Judge, 1910-12-17 · page 6 of 24
Judge — December 17, 1910 — page 6: what you’re looking at
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This page from **Judge** (an American satirical weekly) contains several humor pieces typical of early 20th-century publication: **Main Comic Strip: "Don Quixote Up-to-Date"** updates Cervantes' classic novel to modern times. Don Quixote mistakes airplanes for "birds" and attempts to attack them with Sancho Panza. The satire mocks both outdated chivalric ideals and the bewildering technological change of the era—the absurdity of ancient heroic values confronting modern aviation. **Other Content:** - Poetry mocking overwrought Romantic literature celebrating nature while ignoring humble foods - Social commentary on the hobble skirt fashion restricting women's movement - "Mother Goose Revised": dark humor about a man advertising for a wife, then fleeing when he discovers she has children - "Christmas Presents" advertisement and joke about fathers paying bills **Context:** This reflects Judge's typical blend of satire on fashion trends, gender relations, outdated literary conventions, and technological disruption—all delivered with period-appropriate cynicism about modern life.
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“YOU CAN TALK ABOUT YOUR TURKEY AND PLUM PUDDING. BUT, BELIEVE ME, THERE IS NOTHING NICER THAN A TABLE BOUQUET.” Lines Written upon Reading Recent Autumn Poetry. By GRACE McKINSTRY WE OFTEN read sonnets in praise of the grape, And odes to the ripening corn, And grandma’s farm cookery escape; But when will the poet be born Who, boldly deserting fruits, pancakes, and pies, Will be so exceedingly rash As to write us a sonnet or ode that applies To common bread pudding and hash? does not NSTEAD of fishing for compliments, the wise man saves his bait for something worth while. 1. ‘' Friend Sancho, seest thou yon mighty birds flitting hither and thith- er? E’en now will I go and do battle with them ! —— ‘4. —— Hold, monster! or by the ghastly ghoul of Gebenna I will rend your wishboae asunder ! —— JUDGE The Naughty-Lass. (With proper apotoeies. By OTTO B. SHOTT. UILD thee more stately headgear, oh, my girl! As the swift seasons whirl. Let each new turban, nobler than the last, Shut thee from heaven with a dome more vast, Till thou at last shalt be Left with thine outgrown frames by life's unresting sea. Tied Down. TH CHORUS girl when out to lunch Is somewhat disconcerted; She cannot kick the way she used, Now that she’s hobble-skirted. MOTHER GOOSE REVISED. ‘There was a man in our town Who thought that he was wise. He said, “* I sorely need a wife, And $0 I'll advertise."” Some photos came, one was a peach, He said, “I'll win that one.” But when he saw her bunch of kids He took it on the run. DON QUIXOTE UP-TO-DATE. 2, —— Watch me closely, friend Sancho, and give the story to all the evening papers, for before eventide we will plock the pin feathers of those birds and partake of their juicy drumsticks. 5, —— Bing!—x !—! xx?! — Chsistas Present 5 “ hace $1000 AND FATHER FOOTS THE BILL. . Compliments. SO\\JHAT are ‘double-edged ments,’ ma?” “The nice things your father and uncle tell me when they come home late nights.” compli- A FAMOUS sculptor can fall into dis- repute when it comes to carving the Christmas turkey. 3. Zounds! It is a whopper, but those who think it has my goat know not the mighty valor of the indomitable Don Quixote ! —— 6. Save me from the foul fiend, Sancho! ‘The evil spirit of the jealous Jinx is within me, some unseen power is propelling me hence !"