Judge, 1907-04-27 · page 5 of 16
Judge — April 27, 1907 — page 5: what you’re looking at
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This page from *Judge* magazine contains three distinct satirical pieces: 1. **"The Vanishing Trousers"** - A humorous magic trick where a wife helps a confederate make her husband's trousers disappear, replacing them with worn ones. The satire mocks marital deception and domestic trickery. 2. **"Taming a Man-Eater"** - References Harold Reddington performing with "Maude Richly" (likely a stage performer). The narrative plays on romantic drama and theatrical pretension, satirizing the melodramatic language of romance. 3. **"The Literal Cabby"** - A cabdriver takes a passenger's instructions too literally, creating absurdist humor about miscommunication. The remaining items—"Bostonese," "Carrying Out the Smile," and "A Race Question"—appear to be brief humorous observations about regional dialects, social behavior, and likely racial attitudes of the era. These reflect early 20th-century American humor conventions.
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PITZER’S PRESTIDIGITATORIAL PASTIMES PLAINLY PROPOUNDED. THE VANISHING TROUSERS. THIS isa simple trick, and every married woman can perform it; but it requires the assistance of a confederate with a big bag of shining tinware on his back. First get a husband with an extra pair of slight! sers in his wardrob the confederate—the man with the bag of tinware—come to the back door and knock gently. The wife must then peep out in a frightened way, and immediately the man with the tinware tells a tale that resembles a mining-stock advertisement, The wife stops to think a few minutes, Sud- denly she must rush to the wardrobe, but only after the man rattles the brilliant tinware to arouse her. The wife must walk back to the man again with the trousers. The man must take them and hand the wife a few tin pans. All the while the man with the tinware must smile happily. At last the transaction is completed, and, presto change ! the husband's trousers have disappeared and in their place appears some tinware on the kitchen-table. This trick is very novel, and will amuse the husband greatly. The trick should not be performed while the husband is in bed, unless he has an extra pair of trousers. Showing trousers nec- essary in this trick. VP, PITZER, TAMING A MAN-EATER, T WAS up to Harold Red- dington to do a star act with the man-eater, ‘Fear not,” he said to Maude Richly as they clasped hands and exchang- ed looks of love. +I have burned the midnight oil reading up on wild beasts of the jungle and their ways, and besides I have an ace up my sleeve if all else fails. Be brave, my darling, and all will be well.” A kiss, and he entered the library, and the per- formance was on. “Mr. Richly,” he be- gan as he stood before the man-eater, 1—I have "—— ‘Well, speak out!" growled the millionaire. “ My time is worth $100 minute, and if you want to clean off the sidewalk or carry the ashes out of the cellar say so at once.” “You know very well what my business with you is, sir,” replied Harold. «You know I have been keeping company with your daughter for some time, although you have done your best to separate us." The man-eater dropped the paper he had been reading, and for a few moments it looked as if he would spring at the throat of the intrepid young man, Finally he snarled, ‘Fool! idiot! jackass! Do you think for one moment that I would ever consent to my daughter's marriage with you? Leave this house instantly and never show your face here again !" «Who wants to marry your daughter ?” exclaimed Harold as he saw that he must now use the ace he had up his sleeve. ++ It is not your daughter's hand that I am here to ask for. I merely wanted to inform you, sir, that your cook and I are engaged, and «What's that?" broke in the man-eater as he turned pale and began to tremble. “M-marry my Bridget! the best cook on earth—the only girl who has ever been able to please me—the jewel I have prayed would never leave my kitchen! Oh, it cannot be! Say you are only joking, and that you came to ask for my daughter's hand instead.” “You have struck it, Mr. Richly. Maude has promised to marry me, and "—— “Take her, my boy, with my blessing; and I'll hand you my check for $5,000,000 the day you are married. Great Scott! but you have given me a shock I won't get over for some time.” And with a look of triumph on his face Harold Reddington left the man-eater’s den and took the good new’ to the trembling girl awaiting him in the parlor. THE LITERAL CABBY. Passencer—' This is enough to drive a man to drink!"* Cassy—"' Yes, sir. Would you like any particular place, sir?” Ak Lmwis, lone inser — “ BALLAST.” BOSTONESE. “pip Bulger say anything unkind of me when he visited you 2" “Yes,” said the Boston girl, «I'm sorry, but he did. He called you an epidermis.” CARRYING OUT THE SIMILE. 60THEY tell me Mrs. Bitter. pill works like a beaver.” «Yes, I guess that’s right. She fell in love with a perfect stick and has been chewing about it ever since.” A RACE QUESTION. “I wonder why so many people are attacking the pool-rooms ?"” “+ Race prejudice, | guess.” comicbooks.com