Judge, 1925-07-25 · page 24 of 36
Judge — July 25, 1925 — page 24: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page from Judge (c. 1912-1913) collects humorous anecdotes labeled "Ask Dad—He Knows," presenting jokes from the magazine's archives. The main cartoon depicts a car broken down on poor roads. A chauffeur blames "Providence" for road conditions, while a passenger sarcastically responds he knows perfectly well where he is—suggesting the roads are so bad they're literally impassable (a common complaint about American infrastructure in the early 1900s). Below are shorter jokes exploiting wordplay and social conventions: - A pun on "Bryan orator" as a "monkey" and "harangue-outang" - A woman noting her suitor has every quality except willingness to propose - A barber comforted despite being fined for cutting customers because he won money gambling - Observations about newspaper phrasing and a child misquoting scripture about Sunday fishing The humor relies on puns, domestic situations, class-based scenarios (servants, barbers), and innocent misunderstandings—typical of early-1900s American comic magazines.
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J. Conacher in Judge, 1913 DIFFERENT CHANNELS OF THOUGHT CHAUuFFEUR OF StaLLED Can—Who’s responsible for the state o’ these bing—bang—roads? | ASK DAD—HE KNOWS What They Laughed at in the Good Old Days ih jus i (it ai tab \ | ‘ Sotemn INnpivipuat (reprovingly)—Providence, my friend. “Aw! D’ye think I don’t know where I am? A Distinction Without Difference Smith—Isn’t that Bryan orator a regular monkey? Jones—Yes, and also a regular harangue—outang. —Judge, 1900 All That Was Lacking Maude—Ferdinand has all the qualities that go to make a good husband but one. Ella—What is that? “He won’t propose.” ¥ —Judge, 1900 Crawford Young in Judge, 1912 COMFORTING Barser (confidentially) —The boss fines me a quarter when I cut a cus- tomer’s face. But I don’t care to- day—I just won two dollars! This ain’t Rhode Island.” Exceedingly Odd “There is a very queer thing about ” 'P) “What is it?” “The newspapers do not say that it was a sudden one.” —Judge, 1900 According to Scripture Sunday - school Teacher—Now, Johnny may tell us what the good book says about fishing on Sunday? Johnny Walton (somewhat un- certainly)—The better the day, the better the deed. —dJudge, 1900 3 ope comicbooks.com