Judge, 1911-09-30 · page 18 of 23
Judge — September 30, 1911 — page 18: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains three satirical cartoons and advertisements typical of early 20th-century American humor: **"Helping Him Out"** (top): A barber struggles to reach a tall customer's hair, while assistants lift him higher—visual humor about an awkwardly tall client. **"'Tis Ever Thus"** (center): Mocks a tone-deaf singer whose neighbors desperately try to silence him. Social satire about amateur musicians inflicting bad performances on unwilling audiences. **"Why Not the Happy Mean?"** (right): Commentary on Atlantic City bathing suit propriety wars. A woman arrested for bathing fully clothed highlights the absurd, contradictory moral standards of the era—simultaneously criticized for wearing too much and too little beachwear. **"Quite a Feat"** (bottom): A giraffe illustration with a child's innocent logic joke about long necks and tiny feet—innocent wordplay humor. The page also includes vintage advertisements for Miss Blenkinsop's shopping services, typical of Judge's commercial content. The tone throughout is light social satire on contemporary manners and propriety.
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Barber—‘ Ex—I'm afraid I can't quite reach you on top, sir.'’ send on approval to those who desire them, charming creations in these arti- cles, embroidered in all colors, in forget- me-not and other floral patterns; or spec- imens of the latest novelty, the motto gallus, into the silk-elastic bands of which, front and back, have been woven delicate sentiments from the best-known poets, suitable for festal occasions. Let Miss Blenkinsop buy your shoes. She not only selects the most swagger models, but employs a staff of breakers-in, who will wear the shoes for ten consecutive days prior to shipment, thus making them easy and pliable from the moment of their arrival. It is only by the Blenkinsop breaking-in system that all discomfort arising from the wearing of new shoes can be entirely obviated—a system employed by no other similar concern in the United States or abroad. Send your size at once to Miss Blenkinsop, to- gether with a charcoal impres- sion of both feet on cardboard, for contour and reach of sole. LET MISS BLENKINSOP DRESS YOU. The Blenkinsop Shopping Bureau for Men New York City. — Horace Dodd Gastit. HELPING HIM OUT. ‘Tis Ever Thus. HERE was a man in our town Who thought that he could sing; He tried to make the mellow tones Of birds upon the wing. But when the neighbors heard him shout, With all their might and main They tried to make him promise them He ne’er would sing again. A sounD investment—telephone stocks. QUITE A FEAT. Acrobatic stranger—'* There! How 's that?” Why Not the Happy Mean? ‘VERY one is able to recall numerous and indignant complaints from sea- shore resorts because bathers would not wear sufficient apparel to suit particular people. The other day a young woman at Atlantic City plunged into the ocean for a bath in a street garb. She was taken out of the water and put under arrest. The newspapers never told what charge was made against her, and it may be inferred that in Atlantic City it is considered as wicked to bathe in com- plete costume as it is in too scanty a bathing suit and that a happy or possibly an unhap- py mean is necessary. For Bachelors. HE WORLD is so full of anumber of maids that are dear, I am sure we could all be hap- py within the year. Simple Enough. “ HY DOES the giraffe have such a long neck?’’ asks the teacher. “Because its head is so far away from its body,’’ hope- But how does it stand on its tiny feet ?”” fully answers the boy. Lady—"‘ Oh, the cute little thing ! comicbooks.com