Judge, 1924-09-27 · page 26 of 36
Judge — September 27, 1924 — page 26: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page from *Judge* magazine collects brief humorous anecdotes and cartoons typical of late 19th/early 20th-century American satire. **"A Straight Verdict"** (1885): A coroner's jury struggles with logic—a prominent man dies, and while everyone agrees he never drank publicly, the coroner insists he died of alcoholism because the man who *shot* him was drunk. The joke mocks both the absurdity of the verdict and period attitudes toward alcoholism and violence. **The silhouette cartoon** (Hy Mayer, 1901): A man shows a profile portrait, claiming it's his great-grandfather. The humor relies on the ambiguous profile appearing to look in either direction—a visual pun on unclear family resemblance or genealogy. **Other brief jokes** target period concerns: elevated railways replacing horse cars, a man marrying his cook (class commentary), and childhood attempts to delay punishment. The "half-holiday" quip mocks work culture. These represent *Judge*'s formula: topical humor about technology, class, drinking, and domestic life, designed for educated, urban readers familiar with contemporary social anxieties.
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. ASK DAD— | HE KNOWS | What they laughed at in the good old days ( A Straight Verdict » A coroner's jury returned a verdict to the effect that a certain prominent Se man had died of alcoholism. Mi “Your verdict is absurd,” some Ha one said to the coroner. an “Why so Fe “Because he was never known to drink.” 71 { | “That's a fact.” ef “He never went into a saloon.” inl “You are right.” : “Then why do you say he died Ls | from the effects of alcoholism, when vit ' | we all know he was shot?” an the coroner th replied, “but the man who shot him pr was drunk.” de i —Judge, 1885 7 ve of tie ! The conversation had turned in a wa | newspaper office to. the resurrection ih | of Lazarus. | “We shall not see any repetitions of this miracle in our day,” remarked as - Hendler ba indeed,” replied Dr. X, who Hengler is Judge, 1909 on . was present. “Medical science has 9 SG EN a ga prea ee a st it made too much progress for that.” COP WHAT HE WANTED —Judge, 1889 Hantea—Do you know that Jones has married his cook? | it | Bronx—Just like him. He'd always rather fight than cat, | fa "7 | hi ti A Boston man, who believes | hy in elevated railways, says the | th horse car must go. We are glad i to hear it. Tf he can make them in go it is something their drivers can't do. { —Judge tl v Fae st Child (about to be spanked) — 4 Oh, mamma, dear! Do wait ve till winter, it makes me so warm vi in summer. 4 —Judge, 1880 1 fl i) halal Hy Mayer in Judge, 1901 A half-holiday is better than | “That’s a silhouette of my great-grandfather.” no loaf at all. “H’'m—which way is he looking?” —Judge, 1885 * comicbooks.com