Judge, 1909-06-12 · page 6 of 16
Judge — June 12, 1909 — page 6: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
**"The Father of Invention"** mocks Mr. Thinkemup for inventing frivolous gadgets (lawn-mower roller skates for children), suggesting endless minor inventions waste resources while missing truly useful innovations. **"A Plea"** and **"Reasons"** humorously contrast marital dynamics: Crawford's wife demands his company out of love; Crabshaw's wife acts similarly but from jealousy—the satire suggests wives' motivations differ despite identical behavior. **"Sparks from Mars"** offers whimsical astronomical commentary, notably mocking Pittsburgh as a "habitation" mistaken for volcanic activity, and ridiculing women's large hats as observable from space. This reflects contemporary anxieties about industrialization and women's fashion. **"Plainly Stated"** shows class dynamics: a hired man refuses a guest's polite offer to self-serve beans, implying the guest can only eat if he helps himself—a sarcastic rebuke to presumed entitlement. The **Sunday Editor** joke references foam as fire suppression and absurdly suggests using a "mad dog" to supply it—nonsensical humor typical of period comedy.
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= AP re Sense 1 —— ~ ‘THE FATHER OF INVENTION. Mrs. Rubber—* Well, of all things! if that lazy Mr. ‘Chinkemup hasn't gone an’ invented lawn-mower roller skates for his children!" A PLEA, HEODORE! We implore, ‘Though we laud your skill, Ere you're through, leave a few For the rest to kill, REASONS. Crawford —""My wife won't go to the country unless I go with her. She loves me #0,"" Crabshaw—" Mine acts the same every summer; but she is 'y jealous." THERE is one thing to be borne in mind—if it = INN am is best to let it go through as PLAINLY STATED. it is Mr. Summerboard (politely)—" Shall [ help myself to the beans? Hired man—" You will if you git enny !" SPARKS FROM MARS. (Ly Our Own Interstellar Signal System.) O° SPORT Saturn is getting very giddy these warm nights. ~_ Came home last week with two rings on crooked. Must be warm times on the ‘* Gay White Milky Way."” Our astronomers make some queer blunders. The smoky spot on the earth that was long thought to be an active vol- cano turns out to be a habitation of earthlings, called Pittsburgh. ‘Those immense fields of curious-looking objects are not gigantic mushrooms blown by the wind, but the hats of the earthling ladies. Thus do we live and learn, Come, spend your summer on Mars. No mosquitoes. High altitudes. Take a gondola ride on the canals. Come and send a souvenir postal card to your friends on the earth. VICTOR A, HERMANN. l B SUNDAY EDITOR. A’ EXPERT states that all one needs do to put out a gasoline yed Sunday editor or kerosene fire is to put foam on it. He does not say so, but we presume the gentleman means to imply that it is always well | nd his pate straight to have a mad dog around the house to supply the foam. Until he had ra comicbooks.com