Judge, 1911-10-21 · page 5 of 24
Judge — October 21, 1911 — page 5: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains three distinct pieces of humor: 1. **"A Little Horse Play"** — A poem by W. Herbert Dressingabout a horseman seeking racing inspiration, playing on the double meaning of "horse play" (pranks). 2. **"Everybody Going"** — Brief social satire about Daffy-Down-Dilly visiting town in fashionable attire. The humor references her intent to display herself to others, typical of early 20th-century social commentary on vanity. 3. **"A Good Hole Horse"** — A cartoon showing a chaotic street scene where people attempt to use a spirited horse for various impossible tasks (climbing telegraph poles, wire repair, automobile work). The joke mocks incompetent workers requesting an unsuitable horse for jobs requiring actual skill or machinery, satirizing poor labor practices or unreasonable employer demands. The humor reflects period concerns about practicality and social pretension.
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A Little Horse Play. By W. HERBERT DRENNING. A’ ARTICLE that’s full of dash— And this one is, you know— Should be a winner of the cash— That is, if it’s a go. So I, a bard, pick up the lines— Like any horseman may— And, while the inspiration shines, I'll swiftly drive away. The race, though, isn’t to the swift— No jockey so would say. My brain I rack—begin to drift— I guess I need some hay. My thoughts are therefore running slow— Oh, what a chase for fun! The horse this week has all the show, While I, alas! have none. FASHION NOTE. Take a phonograph horn, bit it several hard blows with a hammer and decorate to taste. A GOOD POLE HORSE. Prospective purchaser—"*1 want a horse to use in my work."” Well, what kind of work do you do?” P. P.—"* Wire repairing.”” Dealer—"" Here she is. Just the horse you want, young man. a picture of an automobile and she ‘ll climb a telegraph pole.”" Everybody Going. AFFY-DOWN-DILLY has come up to town, In the swellest of hats and a marvel- ous gown. And what is her object? you know That every one’s going to see the horse show! Well, surely Grim Humor. Duhi—‘‘It’s a pity daring aviators so often take fatal risks.’’ Keene—‘‘The reason is simple; hav- ing enjoyed the delights of aerial navi- gation, they want to fly all the time "” ‘O ASK for bread and to get a stone is not so bad, afterall, if it is the right kind of a stone. All you bave to do is show Maude comicbooks.com