Judge, 1911-11-04 · page 10 of 24
Judge — November 4, 1911 — page 10: what you’re looking at
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This page contains several short satirical pieces reflecting early 20th-century American concerns: **"The Dryness Remains"** mocks Prohibition's ineffectiveness—a visitor to New York tastes "cotton" in his drink, suggesting bootleg whiskey's poor quality despite the liquor ban. **"The Long Green March"** directly attacks political corruption, depicting bribes flowing "from a thou. to a ten-dollar note" to secure votes, likely referencing urban machine politics. **"The Liquor Question"** jokes about regional differences: Easterners pay high prices for whiskey while visitors from "dry States" (where alcohol was banned) want to drink excessively. **"Tammany Haul"** sarcastically claims Omaha's new commission government is nothing compared to New York's—a dig at Tammany Hall, the notoriously corrupt Democratic political machine that dominated NYC. The remaining pieces are lighter humor about aging women, love, and baseball's unpopularity in certain regions. Overall, the page reflects Progressive Era frustrations with urban corruption and Prohibition enforcement.
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i ee Tiff) Yy THE DRYNESS REMAINS. "Oh, say, there is where the man was born who invented the cotton gin.” * Whew, I had some of that last night, and I can taste the cotton this morning '' By STRICKLAND GILLILAN "TREERE prating of ‘‘seeing America first.’* That man on the Pinta did it. Until in the era of Chris, the sea From Easterners’ eyes had hid it. { “See America First.” ( , first, = She’d sure have avoided the I meeting. The Liquor Question. CINCINNATI man who had heard terrible stories of the high prices charged in New York paused doubtfully at the rail of a Broadway hotel bar. i “How much is a drink of whis- i key?"’ he inquired tentatively. ‘*Well,’’ replied the barkeep, sizing him up, ‘‘that depends. Some think a teaspoonful is enough, and then, again, some from dry States want to drink it out of a bucket.’" THe SEA is my sweetheart. So great are her charms That I am content To rest in her arms, But this is a thought that just has burst O’er my mind—a vision fleeting— \ If America’d seen certain ones of us The Long Green March. (As sung in Obs0) ERE comes the bribe! roll! Here comes the bribe that will pay for our vote! Here comes the bribe! dole— Down from a thov, to a ten-dollar Look at the Each gets his note, SAFEGUARDED. She—"' Does the course of their love run smooth ?"* He—"' Ob, yes; there are banks on both sides.'’ Staying Young. ‘AIR woman hates old Father Time, And truth she likes to soften, And half persuades us Mother Time Comes round to her less often, The Commission-governed City. MAHA has at last become a com- mission-governed city, but, after all, she has nothing on little old New York in this respect, There is a popular impression abroad that New York has been a commission- governed city for many years, with all the commissions flowing steadily into the pockets of Tam- many; whence the expression, Tammany Haul. Always First. AGAZINES there are galore To quench the reader's thirst; But any one who's in for fun Peruses Jupce the first. A Believer in Signs. «“sTT IS evident,’’ said the trav- eler, ‘‘that baseball is not popular in this place.’" “‘Why?’’ his companion asked. “That sign says, ‘English spoken here.’’" comicbooks.com