Judge, 1912-03-30 · page 21 of 24
Judge — March 30, 1912 — page 21: what you’re looking at
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This page contains a satirical comic dialogue about **restaurant labor disputes**, likely from the early 1900s. The main cartoon depicts a conflict between a restaurant manager (E.F.M.), a waiter ("Everywaiter"), and an abstract figure representing "The Public" and "Happiness." The joke satirizes **tipping culture and wage disputes**: the waiter demands both a proper salary ("ze beg check") and tips ("ze ghost to walk"), threatening a strike if refused. When the manager resists, the waiter threatens to expose this to the public, turning the strike into a leverage point. The manager capitulates, realizing bad publicity from a strike is worse than conceding. The satire mocks how restaurant workers used public pressure as a negotiating tactic, while also suggesting the absurdity of the tipping system itself—workers demanding guaranteed wages *plus* tips. The remainder of the page consists of period advertisements (Schlitz beer, Pears' soap, medical devices) unrelated to the cartoon's social commentary.
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De disgracefoolishness uff Teeps on me! De gentleman und Teeps cannot toged- der go! E. F. M. (aside)—Ow! Splash the dishwater! (To Everywaiter) Well, now, perhaps that’s so. What is’t you want? I'd really like to know. Everywaiter— Ah, ze beg check—ze salary! Ze—ze ghost to walk! Yes, soitenly, De ghost to walk on Saturday! An’ Tips mus’ go! Take bagk yo’ chile! I’s a gemman—I doan’ own dat chile! The Public (waltzing around with Happiness)—He, he! Ho, ho! Ha, ha! Hi, hi! E. F. M. (angrily)—You fool! How high a salary you want? Everywaiter— 7 3} 5 ° Iwouldn’ ‘zackly limit up de highness; | F Bo, fete 2] om De lowness-limit interes’s me mo’— ne Faith, it must kape me in the sthoile I m accustomed to, : J : 7s An’ soitenly 1 am de guy to know. . y oo, Plant Aare i: Andif I refuse? I do not like—— ? 1 Everywaiter— Oh, you strike! Ze beeg strike! Und Teeps, he iss your child! Ha! De Public shall know he iss your child! . . . Ah! one " - Schlitz 1s brewed in the dark. The Public (waltzing some more wi ho te cht . Hoppiness)—-He. he! Ho, ho! Hic hit | Schlitz is shipped to you in Brown Bottles. Ha,ha! Strike, strike! Ha,ha! Hi, hi! Beer exposed to light cannot remain pure. (E. F. M. fiercely paces floor, looks ; . : : : . a3. into barrel, catches glimpse of The Public Beer is saccharine. The slightest taint of impurity ruins its and Happiness. Steps hurriedly back healthfulness, todesk, Thinks hard a minute. Rings . . buzzer, Enter Page.) In Germany fhe Brown Bottle is used almost exclusively. E. F. M.—Send Indigestion and Every- i sautiheeatence Tv Sietuatan) German brewers know the damaging effect of light on beer. My boy, I’m yer friend. Indigestion and Everymenu will help me to figure this out to please you—believe me! Now, back to yer job! (Exit Everywaiter, exit Happiness. Unhapptness walks over to The Public. The Public groans. ) Order a case from your | dealer today. See that (Curtain. ) col cork is branded 2.” These Girls of Ours. y What a whopping Society of the i . Daughters of the Revolutions Mexico Will have in the course of time !—Cleve- 18-M land Leader. a e Twenty-six co-eds. of the Northwest- i ha uke [ amous. em University are quarantined in a bouse having only one telephone. This is the height of official cruelty.—Bir- 9 | 5. mingham Age-Herald. Don t Wear a Truss If some girls practiced more on the OA rer fas range and less on the piano, this | E ae tat ade nf edad arto? reds” Theses Would be a happier world.—New York | . Herald. “There’s no place like The discovery that candy contains home,” and no soap like arsenic explains why the fudge sisters Pears’ ae have such pretty pink com- . AL OF'PLAPAO !°5.)%25; — Washi: ¥ Plexions.— Washington Post. Pears’ Soap is found in Adéres—PLAPAO LABODATOBIES Block 202 8, Lous, The old-fashioned belle may have had an , | = = 1 Aber affectations of couche, tat ane atl millions of homesthe world | VARICOSE VEINS, ®“2.1£¢s- rot refer to her red flannels as lingerie. over. Mabsotutely remaree the palnvewelling, tiredaess and —Dallas News, Sold everywhere. MP young YD: Perlis Temple St, Springfield, Mass 21 In answering advertisements please mention JUDGE. It will be appreciated. comicbooks.com