Judge, 1908-03-28 · page 4 of 16
Judge — March 28, 1908 — page 4: what you’re looking at
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The page contains two sections: **Top: "He Met His Match"** - A dialogue-based story about a stenographer being questioned by her employer about various workplace competencies (typing, shorthand, spelling, phone etiquette, discretion about company finances). The humor derives from the stenographer's consistent "No, sir" responses, suggesting she lacks all required skills, yet somehow maintains her job. **Bottom: "Judge's Skidoascope - 'The Bold, Bad Burglar'"** - A sequential comic strip showing a burglar attempting a heist. The humor appears slapstick-based, with the burglar encountering increasingly chaotic complications as he breaks into a building, ultimately failing in his criminal enterprise. Both items are light workplace/crime satire typical of early 20th-century American humor magazines, without specific political references.
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