Judge, 1908-07-11 · page 15 of 16
Judge — July 11, 1908 — page 15: what you’re looking at
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This page contains multiple short satirical jokes and cartoons typical of early 1900s Judge magazine. The main cartoon, "The Disputatious Pair," shows two men debating—one a frustrated office-seeker, the other an established office-holder. The joke satirizes political ambition: the office-seeker resents that politicians rarely die in office, while the comfortable incumbent replies he only visits once yearly. Other items mock marriage (why men marry), fashion absurdities (women's corsets and dress reforms), and human nature generally. "Why Men Marry" describes a Yorkshire miner who marries an unattractive woman solely to care for his dog while he works. The humor relies on Victorian-era social commentary about class, courtship, and genteel hypocrisy—targeting uptight morality, fashion pretension, and political careerism. Advertisements for remedies (Eczema salve, talcum powder) and resorts occupy the remaining space.
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THE DISPUTATIOUS PAIR. LIMITED DYINGS. “You office-holders,”” sneered the man who was vainly trying to be one, ‘don’t die very often, do you?” “No,” replied the man who he smiled benignly ;| *—Tit-Bits, A PROPHECY. Meanman—'* Itseems ashame, after slaving for it for all these years, to think that I can’t take a blessed sovereign with me Grabbe—* My dear sir, what would be the use? It would only melt.""—The Bystander, | AN EPIC. "Tis each man to his liking, But, oh! the place for me Is mashed-potato mountain Beside the gravy sea. Exchange. WANTED: A MAN. ** What kind of a man would When they were married they hung their portraits together late the nscriptions. HER EXCUSE. | A tiny four-year-old was spending a! night away from home. At bedtime she | coursing is a great sport, swift, knelt at the knee of her hostess to say | tr: her prayers, expecting the usual prompt- | prizes; consequently the owners of these ing. Finding Mrs. B. unable to help her animals bestow much attention on them. out, ncluded thus: ‘* Please, God, | An old Yorkshire collier, well known for I can’t remember my pray-/ his success in the coursing field, recently surprised all his friends by marrying very unprepossessing woman. “Why hast thou got spliced, lad, at thy age?" one of his friends asked him Oh, that’s not much of a tal WHY MEN MARRY. In the north of England, where rabbit 1 rs, and I'm staying with a lady who don't know any."”-Home Herald. BORATED TALCUM answered the old man, ‘I agree wi ye ’at Betsy yonder is no beauty; if she had been, I shouldn't have wed her. But that there dog o’ mine, he was sim- BA | ply pining for some one to look after him while I was away at the pit. I couldn't bear to leave him in the house by hissen, so I hit on the idea of marry- ing Betsy. She's not ‘andsome, but she's mighty good company for t’ dog."” Pearson's Weekly. asc. Gt * Chsnamo mtnwen COMPANY. Reve Ro HOW THEY GET THEM. ** I notice lots of people are collecting silver spoons,"” said the traveler who was rather new at it. OBSERVING. Madelyn—* | have observed that some young men act like fools ‘nin love.”” ‘athryn —** And I have observed that at | craze snot necessary for some to be in| "No, replied the hotel clerk ranton Tribune, old thing—kleptomania. "Philadelphia Press. HE KNEW. NOT JUST THE ORDINARY KIND The Whittier Inn [erererere] Sea Gate, New York Harbor On the Ocean and near the City Located in a Besatifel Residential Private Park OPEN ALL THE YEAR Sentimental young lady—* Ab, pro- fessor! what would this old oak say if it could talk?” Profeasor—" Wt would say, 1 am an elm.’ *—Fliegende Blaetter. A FAMOUS MARCH. The King of France had just marched up the hill with forty thousand men bas | he explained. ewith he marched down again, New Yurk Sun. and tates upoa LW. WHITTIER, Prop. ECZEMA 22:52 Freat went. lateraational Con, 1123 Broads Later they found it advisable to mani a ed dogs often win large sums in tory dresses they talk so much abou “Ts that anew! you like for a husband?"’ “Oh, either a bachelor or a widowe I'm not particular which."’—Illustrated Bits. TRIAI CATALOGUE FREE. THREATS OF FASHION. 7369 Brooks Bldg. Marshall, Mich, “I don’t care a rap about them dir His JoB. Doctor—" Are you still smoking?" remarks Uncle Eph, ‘if some blamed | purient— Yoo a! and put us fellers Seranton Tribu fool don't come along in sheath trouser. Doctor“ How am I going to do any- thing for you while you persist in that? Patient—* That's what I'm paying you to find out."’—St. Louis Post-Dis- | patch, Fools build hou: lunatics enlarge and improve them, [> 10, OANADA. Pictures By James Montgomery Flare 7. by Judge Co. ANOTHER: BRIDGE SCANDAL Copyragla QSend & cents for our illutrated catalogue of beautiful prints zi: 1376, by Joze Cou HOLDING HANDS JUDGE COMPANY, 225 Fifth Avenue, New York comicbooks.com