Judge, 1910-11-26 · page 10 of 24
Judge — November 26, 1910 — page 10: what you’re looking at
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This page from the satirical magazine **Judge** contains multiple short humorous pieces mocking contemporary figures and trends: **"The Imitation Craze"** parodies literary figures of the era—likely including William James (philosopher), George Ade (humorist), and Margaret Sangster (writer)—by imitating how each would write a lullaby or love poem in their distinctive styles. The satire targets pretentious, affected writing and the fashion for imitating famous authors' mannerisms. **"Which Is Which?"** jokes about a café sign reading "Grill Room Upstairs" causing offense to a women's sewing circle president, who considers it libelous—suggesting the sign implies impropriety. The remaining pieces are light domestic humor: wives' dangerous rolling pins, aviators' definitions of flight, and marital complaints about dress buttons versus car troubles. **Overall context:** Judge was primarily political-satirical, but this page emphasizes cultural/literary satire and domestic comedy rather than partisan politics—typical filler content common to the era's magazines.
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Which Is Which? ABOVE a certain cafe there are two rooms, the one being occupied by a women's ‘sewing circle,"’ the other being the dining-room of the cafe. Outside the cafe hangs the sign, ‘Grill Room Upstairs."” The German proprietor of the cafe is still wondering why the president of the sewing circle denounces the sign as libelous and demands its removal. “A BUREAU OF INFORMATION.” A Football Lyric. I LOVE my love with a—5, 9, K, And her face I long to punt; ice is music to— 3, 5, J, crash through, you runt! Sometime we ved ina —6, X, Q, And our joy will—Hey, fair catch; And I'll work for her till I—Boys, smash through! And her love Her voi -We win! Great match! Woman's Most Effective Weapon. Mrs, Peck—*Mrs. Rorer, the culinary expert, claims that danger lurks in the frying pan." Hen, P —**Yes, but somebody ought to give her the tip that the real danger lies in the rolling pin.”” Aviation Feat. é6¢EEOW MANY feet off the earth must an aviator get before it may be said that he is actually flying?” “At least two feet." JUDGE The Imitation Craze. By ROSCOE GILMORE STOTT, With gentle n genera F JAMES should turn to lullabies (Wise Henry with his sophistries! To hush infantes in their cries, He'd write this verse, In diction terse— If James should turn to lullabies: “Within my labyrinthian sense Of inarticulate, Phlegmatic, dull Concept, a lull Doth circumvent my state. So, immature-of-brain, all ye Eccentric bipeds, creep, ‘Amphibian-like, Where muses strike The duicet lyre of sleep!” If Ade should write a hymn of love, Intent the Fair One's heart to move, This stanza would he quickly shove Within her grasp, With tender gasp— If Ade should write a hymn of love: “Go cheese it, Kid! You know you Make A great Big Noise to Me! Come, eat my Hash! We'll cut a Das! Our Joint shall Ring with Gl Oh, Pray withhold the Gimlet-ey Let’s Fuss a little, Please! I know I'm Blunt At this New Stunt; But, say, cut out that Freeze !"" If Mistress Sangster wrote no more, Except some shrewd detective lore (The sort that Sherlock would adore), With rhymes like these She'd seek to please— If Mistress Sangster wrote no more: “The villain watched her—ah, how pure And lily-like her soul! Her lily hand (By soft winds fanned) He sought in villain’s role! *Ah, take from that dollar vase!’ Her lily temper raged— “My social set Would fume and fret— We are not yet engaged!’ "* L’ENVoI. And thus we see how Genius binds With subtle skill, and thus confines The narrow channels of our minds. God help the man, As best he can, Who tries to write all kinds! Home Troubles Never Cease. Brown—‘It used to be the number of buttons onthe back of your wife’s dress that bothered you; now what is USELESS. “What did you get for your birthday, bill ?"” “Aw, I didn’t get nothin’ but a bathing suit an’ a book ‘called ‘Helpful Hints to Amateur Swim- mers. Congressional Dictionary Wanted. By GRACE MKINSTRY. Steps were taken by the Seeate Comm 1ot long 280, to have Noah Wel adjudged obsolete. y that authority is not satisfactory mittee, and Congress must make a oe HIS Senate Committee's not laz; For, though Webster’s old word-book's a daisy In many respects, This committee objects That his meaning of ‘‘hazing"’ is hazy. RIAM’S mistake lay chiefly not only in not looking a gift horse in the stom- ach, but in his failure to perceive the dif- ference between a touring car and a real horse. AL Bae : \ 1 r MAKING THEIR MARK IN THE WORLD. Rural uncle—'*Say, nephew, what be those queer big winders on top of that buildin’ ?"" Nephew—'"Those, uncle, are studios where artists paint their pictures."” Rural uncle—*Sare | Now I ketch on to what's meant carry her up and down!"” by all this talk about high art,"” it?” Black—‘Since she got that hobble skirt, it’s the number of front stairs I have to COW MUST HAVE JUMPED OVER THE MOON Rutcher— "Twenty-eight cents a pound."* Mrs. Marphy—"That’s awful high. I guess that's the ‘aviation meat’ Oi've been reading so mooch about, comicbooks.com