Judge, 1909-10-09 · page 6 of 16
Judge — October 9, 1909 — page 6: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains multiple satirical pieces typical of early-20th-century American humor: **"Her International Menu"** mocks cosmopolitan pretension—a woman dining on foods from various countries, culminating in "American indigestion," suggesting that affected sophistication causes digestive consequences. **"Got What She Advertised For"** satirizes miscommunication: a woman hired as an "all-round pastry cook" literally interprets the job, arriving covered in dough. The Irish servant's dialect ("Shure," "Oi") reflects period stereotyping. **"The 'Bored' of Education"** (bottom) appears to show bored schoolchildren in a classroom, punning on "board" (of education) while critiquing educational tedium. The remaining text pieces—"Those Books," "Sticks," and the unnamed quip about pants-wearers—are brief humor columns typical of Judge's format, offering social commentary through wordplay and observation rather than specific political targets.
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We know it, very well indeed; That whole five feet I'll read myself, As soon as I'm laid on the shelf. Ti are great books we all should read— HER INTERNATIONAL MENU. This is what she had on ) And this is Monday : | what she had Breakfast—Spanish mackerel | on Tuesday : English muffins Brazilian coffee Luncheon —French chops Hungarian stew Swiss cheese | m4 1 } American Dinner— indigestion. Vienna rolls French pastry After theater—Welsh rarcbit German pickles Munich beer STICKS. LTHOUGH they wash the banknotes All free from germs and stain, The love-of-money microbe Upon them will remain. —the fellow who wears his pants rolled up at the bottom when it isn’t raining, or the fellow who leaves his rolled down and chews the edges off with his heels. I IS a question which is the greater chump GOT WHAT SHE ADVERTISED FOR. “Why, the very idea, Hortensia! You have dough spattered on —** Shure, an’ ut's Oi thot knows ut. Didn't yez advertize fer a ‘all- round pasthry cook"? THE ** BORED” OF EDUCATION.