Judge, 1913-07-19 · page 11 of 24
Judge — July 19, 1913 — page 11: what you’re looking at
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This page contains multiple satirical pieces typical of Judge's humor: **"A Bright Idea"** (top cartoon): Shows a man fishing by a river while a woman in a tree suggests using spaghetti as bait—a visual pun on impractical solutions. **"Almost Europe"** features satirical verse mocking wealthy New Yorkers who rent expensive apartments on the Upper East Side and employ immigrant servants (named Pavlowa, Donizetti, Manuel, Jezebel, Beatrice, Rebecca)—suggesting they're playing at Continental sophistication while remaining in Manhattan. **"Dutch Courage"** jokes about a man drinking cocktails before facing his wife's new butler, using alcohol for false bravery. **"Freshies"** puns on "rah-rah recruits"—college freshmen. **Other pieces** satirize stenographers wasting time, people who don't read advertisements, and Congressional Democrats achieving harmony only by avoiding divisive topics like tariffs and agriculture. The page reflects early 20th-century American social attitudes: mockery of immigrant workers, drinking culture, and political gridlock.
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Izaak —Oh, bang it, Mary, I forgot the bait! Almost Europe IF YOUR soul is a bit temperamental And you pine for a tour continental, Come along, Get a flat On the upper East Side for a song— Think of that! Where Pavlowa can wash up your dishes* Donizetti supply you with fishes; Manuel Run the steam, By the side of his wife, Jezebel— What a team! Be-a-tri-che will serve you with custard, And Rebecca supply you with mustard. Atmosphere? Come along To the East Side of town. For a song. It is here Jane Burr, Frequenters of the great white way have no balance in affairs of weight. A BRIGHT IDEA Dutch Courage «¢EXCUSE me, old man,"’ says the in- timate friend, ‘but, really, you ought not to take on so many cocktails just before going home to dinner.”” “It isn’t that I like th’ thingsh,”’ al- most weeps the gentleman addressed, in a moment of semi-maudlin confidence. “I don’t care for zhem, but I got to get up shome short 0’ courage to be able to ack unconsherned in th’ preshenshe 0’ m’ wife'sh new butler.”’ Freshies “Ah!"' says the visitor in the college town, noticing the long file of young men parading about the campus. ‘Some raw recruits?"” “Yes and no,’’ explains the resident. “They're what you might call rah-rah recruits.’" Mary—Do you suppose the fish would notice the difference if you were to use spaghetti? She Didn't Mind «OF COURSE you are paying for my time,”’ said the pretty stenogra- pher, ‘‘and if you want to waste it’?—— “I do,’ promptly declared her em- ployer, and kept on waisting it. Mendacity I can stard for the man with the personal hobby, And live through the ravings of those who have fads; But my temper is short and inclined to be knobby With the person who says that he never reads ads. When Harmony Is Possible So long as the conversation steers away from tariffs and agriculture and pork barrels and such-like topics, Democratic harmony in Congress seems assured. comicbooks.com