Judge, 1913-08-09 · page 13 of 24
Judge — August 9, 1913 — page 13: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This Judge magazine page (date unclear) collects satirical vignettes and humorous observations typical of early 20th-century American humor. **Key content:** The "Suburban Note" opening cartoon shows Doctor Stork (the mythical delivery figure) needing an automobile because suburban birth rates are so high—satirizing rapid suburban expansion and fertility. **The jokes target:** - Legal corruption ("dig up more money" to win trials) - Pretense (a "prince" performing circus tricks for chorus girls) - Marriage as loss of freedom (licensing interpreted as loss of liberty) - Class and romance tropes (the long "Mad Maiden Millicent" poem mocks sentimental courtship narratives, ending cynically: "Will Willie keep his promise? I don't think!") **Overall tone:** Cynical, dismissive of authority, romance, and respectability. The humor relies on deflating expectations—legal systems are corrupt, royalty are frauds, marriage traps men, romantic promises are broken. This reflects early 20th-century urban sophistication and skepticism toward Victorian institutions.
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SUBURBAN NOTE Doctor Stork has had so much business since he came to Bunnie Cliffe that he has been compelled to buy an automobile to keep up with his practice. Delaying the Law «HOW in the world will you dig up more evidence to get me a new trial?” “Don’t worry about that,’’ replied the lawyer. ‘‘All you have to do is to dig up more money.’” DIDN'T TEST THEM Tom—And how did you find Gibralter? Are its fortifications really so impregnable ? Sam—I don't know, I didn't try to take it. Prince Charming “And you really once saw a prince?” “Yes,”" “Oh,” she exclaimed, clasping her hands and gazing with awe into the eyes that had looked upon royalty, ‘what was he doing?”” “Trying to balance a chair on his chin to amuse a chorus girl.”’ Under the Trees Just at that time in love’s young dream When you're disposed to hug, It is not nice to hear her scream, “Let go! There is a bug!’’ Hunches Faint art never made one lady fair. If there were a market for after- thoughts, most of us would be rich. An opportunity is a thing which will slide by without any special lubrication. Truth is more of a stranger than fiction. His Fatal Error “Well, Wildboys has himself to thank for his troubles. He mistook license for liberty.”” “Eh? How's that?’’ “Marriage license.’” Dog Days Just now, the pup With brains en- dowed Will stay ‘Far From The Madding Crowd."’ More men are up in air daily than go by the flying machine. N. B. Orders by telephone or wireless carefully executed. Mad Maiden Millicent WILlig met with merry Milly, In the season that was silly, And they wandered willy-nilly On the sards. At the outset she was chilly, As becomes a proper filly, And continued so until he Held her hands. Milly learned to call him Billy, When the nights were calm and stilly, As they strolled the roadway hilly, Quite alone; And he christened her his Lily— Flowery name which brought such thrill he Wouldn’t rest till maiden Milly Vowed him Own. Summer nearly over, Willie Promised he would send a billet Deux to Milly’s domicil-ee, With some chink, So that she might fly to Philly And amalgamate with Billy. Will Willie keep his promise? Will he? I don’t think !—4, Watter Utting. Egg View Note Ambrose Crosslots says: ‘‘ Defeat stares more fellers in the back than in the face.” ENCOURAGEMENT “Fer th’ love of hiven, Frenchy, hang to ut. You're on top most of th’ toime.'"’ comicbooks.com