Judge, 1913-08-16 · page 13 of 24
Judge — August 16, 1913 — page 13: what you’re looking at
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The top cartoon satirizes strict social conventions at fashionable summer resorts. A formally dressed man sits uncomfortably in full coat despite the beach setting, complaining he's "not even allowed to remove my coat in public"—mocking the rigid etiquette rules that wealthy resorts imposed on guests, even in casual vacation settings. The page contains mixed satirical content: "In the Olden Days" humorously contrasts ancient Greek comfort (no trouser pressing) with inconvenience (no match-striking surfaces). "The Vernacular" mocks rural Kentucky dialect and communication confusion. "Cupid's Disability" jokes about marriage's fragility using the metaphor of Cupid as an incompetent knitter. "Atlantic City's Bored Walk" depicts fashionable visitors looking utterly uninterested in the famous boardwalk. Throughout, Judge ridicules American social pretension, class anxieties, and marital cynicism typical of early-20th-century satirical humor targeting middle and upper-class readers.
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AT A FASHIONABLE SUMMER RESORT “ And I'm not even allowed to remove my coat in public."* job, Mr. Bryan fearing the possibility of his losing the other, and his service being thereby lost to the public. Has stood on many platforms, especially of the Chau- tauqua variety. Author of many unpub- lished works, among which are said to be an inaugural address of much length and soul-stirring humor, a historical romance entitled ‘*Bill Judas, of Baltimore, or the Chousing of Champ,’’ ‘‘How I Was Un- did and Who Undone Me,”’ and ‘‘Private Opinions of Prominent Consumers of Grape Juice,”’ acollection of epigrams of considerable flavor. Address, The Lighter Vein Department, Editorial Rooms, Con- gressional Record, Washington, D. C. Cupid's Disability NE never feels quite certain whether The lives that Cupid knits together Will stand the wear and tear of travel, Or whether they will soon unravel. His so-called knots turn out mere hitches, And frequently he drops his stitches. Perhaps it is the part of kindness To place the blame upon his blindnes —Geo. B, Morewount, For pure advertising value, a teaspoon- ful of brandy in a glass of milk has a whole quart of grape juice beaten to a frazzle, Anomalous QUEER thing, wedlock! You find your- self attached to a woman, and go and get tied to her. When you find you're tied to her, the attachment disappears. A Reminder Lives of spinsters oft remind us Happiness is but a snare. Why should we to base men bind us, When we've cats and curls of hair? In the Olden Days ° The ancient Greeks enjoyed a blessing— Their trousers never needed pressing; But to their joy some gloom attaches— They had no place to strike their matches. The Vernacular An interview between a shopkeeper in the Kentucky mountains and a ‘poor white’’ developed this: “Hain’t you got no eggs?"” “IT hain’t said I hain’t.”” “Thain’t asked you is you hain't; I asked you hain’t you is. Is you?” F Putting it Mildly Tom—Did you say your friend is slender? Tab—Well, she re- turned a silhouette gown because she couldn’t make a shad- ow in it. Money by any other name would worry the world just the same. ATLANTIC CITY'S BORED WALK comicbooks.com