Judge, 1908-06-13 · page 4 of 16
Judge — June 13, 1908 — page 4: what you’re looking at
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This page contains several short humorous pieces and anecdotes rather than political cartoons. The main content includes: **"Stretching a Joke"**: A story about a country boy who saves money at a grocery job, then gets swindled by a Nevada gold-mining company agent who tricks him into investing his $200 savings in worthless stock. **"A Natural Churner"**: A satirical piece mocking a businessman's absurd proposal to harvest milk from Amazon tree sap, lampooning get-rich-quick schemes and industrial ignorance. **Other brief jokes** about Free Masonry, Irish dialect humor, and social observations. The page reflects late 19th/early 20th-century American humor emphasizing swindles, rural naiveté, and ethnic stereotypes—common satirical targets in *Judge* magazine's social commentary on greed and gullibility.
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