Judge, 1907-03-02 · page 6 of 16
Judge — March 2, 1907 — page 6: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page collects brief jokes and satirical observations typical of early-20th-century humor magazines. Key pieces include: **"The Easy Highwayman"**: A pun mocking a wealthy man's son as having no substance—he "goes through the heir so easy" (plays on "air" and inheritance). **"A Drawback"**: Jokes about imitating George Washington's honesty; the humor assumes readers know Washington's famous "I cannot tell a lie" legend. **"The Difference"**: Satirizes how wealthy people rationalize theft—"true greatness" isn't avoiding stealing, but escaping consequences. **"A Life-Saver"**: Mocks Arctic exploration as pointless risk-taking. **"Rising Some"**: Uses racial dialect humor (period-typical but offensive today) about a Black man claiming connection to "Senator Hittem," revealed as a prizefighter—satirizing social climbing through false associations. The page reflects Judge's formula: quick jabs at hypocrisy, social pretension, and contemporary figures, relying on readers' shared cultural references and assumptions.
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JOKES MADE HIM LAUGH! What made you so angry at the Spludge office this morning?” submitted some of my jokes to the editor and he laughed at them, THE EASY HIGHWAYMAN. A DRAWBACK. HIGHWAYMAN held up a wealthy man’s son. SOYVHY don't you try “Oh, you'd make a dandy balloon,” said the one. to imitate George ““D'ye mean that I'm full o' hot air or too breez Washingt “Ob, no; but you go through the heir so easy. Saas ctl «+ Because if the im- ‘THE DIFFERENCE. pression got out that I TRUE greatness lies not in never stealing, but in getting away with couldn't tell a lie some the stuff. very influential people would consider my use- fulness at an end.” DISCRETION. 66Q)LD man Pilkinson candidly admits that his wife made him what he is.” “Yes; but I have noticed that he is always careful to assure himself before admitting it that she isn't present to put " in a denial.” GREEDY. He—" What do you think? 1 overheard A LIFESAVER. Mr. Spoonem talking to Miss Phatter in the (G]N CASE you find cotservatory, and he told her she was sweet I y enough to eal.” the North Pole ‘SHe—" The glutton! That Phatter girl what good willhave been weighs fully two hundred pounds.”* accomplished 2” “What good will have been accomplished 2" replied the explorer. “If [find the Pole I will have done more in the way of saving human lives than any other man on earth, Nobody else will then have any reason for running risks in trying to find the thing.” HER SERIOUS ACCIDENT. ¢6CQHE was injured in an auto accident, you say ?” asked the sympa- thizing listener. *+Oh, no; she wasn’t hurt,” replied the narrator. ++ But you said it was quite a serious affair.” ++ It was, in its consequences to her.” ++ But how 2” RISING SOME., a «For the time it resulted in almost total dishabillety.” “Whah yo’ git all dem fine clo'es, Sambo—bin shootin’ craps ag'in?”” “Wry, didn’ yo" heah de news, deacon? Ah is vally tuh de great Mistah Hittem, Ah a i 3 . "Wot! yo" ts vaily tuh Senator Hittem 2" WHEN politicians enter society they are greeted with applause and “Naw! He ain't no senator—he's de celebrated pugilist.”” laughter. comicbooks.com