Judge — November 28, 1925 — page 24: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

ASK DAD—HE KNOWS What They Laughed at in the Good Old Days T. 8. Sullivant’in Judge, 1903. THE AVERAGE Hounter—Any big game aroind here? iNattve—Nope. Penny ante an’ five-cent limit is about the average. The Pride of the Family pete aes UM | Father—Tell me, q'vick, if yer ‘ad eat le ; pall a t’ousand dollars, vot vould yer do with it? Tittle Solly—Insure it for two t'ousand, father. —Judge, 1905 Johnson Told Why He Wrote the Dictionary “I wanted to have the last word,” he explained. “I knew my wife wouldn’t ever think of ‘zxyomma.’” With a happy smile, he thought the candle was well worth the game. —Judge, 1900 Even if It Was a Dogwood Tree “Now, why,” remarked the little dog, in speaking to the tree, “Would you say that the heart of you is like the tail of me?” The tree gave the conundrum up. The pup, with wisdom dark, Explained the matter, saying, “It is fatthest from the bark.” —Judge, 1902 ‘A Natural Question Art Young in Judge, 1905. Jenkins—Poor Bjones! It’s just THINKING IT OVER a year now since he passed the great Mownanan—'Tis always th’ unizpicted thot happens. Whin Oi wint : divide. home full lasht noight Oi expicted me woife would hit me wid a poker. Tompkins—Dead or divorced? MuLHEaRN—An’ she didn't? —Judge, 1903 Monanan—No; she hit me wid th’ flat-iron an’ pianny-shtool. comicbooks.com