Judge, 1909-05-22 · page 6 of 16
Judge — May 22, 1909 — page 6: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains three separate humorous features typical of early 20th-century Judge magazine: **"The Yarns of Captain Fibb"** (top) is a tall-tale comic strip where the exaggerating Captain recounts implausible adventures—being chased by "Umiak mosquitoes" and attacked by aggressive animals—in classic frontier-humor style. **"The Science of a Kiss"** (middle-left) is a comedic poem about romantic temptation, using Victorian-era rhetoric about "weighty things" that tempt man's heart. **"The Law of Heredity"** (bottom) is a visual joke about a woman who claims her child has "a queer Oriental look" despite having European parents, with the punchline that she "hatched him from a China egg"—playing on period stereotypes and absurdist humor about racial appearance. These pieces represent Judge's typical blend of slapstick, romantic comedy, and ethnic humor common to American satirical magazines of that era.
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