Judge, 1908-02-29 · page 5 of 16
Judge — February 29, 1908 — page 5: what you’re looking at
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This page contains several unrelated satirical pieces rather than a single coherent cartoon. **"Mabel, the Modest Mucilage Maker"** is a serialized story about a woman working in a glue factory. The humor appears to derive from mild innuendo about her modest nature and factory work. **"A Star Achievement"** mocks workplace conversations, with characters bragging about minor accomplishments. **"Beautiful Snow"** is a sentimental poem about snow, likely parodying overly romantic Victorian verse. **"The Dark Ages"** presents a woman with multiple children in poor conditions—likely social commentary on poverty or large families. **"A Poultry Nine Is All"** shows animals playing baseball, a straightforward absurdist joke. **Other sections** include brief humorous observations about grammar and a news item about a realistic painter in Colorado. The page reflects Judge's mix of gentle domestic humor and social observation typical of early 20th-century American satire.
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MABEL, THE MODEST MUCILAGE MAKER. A MELOW-DRAMA IN SEVERAL SPASMS, ASPING with surprise, our heroine saw her lover, Jack Walton, ly- fore ing bound on the ground her. But it will be remembered that before Mabel worked (for) Mazuma Marks, the mag wits employed in a cigar factory. She had little dif ficul the ropes which bound Jack. “What, Mabel! you here he gasped when he caught sight mucil te, she therefore, in unraveling of his fair rescuer. lige-factory for nothin’, Twill stick te arks, the son of Mabel’s v, sneaked up behind her. : maker!” he cried, : “Yes, Jack,” she answered. not worked in a muci- former employ nd Jack’s bitter ene “Hal tis Mabel, the modest: muc seized hold of her around the waist. But, as Mabel said, she had not worked in a glue factory for nothing. Springing up, she pasted St. Hulbert in the face, and, with Jack, fled into the night. (To be continued.) ONLY KIND. Tommy—* Pa, what is a tug of war?” A STAR ACIIEVEM: Kuicker—* One commanded by both the line and staff.” Sooner Nott—* De best day's work Lever d in me life wuz de day T got married A MNEMONIC ACHIEVEMENT. Howit Wauz—" How wuz dat? . . Soonee Nort D worked me fadder-in-law fer five dollars ter pay de Johuny—* Uncle Jim says he can recollect when the public minister un" hung up de ininkter.” sis square here was all woods.” Jimmy—*Muh! Pa says he can remember 'way back before Bryan began runnin’ fer Presi- dent.” > BEAUTIFUL SNOW. NOW, ss reet-cleaning department.) w, beautiful snow, n heaps on the ground below, gutters and carctracks and street, F foot Blocking, Caking Ob, freeziry and wettin, wowe love you! We worship you su! Heautiful, Leautiful, beautiful snow! Slush, slush, beautiful stu Charming. consisten hing like mush, Splashing all over our pedal ext and most Ob, Jove your melodi iful, beautiful, meAUTIPUL shu Mud, « 1, leautiful mud, ve elegant youl Biles at the crn where automobiles ht aw we shud eo mawiey “THE DARK AGES.” Spatter How we a yet N.G. KETTHERE ain't no use in grammar,” Said little Johnny Jay; them little dago: boys nt; but, geet » sense in learnin’ plain SHE WON OUT. VAS Maudie bright enough to get the duke ata Daur at only bright enough to get him ata hearys but after six months’ time to get him exchanged.” 69a RooAMs NEWS ITEM. HERE i so re lever artist in Colorado, He is A PALTRY NINE IN De. Duck —“ Terrible news, Mr. Rabb terrible! Mr. Ranurr—" Merciful heavens! only one £* that he dare not paint any LL. Eight boys and only one moths, for fear they will chew up his canvas. comicbooks.com