Judge, 1911-02-25 · page 22 of 24
Judge — February 25, 1911 — page 22: what you’re looking at
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This page from *Judge* contains primarily **short humor pieces and advertisements** rather than political cartoons. The content includes: **Humor Pieces:** The central feature is "As It Might Have Been, Mother Goose"—a playful parody reimagining the nursery rhyme about three wise men of Gotham going to sea in a bowl. Multiple writers (Browning, Rossetti, Longfellow) contribute mock-serious versions of the absurd scenario, treating it as high literature. This is gentle satire on pretentious poetry rather than political commentary. Below are brief jokes about practical matters: a farmer's misunderstanding about "odd" dollars at a bank, a wife making flour into "bricks" (a Depression-era reference to making something from nothing), and a lawyer asking whether a client wants to tell or *sell* her story. **Advertisements:** The page is heavily dominated by ads for Club Cocktails, Philip Morris cigarettes, and various services—typical of *Judge's* revenue model. There is **no significant political satire** visible on this page.
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Robert Browning They sailed, the three wise Gotham, ’Mid waves that would spray ’em and froth ’em. A bowl such as people put soup in They chose for their spirits to droop ir. No one has, from that day to this, met This unlucky trio, 'Twas kismet! Dante Gabriel Rossetti And they were three and they were wise (A dim, deep dark at the end of day!), And fain would journey on high emprise Where lift the tints of the tropic skies; But now, alas, to our hailing cries The hollow echo alone replies. (A dim, dark deep at the end of day! Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Thou, too, sail on, oh, Bow! of State, With no attendant spoon or plate. Sail with the wise men of New York And skim the waves like any cork. The three wise men who cannot swim, With courage great, with courage grim, Are hanging breathless on thy rim. —Chicago Post. men of The piquancy of a Sherbet is attained by using a dash of Abbott's Bitters. Sample by mail, 25 cts. in stamps. C. W. Abbott & Co., Baltimore, Md. Queer. Reuben—‘Josh says thet city feller gev him a hundred an’ some odd dollars fur thet horse o’ his’n.’” Silas—‘‘You ain’t heerd the hull of it. When he took them dollars to the bank, he found they was all odd.’’"— Catholic Times. The Real Reason, “Can you tell me, my boy,”’ said the prim teacher, ‘why the race is not al- ways to the swift?’’ Yes'm,’’ said the little boy promptly. “It’s because sometimes their tires bust.’’—Baltimore American. Unfortunate Allusion. She—‘Too many men expect their wives to run their homes on practically nothing. They forget that no one can make bricks without straw.’’ He—''My wife does—out of flour."’ Boston Transcript. A Young Cynic. Tom—They say that every woman is beautiful in some one’s eyes. Do you believe it?”” Jack—'‘Certainly—if you include her —Boston Transcript. Cautious. “I have a remarkable history,"” began the lady who looked like a possible client. “To tell or to sell?’” inquired the law- yer cautiously.—Kansas City Journal. 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