Judge, 1906-01-20 · page 3 of 16
Judge — January 20, 1906 — page 3: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains several unrelated satirical pieces typical of Judge magazine's format: **"In Chicago"** depicts a conversation between a woman and a man (labeled "Mr. Pork Packer") about a poet. The joke plays on Chicago's reputation as a meatpacking center—suggesting the city's businessmen prioritize practical advertising uses over literary merit. **"Symptomitis," "How Demands Are Created,"** and other titled sections are brief humorous anecdotes about everyday social situations—a teacher questioning a boy about missing Sunday school, an inconsistent father, and similar domestic comedy. **"How It Turned Out"** shows a domestic scene with children and appears to be a punchline about parental threats. The illustrations are typical Judge-style satirical line drawings. Without dates or clearer context, the specific events referenced remain unclear, though the humor targets middle-class social pretension and hypocrisy.
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IN CHICAGO, So he writes poetry, does he?" is perfectly heavenly!"* Mr. Pork Packer— Syuvia—" Oh, pay Mr. Porn Packer—" Well, we're exploiting a new pork sausage and can probably use him in the advertising department.” SYMPTOMITIS, NCE more we realize that we Are in an awful fix. We've read the symptoms printed in ‘The almanacs, and sure as sin We'll have them all in 1906. HOW DEMANDS ARE CREATED. E little boy near the foot of the class had not been bringing his pennies to Sunday-school regularly, so the teacher, feeling that, though the matte? were delicate, yet she should file some sort of re- monstrance against this neglect of the practical side of Sunday-school attendance, said, “Charles, you have not been bringing a penny of late. der why 2” 'm savin’ me money,” he replied proudly. ++ But for what ?” asked the teacher. “I'm savin’ up ter buy a copy uv dat book de preacher said shuddent go inter de Sunday-school lib’ry. I bet dat’s a peach book all right.” STRICKLAND W, GILLILAN. INCONSISTENT. Hy Roler—«'This ihing strikes meas un- fair and inconsistent.” Wy ze—" What does 2” Hy Roler—"Here is my uncle raisin’ bear because I'm in- clined to high living, while he openly boasts of leading the higher life.” T# T won- Farner—"' Didn't | Son—"'1 haln’t been skat HOW IT TURNED OUT. you not to go skating?"" A BELATED CHRISTMAS GREETING, UDGE acknowledges receipt of a Christmas greeting from a friend, and, though belated by the postal system, it is appreciated none the less. It reads: Go to bed early that you may get up in time to prepare Breakfast so as to get thro’ your dishes in time to begin Luncheon, then you will have time to start Dinner and get the dishes washed up before it is too dark to milk the Cow and do the Chores. These are the little Mile-stones along the Footpath thro’ the Kitchen. While the sentiment does not apply specifically, we catch the general idea, and herewith proceed to our day’s work, so we can get it done in time for to-morrow’s work, for we wish to get that out of the way, so we can tackle the next day's work. We see the mile- stones all right. NOT HIS LEAD. HE Darkville pray- er-meeting seemed to drag, and Deacon Snowball had ‘dozed away into oblivious- ness of his surround- ings. Suddenly the ebony minister said, “Will Deacon Snowball lead in prayer?” Pulling himself together with a start, the deacon created sudden interest in the meeting by "saying with a sleepy yawr ’Tain’t mah I dealt.” lead. Caller — Can't I sell you some life insurance "— Jones (rushing to window) —«« Help tin’: I've been s-swimmin’."” Police!" comicbooks.com