Judge, 1908-08-29 · page 3 of 16
Judge — August 29, 1908 — page 3: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
The bottom cartoon, "The Demand of the People," depicts Lady Justice holding a scroll reading "Clean Record Pledges Kept / Public Approval / The Constitution Upheld / Gamblers Routed." She confronts a corrupt politician (labeled "Hughes") who sits disheveled at a desk, apparently caught violating these pledges. This appears to reference a political candidate or official named Hughes who promised reform—particularly against gambling and corruption—but failed to deliver. The satire mocks the gap between campaign promises and actual governance. The upper section contains miscellaneous humor pieces unrelated to the main cartoon, including verses about laundry and anecdotes about dentistry and theatrical ambitions. These filler items were typical of Judge magazine's format.
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TO THE BELLE OF MONDAY. RING out, wild Belle, with ish and swash, of steam -dubs, jueak of wring- ik of tubs. Wring out, wild Belle, the weekly wash. With cloud Wring out the old, wring out the new; Wring lightly, Belle, and have ac That sheet is tearing. Let it tear; ‘Tis thus we tell the false from true. Wring out that shirt-waist home-designed ; It ne'er shall vex my spirit more. I'll send it to the heathen poor To help re-dress some womankind, Wring out that slowly, fading frock Of ancient form and last year's ‘That shirt quite a la mode of ‘St And Maud's newfangled fancy stock. OF etiam Wring out odd shapes of every size— The jarrowing under’ The worn-out s Wring out, wild Bel A CRUEL INQUIRY. 667'M suah,"’ said Chollie Softleigh with a drawling lisp, ‘* that I don’t know what I shall do when I get out of college. Mothah ants me to be a minithtah, but I ¢ a leaning toward litratehah,"" “Did an actress) THE ONLY PREVENTIVE. The | tribe is doomed te sehr wks us if your extinetic pmily)**Noth- jungle Burbank elephant (yg stead of ivory. PLEDGES KEPT. PUBLIC APPROVAL, THE CONSTITUTION UPHELD. | GAMBLER | THE DEMAND OF SEEMED FOOLHARDY. said the official, ards us when we persistently tell her s\ 667 OOK hei * there'll be trouble if your wife nust not pick Mr. H. Peck — for it was no other—"t why ever do you persia FIDO BROKE A TOOTH. YOUTH slunk into the dentist's office with a p: on his face. His hat was 4g ined expression and his smart attire showed evidence of a strugy The dentist stepped forward with a professional air,‘ Waat can I do for you? ‘The youth d apprehensively at the door, ‘1 L wish to have a tooth removed."" “ Very well, please be seated Shuflling over to the chair the youth crawled into it on his hands and knees, The dentist looked on in amazement. “Great h ens! “what's the n ter with you you crazy? Well, you see ent to call on s Neverhome, M and ** And what?"* “F bit me."” At wl TALK is not ¢ to going, to jail, And then there ix A“ RAH-RAL AVIS.” GAANT £NALIAT ON THE PEOPLE Match him if you can comicbooks.com