Judge, 1912-09-21 · page 13 of 24
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This is a humor page from *Judge* magazine (September 2, 1912) containing several unrelated comic sketches and anecdotes: **"The Playful Kitten and the Vacuum Cleaner"** shows three slapstick scenes of a woman being knocked around by a vacuum cleaner while a kitten causes chaos—visual humor about new household appliances. **Other sketches** include: - A poem memorializing cartoonist Carleton G. Garretson - "The Difference": a couple arguing while their tied-together pets fight, proving conflict requires active antagonism - "His Luck": a seventh son's "luck" is wearing hand-me-downs - "Wondering Little Janet": a country child's innocent malapropism about chickens "wiping their feet" - "Some Reputation": rural dismissal of Daniel Webster as merely a local selectman - "Not Her Fault": a newlywed's confusion between coal and eggs (implying women's incompetence in housekeeping) - "Business": a farmer complaining chickens haven't been let out to scratch on the road yet The humor reflects early 1900s class attitudes, gender stereotypes, and rural-urban contrasts typical of *Judge*'s satirical tradition.
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THE Carleton G. Garretson. September 2, 1912. NTO a shadow world he came, Bearing it humor of a kindly mold, Warming with subtle wit the hearts grown cold; And Laughter waited on his name, Into a shadow world he came, And cheered the silent with his ready song; His pen wrought mirth that swept the road along And added honor to his name. Into a shadow world he came, And pierced the shadows with his friendly Night. He reckoned Folly; knew the bitter plight. To-day he left his task—and name. Resor Gilmore Stott The Difference. A couple, who were at times subject to fits of incom- patibility, were seated before the fire between rounds, A cat and a dog also shared the warmth of the blaze. Wife—"'See that dog and that cat. They never fight and scratch like we do.’" Husband—‘‘ Tie them together and see what will hap- pen."” His Luck. “Yes,"? said the despondent youth, “Lama seventh son.”” “And didn’t it bring you luck?” asked the super- stitious man. “Well, if being privileged to wear the cast-off clothing of six older broth- ers is luck, it did,’’ replied the de- spondent youth, Wondering Little Janet. Little Janet, making her first visit to the country, remarked to her mother, on seeing the chickens scratching on the lawn, ‘‘Mamma, see the chickens wip- ing their feet on Mr. Brown's grass!"’ The optimist (who made fun of Noah)—"‘ Oh, well, it won't rain forever."? PLAYFUL KITTEN AND THE VACUUM CLEANER Some Reputation. A motor cyclist, passing through Boscawen, N. H., hap- pened to puncture a tire in front of the Daniel Webster home- stead. Anelderly native watched the repair operations, and when the job was finished asked the cyclist if he cared to see the Webster house. ‘““What Webster?” queried the traveler. The old villager looked somewhat surprised, but answered with apparent pride, “Dan’l.”” ‘*Who was he?’’ questioned the motor- ist seriously. The old man turned on him in out- raged pride. “You don’t know who Dan’! Webster was? Why, Dan’! Webster was’’—he paused with contempt on his lips, al- most unable to speak—‘‘why, Dan’l used to be one of our selectmen!”” Not Her Fault. Mr. Newlywed-- “‘Doesn’t this ome- let seem—er—rath- er tough, my dear?” Mrs. Newlywed— “I don’t see why it should, darling. I'm sure I ordered the very best egg coal the dealer had to cook it with.’” Business. “Mirandy, Miran- dy! Gitup! They's ten automobiles gone by a’ready this mornin’, an’ th’ chickens ain’t been turned out into th’ road yit!"” comicbooks.com