Judge, 1907-03-16 · page 4 of 16
Judge — March 16, 1907 — page 4: what you’re looking at
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This page from *Judge* contains several disconnected satirical pieces rather than a unified political cartoon. **"The Mystery Solved"** and **"Too Much for Him"** appear to be domestic humor about marriage and infidelity—standard fare for the era's satirical magazines. **"Telepathy"** jokes about long-distance communication, with a setup about someone collecting ten minutes of gossip—likely satirizing the novelty and limitations of early telephone technology. **"The Ace of the Tunnel and the Subway"** features illustrations of hunting/outdoor scenes with captions suggesting physical comedy or mishaps. **"Rondeau"** is a poem about drinking. The page includes a photograph labeled "Judge's Favorites—Marie Manson, with the Veronique Opera Company," suggesting theatrical promotion alongside humor content. Without clearer political context or identified figures, most pieces appear to be general social satire rather than commentary on specific events or politicians.
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LIMERICK LIVES OF THE ILLUSTRIOUS. 1S for Evans, who sees That the enemy takes to his knees. When the battle-cloud lowers ++ Fighting Robley" fur ours For what fleet can’t we vanquish with E’s? THE MYSTERY SOLVED. SEYVHY did lovey mawwy dover—huh ?" coved the foolish young married thing as it twined its arms about the neck of its husband. “Well, you see, we'd been going together quite a while, Mabel, and you had begun to act this way. So I decided it was the only way I could get rid of you without a breach-of-promise suit. And immediately he was rid of her for at least a day or two. TOO MUCH FOR HIM. 66YOU know how for many years he pondered on the mystery of life.” “Yes; and what conclusion did he come to finally 2” «Why, he gave it up.” WISE YOUNG MAN. THE young man suddenly moves farther away from her and remarks in a conversational tone, «If a cannon-ball were fired from the earth to Alpha Centauri, which is the nearest fixed star, the flash would be seen on that star four years after the gun was fired.” The beautiful girl looks at him in bewilderment, but he continues, “©The cannon-ball would THE AGE OF THE TUNNEL AND THE SUBWAY. reach there in two million . years.” JUDGE'S FAVORITES. She begins: tor tremble; MARIE MANSON, WITH THE VERONIQUE ; OPERA COMPANY. thinking his mind is wavering. We saw you in the footiights: glow, a maiden He goes on, sweet and smili You tripped the “light, tic toe," the mo- : ments bright beguiling. explosion would not be heard And when you oped song's golden flowers the there for two million years aft- ioe : i Tt he 5 ¢ lovely name and growing fame of charm- er the ball had struck. Isn't ing Marie Manson, science wonderful 2" He moves closer to her, but she asks, ++ Have you been drinking, Al- fred 2" + No; but a moment ago I thought I saw your father tiptoeing through the hall, and Ewanted him to understand that I knew a few things about the velocity of sound, sight and projectiles.” The previous conversation is then resumed. 1. Bunny—" Guess that hunter sees me. It's time for me to RONDEAU. skiddoo,” ERE'S how to fill Some space by spill- Ing half the ink And of the think Some less than nil. nd the sound of the To coat the pill With guff until The reading gink Hears how: This rinky dink Is on the blink, But verses still Pay Bacchus’ bill. Let's have a drink. Here's Hi 2. Hunter—" Was that a ghost of a rabbit | saw ?" GLAD TO EXIST. ENRY JAMES paid a visit to one of our largest colleges for women when last in this country. In discussing life in such a centre with one of the fac- ulty he remarked that +it “Gan you explain this telepathy we hear so Must be extremely interest much about?" ing to live in the midst of “Tcan. Telepathy {s the consciousness of so many young existences.”” what fs happening at @ distance. For example: Jones owed me ten dollars; | owed Smith ten dol- lars. Jones dropped In an hour ago and paid me. COME people don't care | AS-Dassy Ten minutes later Smith was here to collect the ten J ‘ lowed him. Smith {s a telepathist of the first how, so long as they are water.” TELEPATHY. 3. Bunny (appearing in rear)—"* Why, he doesn't seem to know advertised. that this is the tunnel age. comicbooks.com