Judge, 1909-02-06 · page 7 of 16
Judge — February 6, 1909 — page 7: what you’re looking at
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**Top Section:** A tall-tale comic strip mocking boastful storytelling. Captain Fibb claims he shot down an entire flock of geese while falling from a shot-down WWI balloon, using the dead birds' bodies as a cushion and their loops to signal for rescue. The joke is the absurd escalation of a soldier's exaggerated war story—the kind of implausible narrative common in period humor. **Bottom Section:** Two brief comedies about gender stereotypes. "Women Will Talk" depicts a hotel clerk overwhelmed by a woman's endless message to relay to another guest, suggesting women are verbose gossips. "She Learned Quickly" shows a child misunderstanding her Sunday school lesson about "sowing seeds of kindness" as literal gardening instructions—innocent humor about childhood confusion rather than satire. The page exemplifies *Judge* magazine's light domestic and military humor targeting early 20th-century American audiences.
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