Judge, 1911-03-04 · page 9 of 24
Judge — March 4, 1911 — page 9: what you’re looking at
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**Top Cartoon ("Going to the Dogs"):** A businessman refuses involvement in a scheme, fearing another "wildcat" venture—likely referencing failed or fraudulent business schemes common in the era. The dog characters suggest the phrase "going to the dogs" (deteriorating). **"Reflections of Uncle Ezra":** A folksy humor column by Roy Moulton featuring rural aphorisms and observations. Notable references include: - Criticism of Senate incompetence - Jabs at reformers trying to eliminate political parties - Commentary on recent English general elections - Satirical observations about presidential candidates who use perfume or do embroidery (coded as "unmanly") - Mockery of women's weapon of choice: hatpins **"Lived on Chops":** A vaudeville-style joke setup where two comedians debate survival on a shipwrecked raft. The punchline relies on a pun: "choppy" (rough seas) sounds like "chops" (food), suggesting they ate the sea itself—absurdist humor typical of early 20th-century comedy.
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GOING TO THE ** Don't have anything to do with it, my dear sir! DOGS. We won't get caught in any more-wildcat schemes."” Reflections of Uncle Ezra. AQ GWO THINGS are im- . possible in this world— > fer a one-armed man to hook his wife up the back and fer a deaf and dumb feller to make a hit in the United States Senate. There are only two kinds of people in this world who make s s—men and wimmen. The best joke book I know is a rail- road time table. It has got Joe Miller backed off the boards. Hank Purdy says it ain't right fera man to smoke all the time. Hank never smokes when he is eatin’ or sleepin’. Elmer Hotchkiss, of this village, never SOME FINE CALLING CARDS. By ROY & worries, fer he will always be able to Elmer is a con- make both ends meet. tortionist in a circus, We some reformers down to Wa do away with all parties. fer it would be sort of lunsome around here without the candy pulls and huskin’ bees. Itseems strange, but a feller that uses much perfumery or does em- broidery or fancy work never seems to git elected President, I see they are havin’ a lot of trouble with the general elections over in England, and I am glad we don’t elect our generals in this country. Wimmen gen‘ally use pointed arguments —mostly hatpins. It begins to look as though derby hats and four-in-hand neckties have come to stay. About the only way fer a writer to be sure that all of his maga- an effort is bein’ made by MOULTON: zine stories will be accepted is to marry the editor’s daughter. It used to be considered a compliment to tell a woman she had a mobile coun- tenance, but nowadays nothin’ but an automobile countenance will do. hington to We hope not, LIVED ON CHOPS First, comedian—"* Yas, sah, for four long weeks we wuz shipwrecked on our little raft, ovt in de middle ob de ocean.’ Second comedian—Why, man, you couldn't live four weeks with noth- ing to eat. You 'd starve to death !’” First comedian—"* Hub! how could we starve? waz ‘choppy’ most ob de time."” Why, man, de sea comicbooks.com