Judge, 1910-07-02 · page 3 of 16
Judge — July 2, 1910 — page 3: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains multiple humorous pieces about Fourth of July celebrations and summer activities, typical of Judge's light satirical content. **"A National Problem in Fractions"** appears to be the main political cartoon, depicting a patriotic shield with the numeral "4" and showing fractional portions—likely satirizing disputes over holiday observance or how Americans celebrate Independence Day inconsistently. The other pieces are mostly social humor: "Ode to the Glorious Fourth" celebrates holiday traditions, while items like "The Summer," "Busy Place," and "Crackers" mock summer resort culture, hotel congestion, and fireworks mishaps—common urban complaints of the era. A "Recipe for a Roosevelt Lecture" references Theodore Roosevelt, suggesting topical political content, though specifics remain unclear. Overall, this is primarily **lighthearted summer satire** rather than serious political commentary.
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Su Wenn Ode to the Glorious Fourth. Dy CHARLES C. JONES Delightful time! Oh, joy! Oh, bliss! Qn such a gladsome day as this Could any mortal wish to be Transported far beyond the sea, Out of the wealth of noisy strife Resounding here? Not on your life! This is my day of great reward. [labor long and labor hard! Now here, now there I swiftly go, Called in by folks I do not know. ‘This day shall bring me fortune great, Unless I meet the common fate. Rejoice! "Tis grand for sich as I— Expect me not to answer why! THE FOURTH AS IT SEEMS TO MOTHER. How Increased. Teacher—* Was the loss of life very great in the Revolutionary War?” Willie—* Yes’m; an’ it’s gittin’ bigger.” Teacher—"* Increasing? How do you make A Boy Again. Freddie—* Why was your father afraid you'd hurt yourself with the firecrackers?” Little Johnnie — “1 guess that was the only excuse he could make for shooting them all off himself."” Recipe for a Roosevelt Lecture TTITUDE, Platitude, Latitude. BRAND 1876. “Here you are, my boy, this is - ‘Whoop her up!"* A NATIONAL PROBLEM IN FRACTIONS. To a Hammock. (After Kipling.) WING of our childhood, known of old— Ragged and torn, we love you still— Within whose ample arms we told Tales of fairies till nights grew chill. In fancy now I’m swinging yet— Idon’t forget—I don’t forget! Busy Place. >. 4 YVHERE is that spot you call the ‘lovers’ lane ’?”” *, diffidently asks the young man, while the young lady waits on the hotel piazza. “Right down yonder,”’ re- plies the clerk. ‘Just keep going until you see the porter from the barber shop. Lovers’ lane is so crowded now that we have him stationed there to give the guests checks, so that each may have his turn,”” Long Drawn Out. Tourist—* Which of your holidays lasts the longest?”” Gothamite—" The Fourth of July. gins about a month beforehand.”* It be- ee CRACKERS glorious Fourth. BRAND 1910. “* Here, son, to-day is July four. make too much noise."" The Summer. «VOU CALL this a summer resort,” shivers the guest, drawing his collar up to hisears. ‘It's a resort, all right; but where’s the summe “I'm the summer, sir," calmly explains the clerk, striking the total of the man’s bill. FIRED BY PATRIOTISM. Polly may not be very patriotic, but she did the best she could, She fired her cracker. The Pleasing Chap. fe YVHY, DO you turn, oh, summer girl, The end of the novel to see?” “Why, don’t you know," she gently said, “It's the last chap. pleases me?”” Delayed the Meal. CE YVHAT makes dinner #0 late to-day?” asks the guest of the little son of the landlady of the summer boarding house which serves none but home-grown vegetables and fruits. “Ma lost the can- opener,” is the explana- tion. Polly on the Fourth. Young parrot—*I want a cracker."” Old parrot—'* You'd better specify what kind, or somebody’ll blow you off your perch.”* Now don’t comicbooks.com