Judge, 1911-11-11 · page 16 of 24
Judge — November 11, 1911 — page 16: what you’re looking at
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This page from *Judge* contains rural humor and political satire typical of early 20th-century American magazines. **"Some Animals I Have Known"** presents caricatured political figures as animals—likely representing contemporary politicians or public figures, though the specific identities aren't labeled clearly enough to identify with certainty from the image alone. **"Who's Who?"** satirizes the 1912 Democratic presidential race, referencing "Willy" (William Howard Taft, the Republican incumbent), multiple Democratic candidates competing to challenge him, and William Jennings Bryan. The joke suggests Wilson will receive only one vote—from himself—mocking the crowded Democratic field. **"Notes from the Basswood Bugle"** and other sections provide small-town humor about local characters and their foibles—exaggerated rural stereotypes meant to amuse urban readers. The remaining items—"What Words Can Do," "Fickle Humanity," and "Dead"—are brief joke columns exploiting wordplay and human nature observations, typical of *Judge's* miscellaneous content format. The overall tone is lighthearted political and social commentary aimed at middle-class readers.
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Notes from the Basswood Bugle. By ROY K. MOULTON. UTIE TIBBITTS, who is takin’ musie lessons, has got as far as the three-finger ex- ercise. Old Bill Tibbitts has got the three-finger exercise down fine, as he has always took that many every time anybody bought him a drink for the last forty years. Uncle Erasmus Whiffle, of West Hickeyville, died the other day and left all he had to the town. All he had was a wife and nine children. Uncle Eras- mus was one of West Hickey- ville’s most suspected citizens and his goin’ is regretted. Several in the vicinity regret it for various amounts known only to themselves. Rod Skibbs loosened up the other day and bought five-cent segars for the boys down at Tibbitt’s’ grocery. Rod is a great philanthropist. He paint- ed a picture of a red necktie on his shirt bosom so as to save a quarter, and it looked quite natural. Ren Purdy, the station agent, says that when a feller runs a handcar his life is full of ups and downs, Next to pumpin’ the organ at the Hardshell meetin’ house, runnin’ a hand- car is about the most strenuous job goin’. Ren almost got hit by the fast express, No. 17, the other night, when com- in’ uphill from Purdy Junc- tion, and he had to pump like the very blazes to keep out’n the way. R RM R SOME ANIMALS I HAVE KNOWN. " 2 / ISN'T IT USUALLY SO? For instance, the son you intend to send to college would kick like a steer if he had to wear the pants of his younger brother. But when he comes home you wonder why he didn’t wear his brother's Kindly old gentleman— What a nice little man! How old is he?"” Mother—"' Sh-h 1! Wait until the conductor gets away.’’ 18 R R R R R Who's Who? S THE Democrats are watching So keenly on the scout, To find a man to help them To crowd our Willy out, The candidates are coming So very fast, they’ll be One for every voter, And maybe two or three, ‘TIL “In the sweet Bryan-by”’ In the days beyond Recall, There'll be one vote for Wilson From—‘‘ Wilson, that’s all."” What Words Can Do. UR LANGUAGE is a flex- ible affair. One may take the same assortment of words, and, by arranging them in two sentences, express entirely dif- ferent ideas, For example, one might say, “T made a million dollars honestly.’” Or, with the same words re- arranged, he could say, “Honestly, I made a million dollars."” Fickle Humanity. WHEN he had health, he longed for wealth; When he had wealth, he longed for health. When she had Fred, she pined for Ned; So she wed Ned and pined for FR Dead. Uncle Ezra —‘‘How’s busi- ness in New York, Eben?” Uncle Eben (lately returned) —‘‘Awful dead! I was on Broadway one whole day and I didn’t see a single load of hay moving anywhere.’’ R BR R comicbooks.com