Judge, 1908-04-11 · page 6 of 16
Judge — April 11, 1908 — page 6: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains multiple brief humorous sketches typical of early 20th-century American satirical magazines: **"The Occupant in the Rear"**: A domestic comedy about a mysterious female lodger who comes and goes freely, violating Victorian expectations of proper female behavior. The joke mocks rigid social conventions by portraying her independence as shocking to respectable landlords. **"Simply Great"**: Mocks a politician (O'Fbl, likely a garbled name) making an incoherent stump speech—incomprehensible despite loud delivery. Satirizes political oratory as bombastic nonsense. **"A Problem in Division"**: Irish laborers joke about arithmetic, playing on ethnic stereotypes common in period humor. **"The Tri-Weekly Train"**: A New Englander and Texan joke about unreliable rural train service, poking fun at regional differences. **Other brief jokes** target Irish immigrant speech patterns, drunkenness, and variations on courtship/marriage scenarios. The page is primarily **humor and advertising**, reflecting Judge's blend of social satire and commercialism.
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