Judge, 1912-04-27 · page 7 of 23
Judge — April 27, 1912 — page 7: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains several short humor pieces typical of early 1900s satirical magazines: **"Nature's Sweet Restorer"** mocks rural life through a photographer's exchange with a farmer ("Hayrick"), suggesting farmers are only pleasant when sleeping—a dig at rural tedium. **"His First Serious Thought"** satirizes W.E.D. Stokes Jr., son of a wealthy hotel magnate, who claims he took up electrical engineering "seriously in 1900" at age fourteen. The joke: a rich boy dabbling in hobbies calls it "serious work," implying wealthy youth lack genuine purpose or dedication. **"The Same, Yet Different"** is a sentimental poem about reuniting with an old acquaintance (Nell) who reveals she's now married—playing on romantic nostalgia. **"Extremes Meet"** appears to be a brief caption about human achievement. **"No Cause for Protest"** shows a working-class dispute over meal quality. **"Her Crowning Glory"** jokes that Mary's new spring hat is so large her feet are invisible beneath it—mocking contemporary oversized women's fashion. The page emphasizes class contrasts, fashion absurdity, and rural-urban differences typical of Judge's satirical voice.
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NATURE'S SWEET RESTORER. Photographer (to farmer Hayrick)-~* Look pleasant, please.’" . Hayrick—* Go to sleep, Abner. That's the only time you 're pleasant."’ His First Serious Thought. W. E. D. Stokes, Jr., son of the mil- 1 lionaire hotel proprietor and known among his intimates as ‘*Weddie, about fourteen years old and is the patentee of a dozen or more trical appliane EXTKEMES MEET. “WHAT MAN HAS DONE, MAN CAN DO.” . Not long ago a caller at tne house The Same, Yet Different. | was talking to him about his work and ,, asked him how long he had been at it. “*Well,’’ he said, with considerable deliberation, ‘I first took up electrical engineering seriously in 1900." BOUT two years had passed away Since Nell and I had met; So "twas not strange that I should say, When I again chanced by her way, Nell, are you married yet?” - Wet | How much fun he got out of it before he took it up seriously at the mature She glanced at me in mild surprise— ageio? folie youre nobody knowa I would have made a bet That there was sadness in her eyes — Her Crowning Glory. As she replied, between two sighs, Mary had a new spring hat NO CAUSE FOR PROTEST And, though accounts do vary, | . Iankeeper—"* Whatcher howlin’ fer? Ye don't Some people say her feet were all Children did the bunny hug Easter week. hev t' eat this dinner." That could be seen of Mary. “Yes, Lam married—yet! comicbooks.com