Judge, 1911-05-13 · page 7 of 24
Judge — May 13, 1911 — page 7: what you’re looking at
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This page from Judge combines humor pieces targeting early 1900s American life: **Top cartoon:** "The Brickfords" discover their society reception announcement omitted the cost—satirizing upper-class pretension and the nouveau riche's anxiety about appearing vulgar by mentioning money. **"How to Tell the Wild Flowers"**: Wordplay humor parodying nature guides. "Oyster plant" (oysters on branches), "egg plant," and "rubber plant" are visual puns on actual plant names—light domestic comedy. **"Well Balanced"**: Critiques newspaper sensationalism, noting papers balance "sob artists" (tearjerking women's columnists) with humorous writers to manipulate reader emotions. **"An Extract"** (bottom): Dialect humor featuring a Black man at the dentist. The joke relies on period racial stereotypes—the patient plans to keep the extracted tooth rather than let the dentist dispose of it, played for crude comedic effect typical of the era. The page reflects Judge's mix of social satire, wordplay, and ethnic humor characteristic of early 20th-century American comedy magazines.
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= ae ne eS THE BRICKPORDS, IN LOOKING OVER THE PAPERS, DISCOVER THAT IN THE REPORT OF THE RECEPTION GIVEN BY THEM LAST EVENING THEY HAD PAILED TO MENTION THE Cost. How To Tell the Wild Flowers. fy CAROLYN WELLS. F YOU observe a thrifty plant That from the rich earth sprang, And on its boughs, mid foliage scant, Some luscious bivalves hang, Quite positive you then may be It is an oyster plant you see. Then if another bush you've found, And from its twigs depend White, oval shapes, with tops quite round, But tapering toward the end, It is an egg plant, I opine, And you will find its fruitage fine. If on a tree some fruit you see Of dull and blackish hues, And nearer by it seems to be A crop of overshoes, ‘Twill not require much mental force To say, ‘‘A rubber plant, of course!” Obsolete. TH MAN who exclaims, ‘‘I can’t do it any more than I can fly!’’ is a back number. Money. “MPs: GRASWID has money. “Is that so? Patri- or ali-?”" Well Balanced. By TERRELL LOVE HOLLIDAY. EWSPAPERS, now, are marvels, So balanced and complete! A feminine ‘‘sob artist’’ Has ev'ry daily sheet, Whose only avocation It is to make us cry, To liquidate our feelings And redden up our eye; But, lest o’ermuch of sorrow “T think I can save that tooth for you.”” “That's all right ‘bout dat, doctor. You jis git dat tooth out. I'll 'tend to savin’ it.’” EVEN the man with the lawn-mower will let the grass grow under his feet. We be inclined to quaff, There's e’era fun- ny scribbler Who's paid to make us laugh. An Extract. AFTER suffer- ing some time with toothache, a colored man went to a dentist to have the tooth extracted. The dentist looked at the tooth and said, “WACK TO THE PARM.”—THE FIRST RADISH. comicbooks.com