Judge, 1909-04-17 · page 10 of 16
Judge — April 17, 1909 — page 10: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains several satirical pieces typical of early 20th-century American humor: **"Modern Jack Horner"** mocks wheat speculators who cornered the market, driving up prices while enriching themselves—a jab at financial manipulation and greed. **"Restaurant Language"** plays on ethnic stereotyping, using a pun where "Irish men with their pants on" substitutes for potatoes with skins. This reflects period attitudes toward Irish immigrants. **"Why? A Prize Puzzle"** is wordplay about alliteration ("pampered Percival Pishmince"), suggesting obsession with such linguistic games drove someone to madness. **"Not Gratifying"** offers a literary joke: a critic's backhanded compliment that nothing in the manuscript is both original AND good. **"Spot-Lights"** provides brief theatrical observations about acting and appearance. The top cartoon (partially visible) appears to satirize industrial or labor concerns, though details are unclear from this excerpt.
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ines gwine revomulutionize. Dey ine be president ob de Moonlight ¢ wid mah plans befo" dat time.” WHY? A PRIZE PUZZLE. AMPERED Percival Pishmince pur- chased a perfectly pellucid puzzle picture ; A perfectly pellucid puzzle picture ‘ pampered Percival Pishmince pur- | chased. If pampered Percival Pishmince purchased a perfectly pellucid puzzle picture, | Why is pampered Percival Pishmince now in a padded cell at Matteawan ? | MODERN JACK HORNER. ITTLE Jack Horner on wheat got a corner And sent up the prices sky-high; He feathered his nest, And skinned all the rest, And said, ‘* What a big man am 1!" RESTAURANT LANGUAGE. Patron (in quick-lunch restaurunt)—"* Wait- er, I want two potatoes with their skins on." Waiter (calling off to kitchen)—* Two Irish men with their pants on!” Tony Johnson kin induce dat gal him he Il shooly be livin’ off de fat ob de NOT GRATIFYING. « J OME one sent the manuscript of a story te f S a literary friend, with the request thrt he would criticise it. The friend returned! it, with the following note: “My dear Elank: Your book contains much that is both new and good; but what is new is not good, and what is good is not new.” SPOT-LIGHTS. LL STARS are not heavenly bodies. Too much costume spoils the show. All acting and no play makes a dull au- dience. A wise actress looks to her outlines as well A REPLI ‘ as to her lines. A little beauty in the leading lady’s under- porty dirty." study is a dangerous thing. ‘€ mean tew say thet a crowd like thet has »; lots of days a much bigger crowd. , all I got tew say is thet the water must be get Nepherw- Uncle—" Wa. comicbooks.com