Judge, 1911-05-20 · page 8 of 24
Judge — May 20, 1911 — page 8: what you’re looking at
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**Top Cartoon:** The architectural skyline satirizes New York's chaotic building boom—mocking the era's hodgepodge of styles by asking if architects should abandon restraint entirely. **"Suiting the Action to the Word":** An economics lecturer jokingly suggests women emigrate to regions with more men than women. A young woman immediately leaves the auditorium in protest—the humor lies in her taking his offhand comment as a literal suggestion. **"A Pointer for Housewives":** Suburban housewife satirizes the domestic servant crisis (likely post-WWI era) by deliberately staggering maids' start dates so she only employs one at a time, avoiding "wasting" money on overlapping help. **"Soliloquy of Richard III":** Uses Shakespeare's villain to lampoon 1920s apartment living—Richard complains about cramped city flats (no space, noise restrictions against children/dogs), yearning for a suburban house with lawn and garden. **"Lost and Found" & "Rubber Band":** Advice columns with cynical humor about life's losses and urban theft of umbrellas from "the just."
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IF WE MUST HAVE VARIETY IN NEW YORK ARCHITECTURE, WHY NOT GO THE LIMIT? Suiting the Action to the Word. T A LECTURE a well-known au- thority on economics mentioned the fact that in some parts of America the numler of men was considerably larger than that of women, and he added hu- morously, ‘‘I can, therefore, recommend to the ladies to emigrate to that part.’’ A young lady seated in one of the last rows of the auditorium got up and, full of indignation, left the room rather noisily, whereupon the lecturer re- marked, ‘‘I did not mean that it should be done in such a hurry!"’ IT IS THERE. Mrs, Davigg—' Do you put alcohol on your windows to give them that polish ?"" Mrs. Srwrgy—'* No; I just breathes on ‘em."* A Pointer for Housewives. Sububs—" Well, I’ve just engaged two girls at the intelligence office."” Urbano—‘Going to keep two maids now?"" Sububs—‘‘Mercy, no! I engaged one to come Monday and the other a week from Monday, when No. 1 will no doubt be leaving. I can’t spend all my time hunting intelligence offices."” From the Porter's Viewpoint. MAN in the sleeper is worth two in the day coach. Soliloquy of Richard Ill. Ct he were living to-day.) By ESTELLE MAY NOLTE. IVE me another house—but not a flat! Ye gods and little fishes! I’ve enough Of living in a tiny two by four, Where there is scarcely space to hang my hat! More room to breathe—more room to walk about. A place to’ stand upright without the fear Of striking with my head the ceiling there! I want a house and little garden spot, Where I can watch the onions growing near My spacious lawn. grass, And have a little dog trot at my heels. I'm looking for a place where children’s peals Of laughter may ring out. a sign, “No dogs or kids allowed.’" this prove The best of reasons why a man should move? WOMEN same I want to cut the Flats have Now, don’t arrive at conclusions in the that they leave street cars—by jumping. manner Lost and Found Column. WHEN you lose your temper, you lose a valuable asset. When you lose your health, there’s no use in advertising the fact. When you lose your self-respect, it’s time to take invoice and lay in a new stock, When you lose your grit, get the man ahead to put sand on the track. If you find the road to success, don’t put out your rear lights. They may be a guide to some other fellow. When you find a willing helper, don’t take advantage. When you find a true friend, don’t lose your appreciation, Don’t lose your sense of gratitude for favors as they mellow with age. Aqueous. EFORE the day of umbrellas the rain fell on the just and the unjust alike, but in these days the unjust keep it off with the umbrellas they swipe from the just. . “A RUBBER BAND,” comicbooks.com