Judge, 1913-06-28 · page 9 of 25
Judge — June 28, 1913 — page 9: what you’re looking at
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This Judge magazine page contains three distinct satirical pieces reflecting post-WWI American anxieties: **"The Day We Celebrate"** mocks Independence Day festivities, using a child's fireworks accidents as dark humor about warfare's lingering trauma. The repeated "Bang! bang!" and references to "explosives" and "battleship" suggest citizens still processing recent war violence—the joke being that peacetime celebrations mirror combat. **"The Future Butterfly"** satirizes economic hardship: a woman must sew for others and send her husband abroad for work just to afford a vacation, revealing the false promise of prosperity. **"The Mortgage"** is a cautionary tale about homeownership: a man sacrifices everything to pay mortgage interest, only to lose everything to an earthquake while remaining liable for the debt—a dark commentary on financial vulnerability. The vintage advertisements (Punko drink, Thirst-O, Moxo-Cola) promising energy and vitality ironically surround these pessimistic narratives, creating tension between commercial optimism and actual lived hardship during the economically unstable 1920s.
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WHEN ALL IN TAKE MEN RST MAKES Ugg)? u Mom cur OS) ACS LIKE macic! L HE WHO RUNS MAY READ The Day We Celebrate ae THIS is the day we celebrate— Look out, son! You will shock Aunt Kate! °F? “There's something do- t2G{ ing everywhere” — FEY Bang! ‘Gee! That was an awful scare! “That boy of ours can make more noise’’"— Bang! bang! —‘‘than fourteen common boys! - “‘He has enough explo- sives to Destroy a battleship or two. “Gee whiz! I wish he hadn't got Hold of that old tin coffee pot! ‘*He puts a cannon cracker in, And then it makes an awful din! “T shouldn't care, did I not know That ere long he'll be his own foe. “There! Just as I expected, he Holds up a mangled hand to me! “I gueas peace must be hard to get— It seems the war's not ended yet!" Charles B. Meiers The Future Butterfly Mrs. Gadsby—How are you spending your vacation? Mrs, Grubb—Sewing for Madam Mo- deest. Mre, Gadsby—Oh, my dear! Mrs. Grubb—I had to have the money. I'm sending my husband abroad this year. YOUR SPECIAL VACATION NOTICE PLEASE BER whea you go on your vacation, that the Post Office Depariment will not forward your JUDGE from your residence to your new vacation address, unless you sotify the postmaster, at your place of residence, that you desire to have your papers sent temporarily to your new address and leave the postage with him so that he can forward your publications. It you tion should be for A MONTH OR MORE advise us of your old and new address and we will forward your papers directly (rom this office, and it will be unnecessary to advise your postmaster, but bear in mind thot it takes trom ten days to two weeks for us to make a change of address so that it will be necessary during that time to have the postmaster look atter your papers. Be particular to send us your old as well as your new address. By caretully complying with these requests you will save yourself a lot of trouble and insure the prompt and regular deliv. ery of the pyblications for which you have subscribed. LESLIE-JUDGE CO., 225 Filth Ave.. New York The Mortgage Ss! JENKINS bought a house and lot, On easy terms, one day; A little down in cash was all He was required to pay. The smiling agent gladly took A mortgage for the rest. “It’s fine,’ said Si, ‘in real estate Your savings to invest!’’ He saved and slaved from year to year The interest to meet; He hadn’t clothes upon his back, Nor shoes upon his feet. And when an earthquake came at last, ‘And, like a hungry bear, Just gobbled up the house and lot, The mortgage still was there! Minna Irving. Pellets of Pessimism Philanthropy is the most effective form of advertising. The innocent bystander soon loses his innocence or ceases to bystand. If you treat a woman well, she will im- mediately suspect you of treating some other woman better. The quiet fifth of July is greatly appre- ciated after the noisy fourth. comicbooks.com