Judge, 1904-10-01 · page 16 of 16
Judge — October 1, 1904 — page 16: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains multiple brief satirical comics and notes typical of Judge's style. The opening joke plays on class assumptions: a man finds no mention of someone killing his mother-in-law in the newspaper's main sections, only in the "sporting page"—implying violence is treated as entertainment for rough working-class readers. The remaining panels satirize American social life: military encampment life, education's limited value for the poor ("college chump"), baseball culture, and wealthy society. A recurring target appears to be nouveau-riche pretension—particularly "Wayward Waldorf," the wealthy motorcar enthusiast stopping at intervals during leisure touring, contrasted with working-class characters' limited opportunities. The "College Note" and "Society Note" format allows Judge to mock both ambitious strivers and the idle rich. The final joke about a poor young person choosing marriage over the World's Fair suggests satirical commentary on class mobility and limited options for working-class youth in early 1900s America.
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Aude NOT STRANGE. bits: Hanns—"1 don't se anything inthis paper about Brown tiling his mother- fo-law.” Hasus—" That's not strange. Yuu never read the sporting page.” AT THE ENCAMPMENT. : THE VALUE OF EDUCATION. S27 40 CRE nce" Gimornin' comrade! What pout, THR TURE" enpRonmne Racters "Who's de gent wid de you belong tof" ome? Tiexp ver" Jusht plain hiechin’-post, cannel.” lege lege chump, Pie blockhead in schoo! —" Knockerson, | think, is the best all-round ball-player in the nine.” . Peet ae a ieeerernae ise Vecy best all-round player n the nine, Bendes playing every postion, from battery to felding, he holds the record for kicking, scrapping, and dispatmg the umpire: COLLEGE NOTE. 1 re SOCIETY NOTE. \d Winterwheat has left his home and parents to resume Wayward Waldorf, the inveterate automobilist, is touring toward Regmnal. his arduous duties at college. ‘ $e Leas in his private motor-car, stopping at inervala long the way rent (904 By JURE COMPANY PUBLISHERS, 226 FOURTH AVE. EOE YORK PACIFIED. “I wanted ter go ter de woild’s fair, but me mudder says if | wouldn't ezy'no more she'd let me git married ‘some day instead.” LITTLE OF EVERYTHING.” Sache &Wibeims Lime b Pig Co NenYor* comicbooks.com