Judge, 1924-08-09 · page 26 of 36
Judge — August 9, 1924 — page 26: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page collects humorous one-liners and cartoon gags from Judge magazine (1894-1901), presented as period humor for nostalgic readers. The cartoons employ ethnic stereotypes and gendered jokes typical of the era: - **Top cartoon** by James Montgomery Flagg depicts a woman in an elaborate dress, accompanying a joke about wives being clever enough to feign ignorance. - **Middle section** includes vaudeville-style gags: a "dime museum" (cheap freak show) joke, and Irish-accented dialect humor about a drunk man named Finnegan and his wife. - **Bottom cartoon** by T.B. Sullivant shows a church scene with African American characters (rendered in period dialect) where a deacon interrupts prayer proceedings requesting playing cards. The page's framing—"What They Laughed At In the Good Old Days"—suggests nostalgic amusement at outdated humor styles. The material reflects casual use of racial/ethnic caricature and stereotypical gender dynamics commonplace in early 20th-century American humor magazines.
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ASK DAD—HE KNOWS What They Laughed At In the Good Old Days James Montgomery Flagg in Judge, 1894. “A Cream Puff” “Is your wife clever?” “Clever enough to make me think that she knows less than I know!” —dJudge, 1897 PAS Dime Museum Manager—What’s all the yelling about? “The human pincushion just stepped on a tack,” —dJudge, 1897 rd Davee diotitoes -“Finnegan’s droonk an’ lickin’ his in Judge, 1901. as Ss wife. “Yes, he’s goin’ to confession Giapys—Ferdy says he talks all night in his sleep. t’-morrow an’ wants to git his money’s Epvrtu—Oh, well, he sleeps all day in his talk, so what's the difference? —Judge, 1897 T. 8. Sullivant in Judge, 1901. Pee utieeutin Parson Jonnson—I will open de— Deacon Jackson (drowsily)—I’ll stay! Gimme fo’ kards! Parson Jonnson—De meetin’ wif prayer fo’ de salvation ob Brudder Jackson. comicbooks.com