Judge — February 4, 1905 — page 3: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page contains three distinct pieces: 1. **"Ballade on the Servant"** — A poem satirizing domestic servants' behavior and attitudes, suggesting they're difficult to manage and prone to complaint. 2. **"A Last Request"** — A sentimental poem about lost friendship and unrequited affection. 3. **"At the Minstrels"** — A brief dialogue joking about the difference between a phenologist (skull-shape scientist) and a man who "runs into a door in the dark," with a setup for absurdist humor. 4. **"How They Love One Another"** — A cartoon showing men at a billiards table, with a caption about a husband asking a friend not to mention his wife's diamond solitaire theft. The humor generally targets servants' insubordination, sentimental romance, pseudo-scientific pretension, and marital deception—typical early-20th-century Judge magazine fare.