Judge, 1913-08-02 · page 11 of 24
Judge — August 2, 1913 — page 11: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page presents a silent-film-style comic strip showing a dreamlike narrative involving mermaids and underwater adventures. The sequential panels follow characters encountering fantastical sea creatures and scenarios, including what appears to be Archie's dream sequence and encounter with an actual mermaid. Below are three brief satirical dialogue jokes typical of Judge's humor: **"Business"** mocks social pretension: a summer boarder dismisses a waiter as "countrified," but the farmer's daughter reveals the waiter is actually a hired actor—suggesting city people are gullible and easily fooled by appearance. **"Sized Up"** satirizes empty credentials: someone receives an honorary college degree despite being uneducated, likely through vaudeville connections rather than merit. **"Confidence"** uses ironic wordplay about marital finances and secrecy, suggesting both spouses hide their spending habits from each other. The overall tone reflects early 20th-century middle-class anxieties about social climbing, education's value, and domestic relationships.
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JUDGE'S MOTION PICTURES Gara kis Nl } RS | Down by the Deep Blue Sea: Having to do with dreams, mermaids, and such. Business Sized Up Confidence «e YOUR brother who waits on the table Crawford—I never thought him an Mrs. Hobson—My husband will never is much more countrified than educated man, but I see he’s just re- tell me how he makes his money. '* remarked the summer boarder. ceived an honorary degree from one of Mrs, Dobson—Perhaps he would, dear, the colleges. if you’d tell him how you spend it. Crabshaw—Oh, he’s probably done — something that would get him a vaude- Egotism, like a convex glass, makes us appear ridiculous to others. you, “He's a regular rube."” “That isn’t my brother,’’ replied the farmer's daughter. ‘‘He’s an actor papa hired in the city to kid the guests.’” ville engagement. comicbooks.com