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This page contains multiple brief satirical comics and jokes typical of early 20th-century Judge magazine: **"April Fool"** depicts a classic prank: a young man places a five-dollar gold piece under a hat on the street, betting no one will resist picking it up. The joke satirizes human nature and gullibility—people pass by all day avoiding the "trap," but eventually someone kicks the hat and retrieves the money, appearing foolish on April 1st. **"A Perverted Bromidium"** plays on a common saying: a woman complains she "can't do a thing" with her freshly-washed hair; when a man accidentally steps on her foot, she uses the identical phrase about her feet, creating absurdist humor through repetition. **"Fighting Prohibition"** shows a distiller arguing that prohibition doesn't work—liquor consumption has actually *increased* since prohibition began. When challenged why he doesn't support it then, his illogical response satirizes self-interested arguments against temperance reform. The remaining short jokes mock romantic disappointment, class pretension, and relationship dynamics with period-typical humor.

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