Judge, 1909-08-07 · page 5 of 16
Judge — August 7, 1909 — page 5: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains multiple unrelated humor items typical of Judge magazine's format. The main content includes: **"Nature Item"**: A anecdote about an angleworm's suicide, establishing Josiah Willgus (a real poundkeeper) as a character of note. **"Oh, You Ma!"**: A cartoon showing children with an adult, with dialogue about a "Sadie Rosenheim" — likely ethnic humor common to the era. **"Overheard"**: A brief joke about Miss Van Appleby swimming. **"Motor Marks" and other sections**: Brief one-liner jokes about automobiles and signs. **Bottom cartoon**: Shows a storefront cluttered with advertising signs—satirizing excessive, overlapping commercial signage and poor aesthetic judgment in window displays. The page reflects early 20th-century Judge humor: ethnic stereotypes, automobile-era jokes, and visual satire of commercial culture's tackiness.
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uae NATURE ITEM. OSIAH WILLIGUS, of Bath, Me., reports the strange sui- cide of an angleworm, that upon the loss of its mate de- liberately crawled out of the tin can in which it was in- carcerated, and, without any hesitation, impaled itself on a fish-hook lying on the kitchen table beside it. Ordi- narily this story might seem doubtful, but Mr. Willigus is a man of excellent character, who, before moving to Maine, had twice filled with honor the office of poundkeeper in the town of his birth in New Jersey, and his neighbors say that his word is as good as his bond —in fact, some of them prefer it. THE UPS AND DOWNS OF LIFE. day; This by is day how es the rich- man ing de- Gain- scend- ed; ed, cend- When OH, YOU MA! med htR the was Ma—“Who's that staring thing?” how swept Sis—“* That's Sadie Rosenheintz, what said you wasn't a lady.” is a- Ma— Well, next time, tell her it was only my being a poifect lady Tus way. that forbade me givin’ her a bat in the ear for her impidence."” OVERHEARD. 66P)ID Dawson marry that Miss Van Ap- pleby “No, indee threw him overb “Ab! I wondered how he managed to get in the swim. THE FATE OF MARY'S LAMB. ARY had a little lamb, But beef went up 80 high She had to sacrifice her pet And live on mutton pie! FOOLISH QUESTION. 66 QOME one stole every blessed stocking off our line.”” “What are bi stocki Those which darned, of cour: BASEBALLITIS. “ cr IS so warm,” the id exclaims, “* Please let me rest, I PARADOXICAL. pray. Dealer—*’The hand should not be longer than eleven inches.” And then he hikes him Salen hed oy not 7 ss to a lot, Dealer—" Why, it would be a foot."* And plays baseball all day. WE GARRANTEA A Goot FIT Tay_ont oF These | INEW RAINPROOF! SaLisfaction Garentil Low, Prices LavesD 5! Jakey—“ I remember mine fadder’s motto, ‘ Advertising is de secred off success.’ ” MOTOR MARKS. PEEDING autos oft re- mind us We can buy a big ma- ch And, departing, leave be- hind us Odors vile of gasoline. TWO OF A KIND. Highbrow (boastfully) I get twenty cents a word for my stuff. I'ma word painter."” Lowbrow (scornfully) —* That's nothing. I get twodollars aword for mine. I'm a sign painter.” NO WONDER. HERE are just as good fish in the sea As ever were caught, they say; No doubt, cause the best ever caught Were the fish that got away. EVIDENCE. Stranger—** Don't you think this sitting around all day idle has a bad effect 2" Believe it? Look at the ce Mr eaes comicbooks.com