Judge, 1908-08-15 · page 14 of 16
Judge — August 15, 1908 — page 14: what you’re looking at
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This page from *Judge* magazine contains several short comedic pieces typical of early 20th-century American humor: **"The Art of Organ-Grinding"**: A woman amuses herself trying to turn a street organ-grinder's crank while he eats, asking if it's difficult. The joke plays on class comedy and the novelty of manual labor for someone clearly unaccustomed to it. **"He Disciplined Her"**: A homeowner refuses to pay a worker who completed yard work, claiming he must "teach a lesson" about trusting strangers—satirizing either stingy behavior or skepticism toward laborers. **"The Usual Treatment"**: A Sherlock Holmes reference where a boy spills milk, and the father explains to Holmes that such misbehavior is expected from renters' children—mocking both Holmes's deductive pretensions and attitudes toward the poor. **"A Paternal Suggestion"**: A father suggests buying a "foreign prince" toy car instead of a gasoline auto because "it's in better odor"—likely satirizing both conspicuous consumption and the pretension of European imports. The remaining pieces use similar working-class and everyday comedy. Advertisements fill the rest of the page.
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