Judge, 1910-08-27 · page 8 of 20
Judge — August 27, 1910 — page 8: what you’re looking at
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This page contains satirical commentary on early 20th-century American social class distinctions and contemporary issues. **"The Knickerbocker Social Scale"** mocks how New York City neighborhoods reflect social hierarchy. The same concepts—drinking, courting, money—are renamed to sound progressively more refined as one moves from working-class Tenth Avenue ("Brick top," "Bum") through middle-class areas to wealthy Fifth Avenue ("Fiancée," "Clubman"). The joke is that the underlying reality is identical; only the vocabulary changes with social pretension. **"Country Fares"** cartoon satirizes farmers visiting New York after hosting wealthy summer boarders. It suggests that farm produce has become so valuable during wartime that rural trolley lines might soon accept vegetables instead of cash as payment—commenting on agricultural commodity inflation. The **Zeppelin reference** alludes to recent German airship accidents, using dark humor to suggest forest destruction as a safety precaution. **"Look Up!"** is an inspirational poem about finding perspective through observing nature, unrelated to the satire above it. The overall page reflects Judge's approach: mocking class affectation, commenting on wartime economics, and mixing humor with moral reflection.
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JUDGE The Knickerbocker Social Scale. On Tenth Avenue On Eighth Avenue On Broadway On Fifth Avenue IT 1s Ir ig IT 1s IT 1s Brick top Red Head Auburn Titian Skirt Lady Fren’ Kid Fiancée Dude Loud Guy Swell Dresser Beau Brummel Chuck Ham and— Table d’hote Repast Mazuma Dough Lucre Exchequer The kid Snookems Heir Scuttle of suds Pint Pilsner (Too plebeian) Bum Drunkard Bohemian Clubman i hed ACCIDENT which befell Count Zepp air liner recently would suggest, as a precaution for future safety, the advisability of the wholesale destruction of the German forests. THE USUAL EXCUSE. “ Mrs. Hashbrown wants to know where the fish is she ordered for dinner. “Tell her it 's on the weigh now.” Look Up! By JOHN KENDRICK BANGS. HENEVER this small bit of earth Palls on your soul as lacking mirth, And everything is in a muss That makes you very serious, Gaze at those twinkling stars on high— Note how they smile down from the sky; Look on the sun and note its grin, As o'er the vault it seems to spin; And if you ean, be sure not fail To note the comet's wagging tail. Think you the skies would smile so bright If earth were such a solemn sight? HERE is a tide in the affairs of men which, taken as a joke, leads on to for- tune; but, met with tears and wails and WHEN FARMERS VISIT NEW YORK AFTER TRIMMING THE SUMMER BOARDERS. plaints, leads down to shallows and to misery. * Ob John, wouldn't it be nice to have fresh vegetables every day, like they do in New York ?"" Po WONDERDERRES REED WD ¢gcoRay LEGS. PLES gyorg, tery GOOD (tt FARE ReEGiste k Gi HARVESTVILLE TROLLEY LINE — COUNTRY FARES Farm produce is reaching such a high cash value that it soon will be received on all rural trolley lines in liew of money for fares,