Judge, 1901-11-30 · page 4 of 18
Judge — November 30, 1901 — page 4: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains several satirical pieces targeting early 20th-century social attitudes: **"The College-Yell That Made Good"** mocks a father's disapproval of his son's college experiences—his long hair, colorful sweater, and "fog-horn voice." The father considers the college yell worthless, comparing it to "the squeal of a pig." This satirizes generational conflict over changing college culture and masculine expression. **"Judge's Favorites"** and other short comedic pieces use dialect humor and social observation typical of the era. **"Pains to Spare"** depicts a caricatured man (likely representing a wealthy or foolish figure) with multiple small children, satirizing either large families or irresponsible parenting. The cartoons broadly target class pretensions, generational anxiety, and social respectability—common Judge magazine themes reflecting Progressive Era concerns about modernization and cultural change.
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‘THE COLLEGE-YELL THAT MADE GOOD. DUNG man once returned from college with long hair, a sweater that had eleven distinct colors in its fabric, a good opinion of himself, and a college-yell that was terrifyin; His father sized him up and complained bitterly. His com- plaints were more bitter when he heard the college-yell. And I paid good money to have him acquire those clothes and that fog-horn voice and ex- uberant. throat - development,” he groaned. “You don’t care for the yell?" asked the young man “Tdo not,” replied the father. “It is as valueless as the squeal of a pig, and that is the part of the “Grima Which: iS. gee when he Faraer Souirret (traveling)—"* Gosh! but those there clam- ; 3 nuts, or whatever you call ‘em, are the worst nuts I ever ig butchered cat.” A few weeks late while on a trip toa ne country, the father and attacked by a band of marauding ruf- son wei JUDGE'S FAVORITES. MAUDE FEALY. ? Young Juliet of the west! thesoulin thee, fans. Expressed in beauty none unmoved may The young man see, Is dedicated to immortal art, Wherein thy life hath flowered from its start. over in the corner, and Ana we ‘tis so, since only there thou'lt emitted his coll which was substantially as follows : “Brrr! Woof, woofwoofwoof! Zip, zip, zippityzi pah, oompah! Gurgoo, gurgoo! Wottell, wottell! Whee The members of the marauding band, amazed at the sound and unable to understand it, turned and fled opened his mouth, threw the reverse-lever away ind ‘The pure ideals of thy’heart and mind. HIS LITTLE GAME. Lazy Louie—"' Hello, Wuzit! You're lookin’ like tree square meals a day. What's yer lay?” Witte Wuzit—"' I'm workin’ de ‘ misery-loves-company * graft. 1 tells de ‘ays dat | wuz redooced to me present circumstances t'roo buyin’ gold- Brown—* Oh, he used to be an ambulance surgeon.” bricks. It's good fer chicking an’ pie at enny farm-house.” Moral—A college education pays in various ways Smith—* How did Jones get to be on such intimate terms with all the foot-ball players 2” MORE THAN HE COULD THE STRONGEST STAND. Isaac —"1 vos shust. in- sulted.” . Mo. Vot vos it?” Jsaae—Out vere Live in Jersey | vos asked to join the fire department.” KIND OF TEST. “Are you sure he loves hei “Sure? Why, man alive, he lets her beat him at golf!" PAINS TO SPARE. Mr. Jones—"' Didn't I tell you to take lots of pains with that new suit of clothes?" Bossy Jones—* Ouch! ouch! 1 am, pop."* comicbooks.com