'd shwear at thot in Dutch mesilf.” STYLES FOR FALL AND WINTER. TIME for change in styles is here, Read the order lout fear. Brown prevailing, dashed with red, Will be scen till leaves are dead. Yellow by the field and sod, Interlaced with golden-rod. Later on the trees may wear Alll their limbs well stripped and bare. Mountain-tops, both day and night, Should be dressed in snowy white. In the valleys, ‘mongst the sage, Gray in weeds will be the rage. In midwinter skates are nice Only when you're cutting ice. Old gold will be used by all Who can get it in the fall. CCENAM BOLL le: Winter, spring, and summer, too, What do you think? Buryemdeep, the undertaker, Is going to boom up trade. Th wee ied wibegreRe ‘Surru—“ Giving away trading-stamps ?”’ neni Jones—* Nope: giving away automobiles.”* FRANK Mt. BROOKS, —} comicbooks.com