Judge, 1909-05-29 · page 5 of 20
Judge — May 29, 1909 — page 5: what you’re looking at
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This page contains several unrelated satirical pieces typical of early Judge magazine: **"The Sad, Sad Truth"** presents a poem about romantic disappointment, with an accompanying portrait photograph. **"A Worthy Grouch"** is a brief joke about someone paying four dollars for concert admission, then complaining to police about piano noise. **"A Short and Concise Yarn"** humorously describes two girls encountering a tramp in the woods. **"A Handy Blank Form"** provides a template for a "General Warranty Deed"—satirizing legal document language through its absurdly verbose phrasing about property transfer "in the Cardiac Region of said [blank]." The cartoons on the right side appear to be humorous domestic or social scenes with minimal text, though their specific satirical targets are unclear from the image quality and OCR'd text provided.
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a THE SAD, SAD TRUTH. A TRUTHFUL SAYING. HAT troubles you, my darling?” G ROAD THAT HAS NO-TURNING He asked, in fond concern, e ily . t Now this is her reply— I took it down tim, As sure as I'm a sinner— “I guess it's them cucumbers, Or the greens we had for d A WORTHY GROUCH. 66°T°O BE in the swim, I paid four dollars admission to hear that new pianist last night!"” “Well, do you begrudge it?”’ “Yes, Ido, He turned out to be the JUDGE'S FAVORITE. fellow I complained to the police about for EDNA MAY SPOONER, thumping the piano all day and all night in SOW PLAYING IN THE souti the next flat!” so Shakespeare A SHORT AND CONCISE YARN. WO girls went for a tramp in the woods, Because it harbors you. The tramp had a rough time, ‘tis true. A HANDY BLANK FORM. AL WARRANTY DEED Brow Bridegroom —* Ascend straight =, ma y of » A.D, One Thou- | nd Nine Hundred and ......, by and between ........ os party of the First Part, and ...... sss party of the Second Part; ‘TNESSETH, that the + First Part, in consideration r Glances to him paid by said party of the Second Part, y acknowledged, do presents Grant, Bar- firm, unto the » f the nd Part the ty, lying, being, and situate in the C of sundry Kisses the receipt of which is gain and following described Prop said All of the North-Es the South- North-West Quarter of one Heart, lying, being, and site ion of said AND ‘TO HOLD the 7 ws, and imn urty of the Se is lawfully seized of an TO HAV mises aforesaid, with a rights, pr appert herehy ¢ the premises conveyed; that he hi S) appurten ing unto the said said prem of that he will WARRANT AND DE Seeond Part, FOREVER, against the lawful claims anc psoever, In Witness Whercof the said party of th et his hand Now, deatie, one—two the day and year first above written, ( ersonally ap] to me known tot and In Testimon on the day and y My term expires. .Ne pings instru- act and deed. allixed my official seal (Signed) Dan Cupid, Notary Public THREE OF S — three!” comicbooks.com