Judge, 1912-11-09 · page 7 of 24
Judge — November 9, 1912 — page 7: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains multiple satirical humor pieces typical of early 20th-century Judge magazine: **Main Cartoon:** "Looking for a Bargain" depicts a candy store scene where a customer asks about gum drop sales—a mundane shopping interaction presented as comedic content. **Text Sections:** Four separate joke vignettes mock various social situations: - "Embellished" sarcastically catalogs a woman's (Pauline's) virtues in overwrought romantic language - "Playing with Fire" jokes about a woman rekindling an old romantic relationship - "Borrowing Trouble" presents a pun on borrowing, equating it with lending neighbors your telephone - "Covered the Case" makes dark humor about war versus marriage/domestic life **Bottom Cartoon:** "The Yearly 100-Meter Race" depicts anthropomorphized bottles racing—likely representing competing commercial products or brands in a satirical commentary on business competition. The page reflects period concerns: romantic entanglements, domestic annoyances, and emerging consumer culture. The humor relies on wordplay, social observation, and visual absurdism rather than political commentary.
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LOOKING FOR A BARGAIN. Embellished I= catalogued the graces of Pauline— She’s gentle ever; Her face is far the prettiest I pe have seen, And she’s so clever! Her eyes are like twin stars, and let me state How fine her breeding— So here’s one catalogue, at any rate, ‘That’s not dry reading! Nathan M. Levy. “ Have you any special sales of gum drops, mister ?"” Playing with Fire. First bachelor maid—‘‘ Miss Singleton is playing with fire again.’” Second bachelor maid—‘‘ How is that?”” First bachelor maid—‘Going with an ‘old flame’ of hers.’’ Borrowing Trouble. Blight—‘‘What is your idea of bor- rowing trouble?”’ Tight—‘‘Letting the neighbors use your telephone."’ Covered the Case. Knicker—‘* War is hell.’” Henpekt—'‘So is peace.’’ China. Wiseman—'‘ Well, China has started off fairly well in the independence busi- ness.’" Cynicus—‘‘ But it had to borrow money right off the bat.”” Wiseman—'‘True. But it doesn’t have to go abroad for firecrackers.”” THE YEARLY 100-METER RACE—THEY ALL WIN. comicbooks.com