Judge, 1913-05-31 · page 13 of 24
Judge — May 31, 1913 — page 13: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page collects short jokes and satirical quips typical of Judge's humor. The main illustrated cartoon shows children playing in a street, apparently enacting comic strip scenarios with violence—one child wants to hit another "on the head with the cuspidor" (spittoon) while "playin' comic supplement." The scattered jokes mock everyday absurdities: a man who can't find time off (like the devil), a suitor's financial dependence on his fiancée's father, fashion's circular trends (hat feathers changing angles seasonally with no real innovation), and a grandfather old enough to remember when New York evening papers published in the afternoon (referencing when afternoon papers were the evening edition). "Lachrymose" and the Washington "no-wine dinner" reference suggest Progressive-era temperance debates. The humor is gentle, domestic satire—poking fun at fashion cycles, generational differences, and social pretense rather than sharp political commentary.
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“LUCKY LITTLE BEGGARS!" Waiting HE had some neat hose put away, In keeping for a rainy day; So said this belle. But la he was heard to say That possibly a windy day Would do as well. Many There Who Could Do It “It is said that the devil never takes a vacation. “Well, if he doesn’t, it isn’t because he can’t find anybody to run the place in his absence.’” The Important Question “Tcan’t live without your daughter!"” “Well, can you live without her fa- ther?” Egg View Note ‘A lot of jobs A feller has got to learn Ambrose Crosslots say: are like olives. to like ’em."" The Usual Climax “Children, children, what in the world is the matter?”” “We is playin’ comic supplement, and Joey won't stand up so ‘at I kin hit him on the head with the cuspidor."’ The Hat and the Feather L4st spring the feather stuck up straight, Just like & this: Last winter, in a slanting state, ‘Twas just like this: * But now it sticks right out behind: —<aamm Pray, what new scheme can T@y Fashion find Next fall, except a hat designed Ww Just like this? C Grace McKinstry. In Grandfather's Time ri YOUR grandfather is pretty old, isn’t he?” < “Yes, he’s an old chap. He can re- member the time when the New York evening papers were published in the afternoon."’ Why It May Fail Civieus—Good scheme, this administra- tion no-wine dinner rule at Washington. And they'll be able to put it over. Criticus—Umph! Doubt it. how, lacks the punch, Some- The Principal's Jest School teacher —This new little boy who's crying so hard says his name is Mose. . Principal — of lachrymose. Svidently an abbreviation A bluff may pass for the goods for a time, but there is always the inventory. comicbooks.com