Judge, 1911-10-28 · page 12 of 24
Judge — October 28, 1911 — page 12: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains several satirical pieces typical of early 20th-century American humor: **"An Antiquary"** (top): Two women discuss a third, Mrs. Oftenwedde, described as an "enthusiastic curio collector." The joke's sting lies in the question "Have you met her last husband?"—implying she's been married multiple times, treating husbands like collectible curiosities rather than lasting relationships. This mocks both serial divorce and women who accumulate possessions obsessively. **"My Pa, He Says"** and **"Ad-vice"**: Folksy aphorisms and puns offering homespun wisdom about success, business, and human nature—common filler content in Judge. **"A Real Rainbeau"**: A woman asks an aviator to fly her to a rainbow to match ribbon colors. The pun on "rainbow/beau" plays on contemporary fascination with aviation as a novelty. **"Quaker Repartee"**: A New York businessman mocks Philadelphia's supposedly rustic character ("grass in streets"), but a Quaker waiter delivers a clever comeback about visiting in June for "new-mown hay"—implying the city's dullness rather than its rusticity.
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“There ‘s that Mrs. Oftenwedde over there. ** Yes, indeed. Have you met her last husband ?"* My Pa, He Says: M* PA, he says ravens would live forever if they didn’t croak. An’ my pa, he says he knew a big, fat actor once what filled a small part. An’ my pa, he says many bank cashiers look hurt when they lose their bal- ance. An’ my pa, he says a lawyer is a pessimist, ‘eause his life’s a series o’ trials. An’ my pa, he says that to pay for success you must tax your brains. An’ my pa, he says that the best way to bring bun- dles home from the store is to have ’em sent. AL Ww. U. Ad-vice. Y SON, if you desire to rise In business, as men have risen, It’s up to you to advertise Till all folk know you’ve advertisen, vw ee AN ANTIQUARY A REAL RAINBEAU. Fair shopper (to aviator) —" Going to fly? Please take me up to the rainbow I want to match some ribbon."’, ‘They say she is an enthusiastic curio collector."’ Quaker Repartee. HE SMART young man from New York was in Philadelphia, because he had to wait over a train or two, and incidentally he thought to have fun with a drab-looking restaurant waiter where he partook of slight refreshment. “Say,” he said, “I thought from all I have heard that grass grew in the streets of this town, but I don’t see much around.’” “Nay, nay,’? replied the waiter meekly; ‘‘thee will not see it here now. Thee should have come in June to have caught the fra- grance of the new-mown hay.”’ In an Experimental State. «éT-)O YOU consider the airship a success?”’ “‘Not yet. It has not be- come necessary to equip it with straps for the use of those who have to stand.’’ comicbooks.com