Judge, 1909-04-03 · page 3 of 16
Judge — April 3, 1909 — page 3: what you’re looking at
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This page contains three distinct pieces: **"He Didn't Worry"** (top right): A satirical cartoon mocking someone's persistent reassurance despite mounting problems. "Don't worry" messages accumulate as debris around a small figure, suggesting the platitude becomes absurd when faced with real difficulties—a commentary on hollow optimism during hardship (likely Depression-era, given the context). **"Trades-Birds"** (middle left): A humorous poem about birds rejecting thanks, preferring action over gratitude. It's lighthearted social commentary on reciprocal obligations. **"In Union There is Strength"** (bottom): An illustration showing a man surrounded by church-related signs and charitable requests. The caption questions why weak churches don't unite for stronger rural communities—advocating religious institutional cooperation. The page emphasizes practical solutions over empty sentiment and institutional cooperation.
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REASON oats SHE WAS DEAR TO HIM. E HAD called that evening expressly to tell her how dear she was to him, but always a strange awkwardness embarrassed him in her presence and words failed him, ‘There- fore, he took her mother and herself to the Plaza for supper. The next day he felt that he could no longer keep silent, that he must tell her how inexpress- ibly dear she was to him. But again his courage deserted him, so he sent her some orchids instead. They met at a dance the next night, and once more he tried to tell her, and once more he failed. So he asked her to go to the opera with him that week. The next afternoon it was snowing hard. 1 for a walk. The bracing air put new s him, and soon he found himself at her house, deter to tell her the worst. As soon as he tried to 5) his love, he became tongue-tied, and sat awkwardly, miserably silent. So he asked her to take a sleigh-ride instead, He hasn't yet told her how dear she is to him, She may never know. But he knows—for all his bills came in the end of the AMARA LAIR TRADES-BIRDS. HE DIDN'T WORRY HREE little Upon my NOTES FROM THE BASSWOOD BUGLE. They looked so ry sick, ECOND-HAND tombstun for sale at this office for some feller that expects [offered them a pill. to die by the name of Jackson, ‘Talk about the irony of fate! Rev. Hill f the meetin’ house here, got pinched for tryin’ to pass a bogus two-dollar bill he got in the collection plate. because Last Sunday, at the I I meetin’ house, Rev. Binks asked the congre- WaLTEN reiterk, gation to give something for the orphans, and Deacon Stubbs rose and moved that they give three cheers for the orphans, Deacon Stubbs sells his whiskers to a mattress concern down in New York, and uses Adam's pin, nce Miss Amaryllis cur poctess of pas- n writin’ for the our pust-office has jumped from fourth to second class, the outgoin’ a incom- in’ mail holdin’ about even, Amry Frisby, of this birds one morning perched H ids with, ‘* Thanks, But, no; they shook their h Our trouble’s nothing It’s simply thi: Our bills are over dew! ss balls and. play- in’ slide trombone with a ine show; but he ain't h of an actor, bekuz he has only been married twice. The Basswood ladies? quartet has got several en- By jingo! it is ut time some of ‘em was in’ engage Will the gentleman who stole Ye Editor's p: clothes-line p1 same, as we hai got to get out'n bed and attend to busi- ness, ROY K, MOULTON. IN UNION “THERE IS STRENGTH Why should not the weak churches in the rural sections unite and make one strong church ? comicbooks.com