Judge, 1909-10-09 · page 11 of 16
Judge — October 9, 1909 — page 11: what you’re looking at
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This page from Judge features primarily **humorous student anecdotes** rather than political satire. **"The Two Accounts"** presents a classic college prank narrative: a freshman (Percy) is hauled out by sophomores for initiation hazing. The satire lies in the **contrast between what actually happened** (he was roughed up and had dust knocked from his trousers) **versus his romanticized letter** to his "fairy" (sweetheart), where he claims he single-handedly fought off fifty attackers and defeated a "hundred" opponents before heroically escaping. This mocks the **exaggeration young men employed** when impressing romantic interests—common college humor of the era. The joke is transparent: readers see both the embarrassing truth and his inflated self-aggrandizing fiction. The page also includes period advertisements (Packer's Tar Soap, Philip Morris cigarettes, Rubberset shaving brushes) and humor pieces about student life, typical Judge content mixing light satire with commercial endorsements.
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THE TWO ACCOUNTS. (1.) AS IT ACTUALLY HAPPENED. The scions of '11 passed the house. Percy obediently put out his light. A pounding at the door. Deathly silence. More pounding. the Ia meekly, as the door opened and Percy emerged, the tell-tale under-the-bed dust very evident on his Olson and Veer- busen. Two little Sophs led forth our Percy, whose teeth were chattering and inces strangely weak for one so young. nok what we've got, fellows !"? ‘Ah, put it back to bed!" ‘Lord! give it the bottle or it will bawl!"’ ‘*Kiss it good- night it back to mother's wait- s."? “Say, me landlady has a er: ‘Letit go; "tain’t worthour time, ch the reception accorded our bero. The two little Sophs took Percy to the edge of the crowd, jarred the sitting room of his trousers with their Regals, and watched the dust fly. “Carl Russell's twin brother, sure!" IT TO MIS FAIRY. Since our tender farewell my thoughts have oft been of thee, but most strongly last night, when fought and struggled with all the man there is i And I chastised tl severely. | came about thus! I wan quietly composing an ‘Ode to Autumn’? when about fifty of those teastly Sophomores burst into my study and dragged me out into the str Believe me, 1 struggled valiantly, and, had heen only twenty, would have inquished them, Ah! you should have ‘nme as [ stood alone and defied that of three thousand brutes. Iscornfully refused to submit to any indignities, ‘and they decided that 1 should run the gantlet. That was my chance. 1 ran down that double line of savages, striking right and left, each blow fellin ‘or more. I must have hit a hundred. Such consternation did Istrew behind me that I reached home eer they thought of pursuit. Your d t, Percy. Usicersity of Wisconsin Sphinz, wrot! mo If You Want Hair When Old PACKER’S TAR SOAP Its regular use keeps the scalp clean, anti- septic and well-ventilated, and brings refresh- 9g stimulus to the underlying glands. ‘These are prime essentials in the control of dandruff, growth of the haie and prevention of Premature baldness. Our booklet, " Dandruff: % Causation and Control,” free on request. THE PACKER MFG CO. Dp ATA, SHAR Dalton Steeok, Now Yorks Se Te “Open up, Freshie, or, r for yours."" ‘*All right,”’ very | 1've wakened from my dream since then; AFFINITY. I came, I saw, I pressed her hand, I begged her for a kiss. She blushed, looked down, I stole the prize; It was a dream of bliss. That kiss has cost me dear. I'm paying alimony now For it twelve times a year. —University of Pennsylvania Punch Bowl. CHILDREN SHOWED IT. FECT OF THEIR WARM DRINK IN THE MORNING. “A year ago I was a wreck from coffee drinking and was on the point of giving up my position in the school room because of nervousness. “Twas telling a friend about it and she said, ‘We drink nothing at meal time but Postum, and it is such a com- fort to have something we can enjoy drinking with the childrer “Twas astonished that she would al- low the children to drink any kind of coffee, but she said Postum was the most healthful drink in the world for children as well ax for older ones, and | that the condition of both the children and adults showed that to be a fact. | “My first trial was a failure. cook boiled it four or five minut it tasted so flat that I was in des but determined to give it one moi trial. This time we followed the diree- | tions and boiled it fifteen minutes after the boiling began, It was a decided success and I was completely won by its rich, delicious flavor, In a short time I noticed a decided improvement in my condition and kept growing better and better month after month, until now I am perfectly healthy and do my work in the school room with and pleasure. I would not return to the nerve-destroy- wg regular coffee for any mone: R ‘amous little H 1 to Wellville, a Reason,”* Ith appears trom time to time. They are gen- uine, true, and full of human interest. AN HONOR STUDENT. Ata school one day a teacher, ked most of his pupils. the diffe nan island and a peni iving a satisfactory answer, st boy. “I can explain it, sir,”? said the bright youth, ‘First get two glasses. Fill one with water and the other with milk. Then catch a fly and place it in| the glass of water. That fly is an isl- and, be he is entirely surrounded | by water. But now place the fly in the lass of milk, and it will insula, because it is nearly surrounded by water.” | The boy went to the top of the class. —Ked Hen, | MYSTERY CLEARED. | “Why does that fellow have to jump in the ery time to get the bail asked the visitor at the game. “I guess it’s a Reach ball, sir,"’ po- litely answered the stude. of Pennsylvania Punch Bowl. University have a constitution of steal. of Pennsylvania Punch Bowl, RUBBERSET Shaving Brushes Henin = THE TRUTH “*L never conti * You don't? I don’t have to— he’s DURING THE SIREN YELL. First laborer —‘How do you like college boys? cheers?” Sremd ditto—"1 got docked for an hour yesterday, taking it for the quit whistle."—University of Pennsylvania Punch Bowl, EASIEST WAY. Bill" 1 ne -ep at Sunday Chapel the - any mo: If of the habit?” Bill—"No; quit goin'.""— Princeton Tiger. ry lover t's Hitters wetting the very bent. THE WONDER. My skin is just Chuck full of me— Meat, bones and juice Where none can see. 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