Judge, 1905-04-01 · page 10 of 16
Judge — April 1, 1905 — page 10: what you’re looking at
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This page from *Judge* contains several short humor pieces typical of late 19th/early 20th-century American satire. **"De Pay-Day Grin"** uses dialect humor (common then, offensive now) to mock working-class fatalism—laborers who rationalize their poverty as inevitable fate rather than seeking improvement. **"Between Ma and Pa"** is a domestic joke: a wife challenges her husband to provide the financial means ("dough") her father once had, implying she'll then match her mother's cooking skills—blaming marital discord on economics rather than ability. **"A Moral Lesson"** satirizes schoolroom instruction: a teacher asks students to use "criterion" in a sentence; a girl innocently references a saloon, suggesting the working-class world outside formal education operates by different standards. **"Shakespearian"** mocks pretentious young lovers quoting Shakespeare during prolonged goodbyes, with the frustrated father eventually responding with mock-Shakespearian dramatics of his own. **"The Strategical Bunny"** appears to be a wordless comic strip showing a rabbit's escape tactics from a trap. The overall tone reflects *Judge*'s satirical approach to class, education, and American social pretensions.
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