Judge, 1909-09-11 · page 4 of 16
Judge — September 11, 1909 — page 4: what you’re looking at
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This page contains several unrelated satirical pieces rather than one unified cartoon: **"She Was Not Engaged"** mocks an Irish widow's aggressive rejection of a book agent's advances, using dialect humor and physical comedy typical of early 1900s ethnic stereotyping. **"Judge's Favorite"** is a poem about wealth and ambition. **"The Personal Equation"** presents a group of professionals (a clothing dealer, dentist, lawyer, clergyman, politician, physician, and minister) offering contrasting opinions about a man named Brown, satirizing how different professions interpret character through their specialized lenses. The right side contains **"Pre-Hatch Influence"** — four wordless comics about a character apparently named Starch, depicting comedic misadventures with vehicles and nature. The humor appears slapstick and visual rather than politically pointed. The overall tone reflects early 20th-century American magazine satire: class-conscious, occupation-focused, and reliant on visual gags.
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SHE WAS NOT ENGAGED. ROOK ayent rapped at the door of a cottage occupied by an Irish widow, and, ax she half opened he inquired, “Are you the lady of the “Oi am, sor,” she replied. “If you are not engaged | would like to see you a few minutes," remarked the agent as he started to worm his way through the opening. “Indade, Oi'm not engaged, an’ it’s nawt the loikes 0” ye, an entoire stranger, thawt kin be makin’ love to a poor lone widdy six wakes afther she’s buried her fursht husband,"” was the emphatic response, as she slammed the door in his face. Gasping for breath, the agent made for the street, reflecting upon the uncertain meaning of the English language. AN INDUCEMENT. JUDGE'S FAVORITE. LILLIAN LORRAINE, IN“ FOLLIES oF 1909." Twinkle, twinkle! Where's the b: To your becoming soon a tiar? "A penny for your thoughts!"* rds each night, He—* Er—is it a new Lincoln cent? audience you del here's no reason you sh ‘ NTHUSIASM often, like some automobiles, Till you reach the very te is not a good hill-climber. THE PERSONAL EQUATION. R. BROWN, an average American citizen, was introduced to a cosmopolitan group. Concerning the newcomer, the various members of the group thought as follows: The clothing dealer—* That suit he is wearing was made by Hart, Schloss & Strauss, sold by ompetitor, [think the fellow has a dishonest look."* The dentist tooth carpenter who put in that bridge certainly fixed that fellow's face for keeps.”” The luwyer—* L remember suing his father once.” The designing mamma—* He ix a likely-looking: young. I want Ethel to meet him.’ The politician—"* Uf he's the Brown U'm thinking of, he ought to be able to swing the ‘Third Ward for me.” The physician—* We ix quite hyperemic, He ix greatly in need of careful, scientific di The minister—* The unseemly ruddiness of his countenance causes me to fear that | is a young man of worldly habits.” The undertaker—* 1 guess #* would take about a six-foot hex for him."? “NOW WILL YOU BE QUIET?” And what did you think of *Consul,’ the y who is almost man rribly bored) te a pleasant diversion to the almost monkey—he can't talk.” PRE-HATCH-IT INFLUENCE. A STORY WITHOUT WoRDs.