Judge, 1910-07-16 · page 6 of 16
Judge — July 16, 1910 — page 6: what you’re looking at
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This Judge magazine page contains several pieces of light social commentary typical of early 20th-century humor: **"The Summer Girl"** is a poetic description of idealized feminine beauty—romantic verse celebrating a young woman's appearance and demeanor in a pastoral setting. It's nostalgic rather than satirical. **"No Rehearsals"** jokes about a village band that skipped practice and immediately performed concerts, suggesting amateurish incompetence presented as confidence. **"Remnant"** humorously notes that the twelfth child in a family named Nant gets called "Remnant"—a pun on the fabric/clothing term. **"Footprints on the Sands of Time"** appears to be a sequential comic strip showing everyday beach or seaside scenes. **"That Superfluous Question"** satirizes a female speaker advocating for "frank" men, only to have multiple men named Frank respond—a play on words joke. **"Fun-nistry"** presents a pun about passing a "bad bill" (legislative/financial meaning). The overall tone is genteel, pun-heavy Victorian/Edwardian humor aimed at middle-class readers.
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JUDGE No Rehearsals. “ FJOW Is your new village band get- ting on with its rehears- als?”" “We don't have re- hearsals; we started right in giving band con- cer! F YOU will convince yourself that the place the re Bieter caligan "earthly. The twelfth child of 2 family named Nant paradise’ is what any- Is called Remington after an aunt. Th Ss C "4 1 body else would term a But their friends think him small he Summer Girl. i] e a For this name; so they call wilderness, you will be This foe) pines Katy Ronee Naat By JOMN KENDRICK BANGS. able to be happy there. . TAKE a bunch of golden hair, Folded round a fluffy rai Place it on a forehead fair, All surmounted by a hat— Hat just like a garden-close, On a surt of floral spree— Two blue eyes, retroussé nose, Cheeks as pink as they can be. Take two lips like cherries ripe, With a tendency to smile, And a chin of merry type, Rather dimpled in its style; Rows of teeth all pearly whit Showing nearly all the time, Flashing in all kinds of light, Worthy of a poet's rhyme. Take a bunch of fluffy stuffs— Doesn't matter what they be; I'm not really up on ruffa— They're a mystery to me; Range them underneath the chin, So the throat is not concealed, Fastened with a shiny pin, Leaving little unrevealed. Take some sixteen yards of lace, Chiffon, or just calico; Color suited to the face Something delicate, you know— ion in a simple gown, Belted tightly at the waist, Falling to the shoetops down, Allin a heartbreaking taste, Fa Let two dainty toes peep out From the bottom of the skirt; Give the whole a pretty pout, Teach it how to sing and flirt; Set it in some dainty nook, Far away from urban whirl, And you will not have to look Farther for your Summer Girl! Y — A SUMMER EPISODE—FOOTPRINTS ON THE SANDS OF TIME. That Superfluous Question. By CHARLES C. JONES All around the city now, In the shop or street, Not a man but mops his brow— * Tis a deed that’s meet! Then there’s very sure to be, In some shady spot, That good friend who thinks that he Has me fairly caught. Qh, he always questions me sly : a hi is OP Approvals. Pretty woman speaker—"* Now, as for the men, I and every other woman present like men who are frank.” Score of male voices from the audience— “You're it! My name’s Frank!"" PUN-NISTRY.° - , = Bull-pup (to bisaselt )—"' The end justifies the means,’all right ; but there's no getting around it PEAKING about our big guns, Curtiss, that I'm passing a bad bill!”” Hamilton, and the Wrights are air-guns.