Judge, 1909-12-11 · page 3 of 16
Judge — December 11, 1909 — page 3: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains several distinct satirical pieces: **"Judge's Breeze Battery for Coast Defense"** depicts a large cannon or military apparatus, likely satirizing contemporary coastal defense preparations, possibly related to WWI-era concerns. **"Putting Down an Indian Uprising"** shows a chaotic scene, probably mocking either current colonial conflicts or romanticized Wild West narratives popular in that era. **"The Call of the Wild"** is a comic strip series showing various scenarios with captions like "Who in thunder took my collar button?" and "Come here! You make me wild!" These appear to be humorous domestic mishaps rather than political commentary. The page also includes poetry sections ("Chastening," "The Professor's Dilemma") and a "Notes from the Basswood Bugle" section with social humor about church donations and holiday gifts. The content is primarily comedic rather than overtly political.
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CHASTENING. HOM most we love We most chastise, And hand the glove To make them wise. I write a book ; My critic friend Gives it the hook From end to end. E’en turkeys, too, Come ‘neath the spell. We love them true, But roast them well! CARLYLE: sMETHH THE PROFESSOR'S DILEMMA. ENEATH the mistletoe she’s And he perceives that she’s a 4 His favorite theory all comes to naugh And he forgets the microbes in the kiss. rly caught, tty miss. FLETCHERIZING UNNECESSARY. 6CAAY DEAR,” said the thoughtful wife, who was seeing to it that her thought- less husband got food that was good for him, and that he should eat it scientifically, ** you are simply bolting those biscuits. You should chew them until there is no taste remaining.” Huh!” retorts the thoughtless husband, ‘* Wasn't any taste in ‘em to start with.” BREEZE, NOTES FROM THE BASSWOOD BUGLE. HEN the members of the Basswood Silver Cornet Band gave a concert last winter and wore the neckties their wives gave 'em for Christmas, you couldn't hear the music at all. William Jenkins, who is somewhat nigh in money matters expects to pre- sent his family with an en- cyclopedia, one volume to Last year he gave dozen eggs. . Hanks wishes us to announce that he has plenty of white lawn neckties and if he preaches from now to the crack of doom he won't use up half what he got last year for Christmas, even if he uses a fresh one with every sermon. Potaters and Hubbard squash will be welcome but he has all the ond-hand ear-muffs that he needs. MOY K. MOULTON THE THREE WAYS. HERE ure three ways to reach a man: through his stomach, his heart or his head. The first lasts only until the next meal ; the second while you are near him ; the third forever. AT THE CLOTHES OF THE DEY. Ir Is better to plagiarize the true than to originate the false. “THE CALL OF THE BATTERY PUTTING DOWN WILD.” L oy “What do ‘Gar you think of a that calls “Who in thu: my collar button + wild FOR COAST AN DEFENSE. INDIAN UPRISING. comicbooks.com