Judge, 1911-11-11 · page 15 of 24
Judge — November 11, 1911 — page 15: what you’re looking at
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The top cartoon depicts a financial panic—a "run on the bank"—showing people in distress around what appears to be a collapsed financial institution. This references Wall Street banking crises, a recurring anxiety in early 20th-century America before federal banking regulations. The text sections are humor pieces targeting social conventions: - **"Sounds Logical"** mocks doctors recommending corsets despite health concerns—satirizing blind professional authority. - **"No Place for Him"** jokes about cider fermenting in a bar, suggesting the bartender fears the cider will ferment/explode. - **"Driftwood"** offers cynical observations on bachelor philosophy, women's marriage tactics, and financial foolishness. - **"Missing-word Contest"** is a reader participation game about tired locomotive engines. - **"Not To Be Thought Of"** satirizes a vagrant's absurd life commitment to avoiding work. - **"Modern Mother Goose"** parodies nursery rhymes with contemporary problems (fashion seasons). The overall page reflects Judge's blend of financial satire, gender commentary, and gentle mockery of American social pretensions.
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A WALL STREET TERM—“A LITTLE RUN ON THE BANK.’ Sounds Logical. By GRACE McKINSTRY. honestly. what do you think of Dr. Franklin H. Mar- Chicago, who says that doctors shoukl add to their ‘Well, what do you think of News item. HE DOCTORS, we own, Are the men who, alone, Know how one should best treat a fit; So employ them we may, Since the corset must ‘‘stay,"” Then let’s make no bones over it! No Place for Him. 66, UICK, Dusty! come away from dat bar’I!"" ““Wot's de matter?” “De cider in it’s workin’.”” Sound. «¢TS YOUR husband a sound sleeper?” “Sound? I should say so! The sound he makes can be heard for half a block.’” Driftwood. Collected by Donald A. Kahn. HE BACHELOR who shuns mar- riage is some philosopher—pro- vided he never was jilted. There is only one girl in the world, but the census doesn’t substantiate the fact. Many a maid is sweet sixteen simply because fifteen before her promised to be sisters to him. It’s easier for a girl to refuse a man than to refuse his solitaire. A fool and his money—money has made many a fool, but seldom have fools made money. When a woman is caught in an argu- ment, she'll declare that there’s no use talking, but she’ll not prove it. Two can make a quarrel, but a third party is usually the cause of it all. OME women can hardly be blamed for preferring alimony. WISHED NOT IN VAIN. Madam—“' Did you wish to see me ?'" Missing-word Contest. 66 HAT makes tired?” Said the engine, with a wink, As it waited on the siding For a chance to get a drink. And the other engine answered, As thirstily it quaffed, “I’ve been across the continent, And I’ve been pulling —."” Not To Be Thought Of. ss] OOK here; you’re big and strong. Why don’t you go to work instead of beating your way?’’ “I'd like to, bo, but I made a bet early in life dat I could live to be an old man wit’out ever doin’ a stroke. You wouldn’t want me to ruin me career at dis late day, would you?’’ your wheels so Modern Mother Goose. ITTLE Bo Peep began to weep, And this was the only reason: She missed her guess on a new fall dress, And found it was out of season. Peddler—"' Well, if I did I've bad my wish." comicbooks.com