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This page contains three separate pieces of humor content typical of early 20th-century Judge magazine: 1. **"Judge: A Recipe"** (top) — A poem by Charles E. Jewel offering satirical "instructions" for creating an ideal judge, describing desirable qualities (maiden fair, bright eyes, strong arms). It's unclear what specific judicial or political figure this references. 2. **"Camping Out at Home"** (center-left) — Practical advice for budget vacationing, listing nine steps to simulate camping indoors by shutting utilities and removing furniture. This reflects early 1900s middle-class leisure concerns. 3. **"Reflections of Uncle Ezra"** (right) — A comedic advice column offering observations about romance and relationships, including commentary on women delaying marriage and men's vanity. The page is primarily **entertainment and lifestyle humor** rather than political satire.

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JUDGE A RECIPE. (A la Summer Resort.) By CHARLES €. JONES. A maiden fair, with golden hair, Bright, laughing eyes, good clothes to wear; Upstanding man—oh, brave and bold! Strong arms that yearn to help or hold. Take these and place them by the sea— Enchanted home of mystery ! Dig up another man or two— Right willing these must be to woo, ir else this maiden more than fair lay not succeed in rousing there All through her chosen victim’s breast Nice jealousy of all the rest! Call this sweet mixture any name— Each summer ‘twill result the same! NOT EVEN FOR A BON MOT. « TOW,” said the coy and kittenish lady to the pert “AHA! I SEE SOME ONE HAS professional humorist she met on the beach, BEEN BORING HERE BEFORE “don't you go to writing jokes on my bathing suit.”” “CURFEW SHALL NOT RING MEI" “TL couldn’t,”’ he replied.‘ There isn’t room. ‘TO-NIGHT I" CAMPING OUT AT HOME, A Great Scheme —All the Inconveniences—None of the Expense—Try It. By DONALD A. KAY NO MATTER what one may do in an attempt to prevent it, goods, some crackers—the older and mustier, the better—and a a haunting desire takes possession just as surely as sum- mess of fish, uncleaned—from the fish market. mer rol!s round—the de- Hop to it. Now you sire to camp out. You — have all the discom- feel nature, with an ir- \ forts of camp life, at resistible grasp, pull- | | = : ) a minimum expense. ing you back to the jot And you will find that simple life. | = Hf) , a very short vacation If you would | = ‘ ores period will satisfy you. avoid the ruination of t ,; several good suits, | . ot REFLECTIONS OF UNCLE EZRA By ROY K. MOULTON Y idee of havin’ a good time is list- enin’ to some other fel- ler tell how smart his two-year-old kid is. damage from poison ivy, detention from business, and the ex pense of a trip to the woods, try the novel scheme of camping out at home. Make the fol- lowing changes about I'see a woman down the house: | to New York says she 1, Shut off the city | Sin Hy ain't goin’ to git mar- water supply. £ ZN ried until she finds a 2. Turn off the gas. man who has got com- 3. Break connections mon sense, but when with the electric light- she finds him he prob- ing company. ably won't want to git 4. Lock the coal bin. married. 5. Tell the iceman to It beats all how a lit- stay away on penalty of H 5 / i r tle man will swell up his life. \ Y ‘ , qj when you tell him he 6. Hide all dishes and Di TTT / : looks like Napoleon or plate, and forget where i . \ Secretary Knox. you put them, " } SS The most aggravated 7. "Phone the baker 7 =a g form of contributory C negligence is lingerin’ in the immejit vicinity of a mewl’s hind leg. There are several kinds of mollycoddles besides the fellers that wear bed slippers, but they fade into insignifi- cance by comparison. Workin’ in a glue factory is a blamed good job to stick to. and butcher not to call; likewise the milkman. 8. Take down the beds. 9. Remove all fly screens, 10. Send all rocking chairs to the storage warehouse. . Your food supply AT THE SUMMER HOTEL consists of a limited “You are always looking into the mirror. You should not be so vain."” supply of canned “I'm not vain. I don’t think I'm half so good-looking as I really am,"" comicbooks.com