Judge, 1910-09-24 · page 8 of 16
Judge — September 24, 1910 — page 8: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains multiple satirical cartoons and jokes typical of early 20th-century American humor: **"Why the Town Grew Slowly"** jokes about lynching and violence driving away residents—dark social commentary on lawlessness in certain regions. **"It All Depends"** and **"Test of Patience"** are domestic humor about marriage and everyday annoyances (wives, waiting at barbershops, aviators). **"Method"** references Roosevelt's judicial activism, comparing his removal of Supreme Court justices to plucking petals from flowers—mocking his aggressive politics. **"He Will Always Be There"** uses an aviator marrying an extravagant woman as a setup for a joke about keeping up with expenses. **"A Mere Drop in the Bucket"** shows a hippo at a hotel demanding excessive soap—likely poking fun at wealthy or demanding guests. The bottom photograph **"After Which There Was Silence"** appears to be a dramatic scene with romantic/marital implications, with dialogue about regret and humiliation. The page is primarily humor and social satire rather than sustained political commentary.
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A SCRAPER WHO BELIEVES IN ADVERTISING HIS BUSINESS “Well, with her extravagant w: to complain that he can’t keep up in the air after he gets her.’ JUDGE Why the Town Grew Slowly. seFOW MUCH has the population of this town increased during the past ten years?” “Well, stranger, it ain't increased much, that's a fact; but it ain't the town’s fault. This is a mighty good town, and we'd of showed a good, substantial increase if it hadn't been that four of our citizens was lynched and five or six more rode out of town on rails durin’ the past few years."" It All Depends. €6]8 YOUR wife a sound sleeper?” “It depends on circumstances. fully as a lamb while I walk the floor for hours with the baby yelling with all its might, but she never fails to awaken when I try to sneak upstairs with my shoes off."* She can sleep as peace- Unity. HE GARDENER and the candidate Are daily closer edging, Devoting time and labor great To necessary hedging. He Will Always Be There. ‘ HEY say she is going to marry an aviator. ’” 8, he won't have Test of Patience. OU SEE he's wild enough to hop. No wonder he is vexed! He went into a barber shop, And found he wasn’t “ Next.”” HE AVERAGE man, when he can no longer afford to smoke cigars, believes the pipe to be healthier. Method. Knicker —"'Girls pull the petals off flowers to count whether they are loved."" Bocker——""That’s the way Roosevelt would pull the justices off the Supreme Bench.”” A MERE DROP IN THE BUCKET. Mr. Hippo(to hotel porter )—“' Hey, young feller, when I call fer some soap mean seme soap. Now you run down and get me a hundred pounds or so. I'm payin’ fer a room and bath, and I 'm goin’ to get my money's worth or know the reason why."” AFTER WHICH THERE WAS SILENCE. He—“' As I went down for the third time I thought of everything I ever did."" She—"' Didn't it make you feel cheap?’