Judge, 1911-07-08 · page 18 of 24
Judge — July 8, 1911 — page 18: what you’re looking at
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This page contains three distinct satirical pieces: **"After He Came To"** depicts a man nearly drowning, then recovering with an ironic twist—while nearly dying, he remembered where he'd hidden a promissory note he owed a friend. The joke hinges on the period's belief that drowning victims experience life-flashing-before-their-eyes, but subverts it: instead of profound reflection, the protagonist recalls a forgotten debt, mortifying his creditor who pulled him out. **"An Aviatress"** is a brief pun about an aviator's girlfriend—she "flies over" rather than walks, so he "worships the ground she flies over." This jokes about early aviation's novelty. **"Cause and Effect"** satirizes social climbing: a successful man returns from provincial touring and is fêted by club members who repeatedly wine and dine him until he's "wound and downed"—exhausted by excessive hospitality. The satire targets both provincial eagerness to honor visiting celebrities and urban pretension. The center section illustrates Boston's baked bean industry with various photographic scenes.
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After He Came To. HE UNDERTOW had been playing rather roughly with Dubbleigh, and when they got him ashore it was considered desir- able to roll him over a barrel a half dozen or more times in order to send him into liquidation. It was with a sigh of relief that the life-savers observed his return to consciousness and assured safety. “By George, boys,’’ said he, as he opened his eyes and realized the signifi- cance of what had happened, ‘‘that was a terrible experience! I don’t want to go through that again.’’ “] should say not,”” said Bil- dad, who had beeninstrument- al in pulling him out. “‘Youhada narrow’ squeak of it.” “I guess I did,’’ said Dub- bleigh. “And, say, Bil, do you know that state- ment is a fact that the drown- (ee ing man lives aorta 4 over again the i whole story of his past life? By Jove! it was mighty interest- ing—right from my boyhood up y incident in fe passed in review before my —_conscious- ness. I waseven back in school again, and then in college, and all those years after gradua- tion, from my beginnings as a bank messenger up to this morn- ing whenlI jumped into the surf.’" “It’s a wonder you didn’t die of mortification.’” “Yes,"’ said Dubbleigh; ‘‘but I’m glad I didn’t, for among other things that came along was a vision of where I put that lost promissory note of yours for eighty dollars—the one you wouldn't pay because I couldn’t produce the docu- ment."” “Gee!” said Bildad. sorry I pulled you ashore.’’ An Aviatress, Hewitt. Do you think he loves her?”’ Jewett—** He worships the very ground she flies over.’” “T'm almost ANYTHING in a pinch—even snuff. VARIOUS PHOTOGRAPHIC SCENES OF THE GKEAT. BOSTON. BAKED BEAN INDUSTRY. A Great Economic Problem. Uncle Eben—‘I tell ye, the present poor quality of immigration is driving out the native-born Americans."" Nephew Eben—‘Right ye are, uncle! Look at this town, for instance. What with drummers in the spring, city board- ers in the summer, surveyors in the fall, and actors in the winter, a feller who’s born and raised here don’t stand any chance with the home gals at all."" Cause and Effect. HE GREAT man had returned from a tour of ‘‘the provinces’? and was joyfully greeted by the members of the club on his first appearance. “Well, well!” Little Binks, slapping him cordially on the back. ‘Look who's here! Old Greatness him- self, .returned from scenes of conquest. Have a good time, old man?” “Fine!” said the great man, with a modest blush of pleasure to find himself not without hon- or in his own country. ‘* Ev- erybody was just as nice and cor- 2. dial ascould be."” “Wined and "dined every- where, I sup- pose?” said Lit- tle Binks. “Wined and dined?”’ echoed the great man. “Wined and dined? I guess I was wined and dined. Why, I was wined and dined until I was wound and downed!’" well, cried IVORCE is the bank- ruptcy for mar- riage failures. comicbooks.com