Judge, 1911-09-09 · page 10 of 24
Judge — September 9, 1911 — page 10: what you’re looking at
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This page from Judge contains several satirical pieces mocking early 20th-century American life and attitudes. **"Real Work"** critiques the hypocrisy of Labor Day celebrations—workers abandon actual labor to parade around, celebrating idleness while claiming to honor work itself. **"Interesting Spots"** satirizes superficial travel culture: a returned tourist found Rome's catacombs frightening rather than meaningful, reducing grand historical sites to mere curiosities. **"A Bad Throw"** is a dark joke: wedding guests threw shoes (a traditional practice) that damaged a car, which then injured the newlyweds—mocking both wedding customs and the new automobile age's dangers. **"Huskings"** and other sections offer brief social commentary on women's fashion, the tariff debate (a major political issue), and general human weakness. **"Refilling the Water Wagon"** illustration (bottom) depicts street labor—likely critiquing working-class conditions. Overall, Judge uses gentle satire to comment on American pretension, labor exploitation, and modernization's disruptions.
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Real Work. By JOHN K. be BARON HE DAY that we shirk al! manual work And devote to athletics and play With a seeming misfit, though i a bit, We consistently call Labor Day. Though I work in a mine, I strongly opine It is easier to stick to my spade, And work in a hole, eight hours digging coal, Than go out on a Labor parade. Huskings. OW OFTENa girl's shoe- strings become un- _ tied when she is wearing fancy hose. It is quite consist- ent to place a wom- an’sheadonourcoins |. - —so many men are seeking them. “Clothes cut no figure’’ some people say, but figures have a lot to do with clothes. His Illness Coming. Howell —**How well you look Powell — ‘‘Yes; I haven’t had my va- cation yet."’ Interesting Spots. «67 SUPPOSE,”’ says the lady next door, ‘‘that you saw many really wonderful places while you were abroad,’” “Yes, indeed,’’ replies the returned traveler. ‘‘I think the most shivery of them all, however, was the catacorners in Rome. I have the nightmare about it yet.”” JUST paste this motto in your hat: **You cannot worry—and grow fat.”’ REFILLING THE WATEX WAGON. A Bad Throw. By JAMES S. BOYD. SHOE thrown on their wedding night Laid low the happy pair. They took them to the hospital; They still are lying there. Brutality of wedding guests? Ah, no! You're wrong by far! The shoe that did the damage Was thrown by their motor car! ANY are called, but most of them roll over and take another nap. Plugged Sparks. T IS impossible for the average man to explain the tariff to a woman because the average man doesn’t understand either the woman or the tariff. Many a man has failed because he suc- ceeded too well. A principle of gov- ernment is a poor substitute for gov- ernmental principle. Some people’s idea of heaven seems to be that it is a place where everybody works at resting. Charles C. Jone comicbooks.com