Judge, 1909-11-13 · page 3 of 16
Judge — November 13, 1909 — page 3: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
The top cartoon labeled "DANGER!!" depicts a precarious structure labeled "CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCH" perched on a hill, with buildings below at risk. This satirizes concerns about Christian Science's rapid growth and institutional influence in the early 1900s—the cartoonist suggests it represents a destabilizing threat to established religious and social order. Below are humorous pieces: "His Father's Advice" offers paternal guidance about college; "A Proposal" contains Shakespeare quotes about rose-naming; "Not Yet" depicts a failed airplane proposal; and "Jack O'Lantern" is a lighthearted poem. The lower illustration shows children with a toy vehicle, captioned with dialogue about "power" and machines—reflecting contemporary fascination with automotive technology. The page primarily satirizes religious institutions while mixing lighter social commentary and emerging technological culture.
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DANGER?! HIS FATHER'S ADVICE. KIN make neither head nor tail to all that stuff ye've been wri home about this football at coll wrote back merchant to his enthusiastic son at college, “for we folks back home ain't up on such things. What I wish you to do, how: i to score high in your studies. ye ‘re lined up ayy scrimmigin’ togs and bring th’ sub with a low, sure tackle; then, when ye git th’ signal, ye tuck that Greek hard under your arm and rush it right down th’ field be- hind your interference and plant it squarely behind th’ goal posts. If ye do this, I'll warrant ye yell have no trouble then in li in’ your sheepskin clear of th’ cross-bar when th’ college course is through, Ye may not come home with th’ block Y on your sweater; hut no matter, ye'll have won your honors on th’ real college gridiron; and, what 's more, I'll give ye half interest in th’ block I’m doin’ business in." JACK O° LANTERN. ACK 0° LANTERN, Jack 0” Lantern, With your eyes of glee, Lavish not hypnotic spells On the likes o’ me! I'm immune to any gaze— Let me tell you true— ce upon my lonely ways Polly came in view. Jack 0’ Lantern, Jack 0” Lantern, With your merry wink, That I'll ever flirt with you Don’t you dare to think! I've not flirted that fair Morning, long ayo, When my Polly drove all care From the brow of woe. from lips of thine t shall win! For about me, day and night, In a circle trips Endless store of greetings bright, Fresh from Polly's lips. Jack o’ Lantern, Jack 0’ Lantern, pecter bright and gay, Don’t you waste your hauntin:: tricks On my peaceful way ! N a phantom, gay or gaunt, Now can troublous be, Since my Polly came to haunt All the ways of me! soun xexoricx Banos. A PROPOSAL, 66 ROSE hy any other name A Would be as "'—and so would you, Though changed in that you 'd be the same, As Shakespeare very wisely knew. So, don’t be stubborn as the rose, Which aly must be called the same. This is the project 1 propose: Why don’t you try the other name 7 NOT YET. 66T)0 YOU know whose aeroplane it was that hit you ?"* “* No; it was cloudy and I couldn't see the number."" “Wot power is yer machine, “Tt's two-coon power mostly comicbooks.com