Judge, 1911-07-01 · page 7 of 24
Judge — July 1, 1911 — page 7: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
The page contains several satirical pieces typical of early 1900s American humor: **Top Cartoon**: "Jones is Recommended to Take Horseback Exercise" shows a man on horseback with an umbrella in the rain—likely satirizing someone given dubious health advice or mocking a pretentious figure forced into awkward circumstances. **Text Pieces**: The content includes light social satire: - "My Lady of the Gown" mocks fashion-obsessed women, comparing an elegantly-dressed lady to a store mannequin - "A Wedding Invitation" jokes about Independence Day and "Good Sense"—possibly satirizing frivolous Fourth of July celebrations - "The Danger of Truth" features a child's honest admission that adults don't actually want truth, undercutting adult hypocrisy - Various one-liners mock romance, love, and materialism **Overall Tone**: Gentle mockery of contemporary American social pretensions, gender relations, and human nature rather than hard political satire. The humor targets universal follies rather than specific events or politicians.
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Reo AWhee SU son ste vy JONES IS RECOMMENDED TO TAKE HORSEBACK EXERCISE. My Lady of the Gown. By ROBERTCS LOVE. A GODDESS most divine my lady se ns, A sylph of supple curve and siren smile, To lure me with her witchery and wile! Her soft complexion is of peachy creams, And, oh! the gown she wears—a drove of dreams, Not merely one, from love's enchanted isle, Far-wafted, to allure me for a while, Then melt and fade as faith’s auroral gleams! So stately stands my lady in her pride I dare not woo her, tho” her waxed cheek Entices till I swear I'm quite beside Myself withloveofher! Oh, siren, speak! Alas! she cannot — for she is a snide, A mere show-window dummy for a week! A Wedding Invitation. Columbia and Uncle Sam request the presence of The Citizens of the United States at the marriage of ther avard DENCE DAY to MISS SAFE AND SANE of the State of Good Sense on July the Fourth, Nineteen Hundred and Eleven INDEFP At Home at all holiday celebrations thercafter Sermonette. HE EASIEST thing in this world is to change sense into dollars, but those with enough of the former are likely to be indifferent to the latter. On the Subject of the Girl. 4¢DA, WHY does love make the world go round?”” “Because every lover is a crank, my son. OF ALL the books of addresses in print, the city directory is the most popular. The Danger of Truth. Teacher—‘**Now, Willie, where did you get that chewing gum? I want the truth. Willie—*You don't want the truth, teacher, an’ I'd ruther not tell a lie."’ Teacher—*How dare you say I don't want the truth! Tell me at once where you got that chewing gum." Willie—‘‘Under your desk.” comicbooks.com