Judge, 1925-08-15 · page 26 of 37
Judge — August 15, 1925 — page 26: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page collects brief humorous anecdotes and cartoons from Judge magazine (1898-1901), showcasing period comedy styles. **The jokes rely on:** - **Wordplay**: "Bliss" married seven times is funny because his name suggests happiness, creating ironic contrast - **Social commentary**: A man proposed to ten times won't accept "yes"—satirizing persistent, unwanted suitors or perhaps commenting on male persistence and female hesitation about marriage - **Class humor**: References to "Honest Frank Tickleton" becoming a defaulter mock financial respectability; the landlord's indecision in "In Abeyance" portrays working-class housing instability - **Gender dynamics**: Multiple jokes center on marriage proposals and courtship as inherently awkward or risky encounters **The illustrations** depict period dress and rural/domestic scenes typical of the era's visual humor. The page's title "Ask Dad—He Knows" frames these as nostalgic "old days" humor, suggesting the magazine's audience found amusement in character types, wordplay, and social awkwardness rather than visual gags.
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ASK DAD— HE KNOWS What they laughed at in the Good Old Days Very Queer “It’s mighty queer that Frank Tickleton should turn out to be a defaulter,” remarked Tenspot. “That’s what it is,’ added Bunt- ing. “Nobody ever heard him al- luded to as Honest Frank Tickleton.” —Judge, 1899 A Good Test Percy—Now, if I speak to your father and he gives his consent, then the next question is, how are we going to live? Edith—Don’t worry, Percy. If you live through that interview you can live through anything. —Judge, 1901 Where the Humor Lay Mr. Jones—I have just been read- ing a funny case—a chap who has been married seven times. Mrs. Jones—I don’t see anything funny about that. “Well, his name is Bliss!” —Judge, 1900 She Would h ; Charley Li Would you take Penrhyn Stanlaws in Judge, 1900. me for a fool? A DETERMINED FELLOW | Miss Passay—Oh, Charley, this is Tom—Ferdy has proposed to May ten times. so sudden! —Judge, 1901 Eruet—Won’t take yes for an answer, I suppose? T.S. Sullivant in Judge, 1898. IN ABEYANCE Mosr—Guwine ter move dis fall? . JaKE—Dunno! De landlord hain’t made up his mind yet. 24 comicbooks.com