Judge, 1910-08-13 · page 7 of 16
Judge — August 13, 1910 — page 7: what you’re looking at
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This page contains primarily **educational humor and brief jokes** rather than political satire. The main feature, "Dotage" by Strickland Gillilan, is a humorous lesson for children explaining etymology through wordplay. It uses the "-age" suffix pattern (ferriage, wharfage, cribbage, orphanage) to "logically" define "dotage" as "money paid for doting"—implying elderly men must literally pay for romantic attention since their affections hold no genuine value. The joke satirizes aging men pursuing younger women and the financial consequences. The scattered content includes: - A gentle joke about differences between the North and South Poles - "Tit for Tat": a mild romance joke about a drunk proposal being countered by a "crazy" acceptance - "For Hot Weather Use": obvious satirical advice (placing ice near a hot stove) - A maxim about money's corrupting influence The "Modern Lights" illustrations appear to be separate visual gags. Overall, this is **light, family-friendly humor** typical of Judge magazine's editorial mix—not focused on contemporary political events.
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HIS BREAKFAST CHOCOLATE. Dotage. By STRICKLAND GILLILAN. ‘OW, CHILDREN, you have often heard the statement that a man was “ in his dotage."” Do you know what “‘dotage”” means? Then I will tell you, illustrating as I go along, so that you may not fail to un- derstand. You know that money paid for ferrying is called ferriage, that money paid for wharfing is called wharfage, that money paid for a JUDGE cab is called cabbage, that money paid for words is called verbiage, that money paid for cribs is called cribbage, that money paid for orphans is called orphan- age, etc. Thus are our English words formed according to clear-cut and un- varying rules. Therefore, since that is all clear, the word dotage means money paid for doting. You see, when a man gets so old that his affections aren’t really worth anything to anybody, he is said to be in hisdotage. For then, you understand, no person will submit to his attentions un- less well paid for it in coin of this very realm, He can dote without a cent when he is younger and his doting is attractive ; but when he reaches the sere and yellow and is a ridiculous figure when he dotes, he must pay a good, liberal dotage for all the doting he does. The newspapers are full of such cases every day—cases in which an old man has gone broke paying dotage. Class is dismissed. Take the next two pages for the next lesson. 4¢ DA, WHAT'S the difference between the north pole and the south pole anyway?"” “+ All the difference in the world, my boy.”” FE Bey Sg Ls) MeL Ch, Lek i “tr Young and. (Aeumartec ALL IN A LIFETIME. Poor Man Thief MODERN LIGHTS. Tit for Tat. &\FISS BINGS," stammers the young man, ‘I called on you last night, did I not?" “What an odd question! did.’” W-w-well, I just wanted to say that if I proposed to you I was drunk.’ “To ease your mind, I will say that if 1 accepted you I was crazy.”” For Hot Weather Use. i YOU are fond of ice water, the quickest method of securing this is to fill your re- frigerator to the top with ice and then place the same two or three inches away from the kitchen range. The supply will begin to form instantly. Of course you ONEY makes a few men, takes with all men, and forsakes most men. comicbooks.com