Judge, 1905-12-23 · page 3 of 17
Judge — December 23, 1905 — page 3: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
The top cartoon, "Good Talker," depicts a dealer showing a parrot to a woman, joking that the bird talks so much it could serve as a Christmas present. The humor relies on comparing the parrot's chattiness to unwanted gift-giving obligations. Below are several brief comedic pieces: "Prosaic" mocks Christmas clichés; "The Way of the Magazines" jokes about Easter numbers following Christmas issues; "Bitter Musings" and "His Mistake" are short satirical verses about holiday and domestic frustrations; "A Sign of Christmas Cheer" comments on soldiers' morale. "The President's Message" discusses a lengthy presidential Christmas greeting to Congress, comparing its endless nature to a moving picture that just keeps going. The bottom illustration, "Lucy Jackson's Soliloquy," shows a woman contemplating Christmas gifts with resigned humor. This appears to be holiday-themed satirical content typical of Judge magazine's social commentary.
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A GOOD TALKER. Deater—" Ah, mum, dere’s a fine Chris’mus present fer anybody.”” Lavy—"* Does it talk much ?” Deater—* Lord, mum! if dat parrot wuz only human he'd be another Jerome. W'y, he talks jest beautiful, mum—beautifull’® THE PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE. OME kind friend has sent us the message of President Roosevel Congress (note that the"; sounds kind of rich and distinguished). We suppose it is a Christmas present, and we are greatly pleased with it. PROSAIC, (Pantowm.) NH, CHRISTMAS a Goods T know it? But for Christmas’ sake One can be a poet Goodness! don't / know it? Hey for Christmas time! (One can be a poet In a Christmas rhyme.) Hey for Christmas time! Hey Hey for all the holly! y Ina Christmas rhyme Doesn't it seem jolly ? all the holly! 1's filled with gas. Doesn't it seem jolly? Bat it’s true, alas! What a sad admission! But for Christm As to most tradition THE WAY OF THE MAGAZINES. Customer—«1 would like a copy of the Christmas number of Pushup's Magazine.” Newsdealer—» 1am sorry, sir, but the Christmas number was sold out some months ago; but the Easter number is just in.” Vule-log ‘s filled with gas. Wha Bat it's true—alas As to most tradition. § admission! ake !— BITTER MUSINGS. GAD fate our hope is ever mocking, Dark clouds across the blue sky drift— We hang up a five-dollar stocking Afd maybe get a ten-cent gift! HIS MISTAKE. BELSHAZZAR saw the writing on the wall. lene, mene, tekel, upharsin,’" he read. some of my wife’s baby-talk. Under the circumstances few could blame him for the error. A SIGN OF CHRISTMAS CHEER. Now Starts “1 bet that’s ¥y an erstwhile sober man © his homeward troliey-ride With plainest « That he has on his Christmas-tide. itward evidence e spent the evenings and Sundays for the past two weeks reading the and we have a bet up with our wife that we will fin It is a very long and satisfying document, and will make t ter during the ensuing winte which is usually a slow season. hit by New 's bet- If we might venture to criticise the message, we would say it is lacking in good stories and ends too ab- ruptly. We read the end (woman- like) at the start, to see how the plot turned out, But there is really no end to it—that is, it runs along just as if it meant to keep going, and then knocks off with a bump, just like the pictures in the One or two compari- sons may be noted. If the message were written on a board fence with chalk, in a straight line, it would ex- tend from Boston to Beth-Arabia, in the Soudan. If each letter were a iece of egg-coal nessage would weigh 1,763 tons warm moving show. curious. and con- gress four years, LUCY JACKSON'S SOLILOQUY. “Ah dunno if Ah want a ottomobile or a stick ob candy fo’ mah Cris'mus present ‘deed Ah don't!” comicbooks.com