Judge — April 9, 1910 — page 3: what you’re looking at

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# Judge Magazine - Spring 1910 **Main Cartoon**: "Annual Handicap Regatta—Spring, 1910" depicts numerous small boats crowded in water, illustrating a chaotic scene of competition. **Sidebar Jokes**: 1. **"Local Color"**: A dialogue about "Jamie" — apparently someone with protruding ears who was told by his mother he'd "read Cooper" (likely Mark Twain's satirical reference to James Fenimore Cooper, the novelist). The joke plays on physical appearance and literary pretension. 2. **"Handsome"**: A pun defining "handsome" as someone who "works his hands some [sic]." 3. **"The Real Struggle"**: A brief exchange about married life and bread — suggesting marriage involves economic struggle rather than romantic ideals. The page uses wordplay and physical comedy typical of Judge's humor circa 1910, mixing visual satire with simple comedic definitions and domestic jokes.