Judge, 1908-03-14 · page 7 of 16
Judge — March 14, 1908 — page 7: what you’re looking at
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This page contains two satirical pieces typical of early-20th-century American humor: **"Judge's Skidooascope"** (top comic strip): A wordless 18-panel visual gag about balloon ascension, showing slapstick chaos as figures interact with a hot-air balloon—typical vaudeville-style physical comedy of the era. **"Was It Sold?"** (middle section): Mocks rural classified ads by exaggerating a humorous cow advertisement, poking fun at farmers' matter-of-fact descriptions of livestock quirks (the animal goes missing in May, returns with unexplained calves). **"On Motion of the House"** (bottom): An anecdote satirizing Southern legislators' composure during an earthquake. The joke: when the statehouse shook, lawmakers fled, then humorously recorded their panicked departure as an official adjournment motion—mocking both regional political pretension and bureaucratic absurdity. The bottom illustration shows two profile sketches accompanying the anecdote. All three pieces employ gentle, absurdist humor characteristic of *Judge*'s satirical approach to American life and politics.
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SHE, (readings JUDGE'S SKIDOOASCOLE. Balloon Ascension follows “Owing to ill health, Twill sell atm in township according t govern- ment survey, one raspher- ry-plush cow, eight years old. “She is a good milker and not afraid of motor inything else. She has undaunted courage and gives milk fre quently. ‘To a man who does not fear death in any form she would be a great At last gathering, courage hoon, She is very much ; ached to her home at present, by means of a twenty-foot log chain, but she will be sold to any one who will use her right 1 three-fourths hye double-barrel shotgun, as it “She is one-fourth short “Twill also throw in with her. “In May she gen oes away for a week oF two, and returns with a tall, red calf with wabbly legs.” ON MOTION OF THE HOUSE. SOUTHERN politician tells the following anecdote in con- nection with a slight earthquake that visited many cities The sl of the gulf states some y wy of the ly in the state earth was distinctly felt all over the ut_espec The le every member thereof ran capitol. lature was in’ session at the time, and nearly wut of the building when the structure to turn itself Of course there was When the body had reconvened it was found that some member of a grimly humorous ince a dispositi began to anend to legislative proceedings for that di turn had made an entry on the journal of the legislature in these words: “On motion of the house, the legislature adjourned.” sed hee." he seized hee in his arms and ki comicbooks.com