Judge, 1911-11-25 · page 7 of 24
Judge — November 25, 1911 — page 7: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page from *Judge* magazine contains multiple short satirical pieces typical of early 20th-century American humor: **"A Thanksgiving Dinner"** is a nostalgic poem celebrating traditional holiday abundance—turkey, sweet potatoes, pies—with an ironic twist: young Tommy's reward is indigestion ("tummy-ache"). **"The Vegetarian"** mocks vegetarianism by showing a man offering his dog lettuce instead of meat, suggesting the practice is absurd and unnatural. **"Hoots from a Wise Owl"** offers cynical social commentary: aviators break altitude records but haven't found anyone morally superior; "muck-rakes" (investigative journalists exposing corruption) supposedly have poor dental health; men choose women based on appearance rather than character. **"A Harem-scarem Idea"** is a sexist joke treating women as interchangeable dolls to be purchased. **"The Final Heat"** (bottom cartoon) is unclear without additional context but appears to depict some kind of competition or chase sequence. The humor reflects period attitudes toward women, immigrants, dietary choices, and social reform.
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4. “You won't let go, hey? Just wait until I get you home to Martha.” A Thanksgiving Dinner. (With a take bow of recornton to Riley.) By LIDA KECK WIGGINS. WHEN the turkey’s on the platter and the gravy’s in the bowl, When the tablecloth is covered with a feast to cheer the soul, When the gold-brown sweet potatoes make an appetizing show, And the ‘‘Murphies’’ mashed with but- ter are a drift of sun-kissed snow; When, like great, unmounted opals, quince and apple jellies gleam, And there's spice-bronzed pie of pump- kin topped with fluffs of beaten cream; When the celery plumes are nodding, and there’s jam and marmalade; When they're good, old-fashioned pickles like your great-grandmother made— When, in fact, there’s nothing lacking and a goodly lot to spare, Who could keep from being thankful if he happened to be there? ‘OMMY’S “‘T’s"’ for Thanksgiving— Thanks—turkey—and tummy-ache. 5. ‘Gimme er plug er terbacer an one er them ‘comical faces," THE VEGETARIAN. Mr. Green—"'What will you have, Fido? A lit- tle lettuce, or some nice dandelion ?"’ 6. ‘This beats yer hook an’ line all holler. Hey, what Hoots from a Wise Owl. VIATORS are breaking altitude rec- ords every little while, but they haven't yet found the man higher up. We are sometimes inclined to think that half the muck-rakes in this coun- try are suffering from decayed teeth. ‘A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, but there are still plenty of foreign noblemen willing to trade even. You may have noticed that when a man finds a soul-mate he usually picks out one with a pretty shape. A Harem-scarem Idea ! “e ‘OMEN are only dolls,’’ Said Fred, my bachelor cousin. “Then go to the toyshop for me, Fred, And buy me a couple of dozen!"’ F two fowls, choose the fatter ‘To serve on the Thanksgiving platter. THE FINAL HEAT. comicbooks.com