Judge, 1908-10-24 · page 8 of 24
Judge — October 24, 1908 — page 8: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains several brief satirical pieces typical of early 20th-century humor magazines: **"Truth Versus Politeness"** mocks social etiquette by showing a child who, instructed to tell her hostess she had a pleasant time, instead tells the truth—that the hostess's daughter misbehaved. The joke: rigid politeness rules clash with honesty. **"His Strenuous Job"** likely satirizes the then-popular phrase "strenuous life" (associated with Theodore Roosevelt) by describing a railroad station agent's mundane duties in grandiose terms. **The Financial Editor section** contains humorous fake letters offering absurd investment advice, satirizing get-rich-quick schemes and financial speculation common in the era. **"Sharp Folk"** jokes that the Joneses are known for their "carving set"—a pun implying they "carve each other up" verbally, suggesting marital discord. The page reflects early 1900s preoccupations: social propriety, financial schemes, and domestic life, presented through brief, punchy jokes rather than elaborate narratives.
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TRUTH VERSUS POLITENESS. THEL was going to take supper with a little friend, “Now, dear,” said her mother, “when you are leaving, you must bid Marian’s mamma good-night, and tell her you have had a very pleasant time.” When the little girl returned, her mother asked if she had done as she told her. * Not ‘zactly, mamma," was the reply.‘ Marian took the big- gest piece of the apple and spilled lemonade on my new dress, £0 1 couldn't say what you told me; but I told her mother good-night, and said I guessed Marian had had a very pleasant time.” HIS STRENU- OUS JOB. “yy LATELY passed through t- wood, N. J. Say, but that station has a lot todo! When the train —Sc. INITIALS. son things. FROM THE LETTER FILE OF OUR FINANCIAL EDITOR. f° lack Friday |New York, tts) attend to etd the mail, shift HAT is the meanin You will find the cription in N. Were there any bucket shops one hundred years ago? - S. 0., Main ere must have been, Where else could: the bucket * have been bought? signal old oaken put the d lantern street cross: Webb, lowa, ing, post the Is there money in gees Not now. T sentative of the bre reused to be, but the owner of the only repre- trains on the that contained money killed the valuable bird. — pulletin board, operate the tel- egraph instru- ments, and car- Would you advise me to invest in‘* National" stock? Snell, Missouri. We do not advise, We urge. Nothing like disappointment atira a man to the very depths, Nothing iy so effective in bringing out his character. Put every cent you have into the stock. ry the mes- sages," AN INFANTILE EX “Outeh ow NATION. My age is fifty. I possess $100,000 in cash. I have an oppor- tunity to invest the money in a gold-mining proposition, which is guaranteed to return me @ profit of 10,000 per cent. Do you know NOT COMPLIMENTARY. of a better investme Byter, Ohio. We surely do. Go to the keeper of a good boarding. ni pay forty- vars’ board, in advance, Do anything you like with the rest of your money. er zh 5 7 ¥ amens and. similar exelam iuiie) | hurriedly on a certain mp the minis of the brethgen to lead in pra called upon « :r, supporting him with vigorous and, at the ing. th “Oh, Lord, ing broth the a ground whom w 1 the pr “Thou knowest -t on this camp t son may never again ord, grant it!" fervently re- sponded Dr. L. IT’S ALL RIGHT. The St. Louia hostess ** 1 am afraid you will find our Missouri water rather unpleasant. to your taste,"" The guest —"" Oh, not at all, madam. It's the best that Lever y Willie Turn pikes “Wot's de difference betwee beauty doctor an’ a sti Fatigued Bill: Rt too tired ter think. Give it up Weary Willie Tarn pikes ** One i‘ ter an’ de udder batters SHARP FOLK. What set do the Joneses “The carving set, I should say, udjtinys by the way they knife each other.” comicbooks.com