Judge, 1908-11-07 · page 4 of 16
Judge — November 7, 1908 — page 4: what you’re looking at
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This page contains several satirical pieces and illustrations typical of early 20th-century Judge magazine content. **"Cheese It"** mocks a pretentious young poet who sent a satirical manuscript to a New York critic, comparing his work unfavorably to Homer. The critic's dismissive response—calling it the "Gorgon-Zolla of literature"—satirizes literary pretension. **"The South and the North"** presents dialogue about racial violence, with a New Yorker and Southerner debating lynching and mob justice. The satire appears to critique both Northern smugness and Southern violence. **"A Record Exchange"** shows comic illustrations of horses being traded/swapped, with humorous captions about the exchange. **"Shop Talk"** features a cigar dealer discussing his wife in crude terms, satirizing commercialism and masculine banter. The page is primarily humorous commentary on American social issues and personalities of the era.
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CHEESE IT. DOUBLE-POINTED. A PIECE of irony sufficiently Rexs—* Jack says my mouth is the prettiest he has delicate to be worthy of quo- ever si tation recently came from a New Frank—“ Indeed? Well, I'll put mine up against it York critic. “An aspiring young any time." poct, who had met the eritie in question, wrote a satire in emulation of Homer's ‘Battle of the Frogs and Mice.” The young poet thought he would yo ‘one better’? than Homer, and described in most istic style the w » between two factions of mites inhabiting a piece of A RECORD EXCHANGE. He sent the manuscript to t critic with a request for that dis tinguished person’s opinion. In a Jays the answer came. " wrote the erit- and am You ure worthy 4 the Gorgon-Zola of lit- ENGLISH AS SHE IS SPOKE. GC JTS unpossibte.”* “You mean impossible, don’t : you?” But she's really a greater. “I mean that it can’t be did.” THE SOUTH AND THE NORTH. (GJT'S a confounded shame the way the whites down South persecute the negro for slight offenses!" asserted the New Yorker, bound for the baseball gam “You're right!" seconded his companion, ‘* It's a stain upon the repu- tation of the peaceable portion of the n esterday, in one city down there, they captured a poor nigger who had seared a white woman in some way, and would have killed him but for the intervention of a cool-headed officer, “Awful, awful! By the way, what ailx your voice? You're as hoarse as Lam.” “Oh, 1 was one of the mob that chased that miserable umpire down the street after the game yesterday, and I over- did myself yelling at them to string him up."" “Gad! I was in that mob, too. SHOP TALK. Cigar dealer “Yes, that is my wife over there the one with the fine wrapper, American filler, and perfecto shape. Knicker “Bulga- ria has de- clared itself independent of Turkey. Henpekt AN UNFORTUNATE PROPOSITION “1 know ““Ttold her E would even give up smoking for her sake.” "t make a hit with her! Her dad is a just how it comicbooks.com