Judge, 1913-09-20 · page 7 of 24
Judge — September 20, 1913 — page 7: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
The main cartoon depicts an early automobile driver gleefully spotting the "old skinflint" who charged them ten dollars to pull their car from a ditch the previous week. The joke is situational irony: now the roles are reversed—the wealthy man's expensive car has apparently broken down or gotten stuck, presenting an opportunity for revenge (or at least schadenfreude). This reflects early 20th-century class tensions and the novelty of automobiles as status symbols. The wealthy are portrayed as miserly and exploitative toward working people, and the working class takes satisfaction in seeing their misfortune. The cartoon satirizes both the absurd expense of early car ownership and the resentment between social classes during the automobile era. The page contains additional brief humor pieces on miscommunication, vanity, and social pretension typical of *Judge* magazine's satirical content.
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REVENGE IS SWEET Auutoist—Hooray! ‘That 's the old skinflint who soaked us ten dollars last week for pulling us out of the ditch ! Meaning HEN you hear some man say: ‘‘I think That I'll take one more little drink."” Mark well his words, and keep your eye On him, my friend. I'll tell you w "Tis ndt his intent to de- ceive You, so a little he will leave For you to guess. As like as not His slight remark don’t mean a lot, But he means more! If you don’t know you've overstayed Your welcome, and a pretty m: Between a row of yawns and sighs, Goodness, gracious, tempus flies! It’s twelve o'clock. [ didn’t know It was so late. Oh, do not go!” Weigh well her words. As like as not Her slight remarks don’t mean a lot, But she means more! —Howard ©, The Proper Term Tall blonde—You wouldn't call this costume suggestive, would y: rt brunette—No; I'd call clamatory. Keoley. it ex. The Perfect Car se THIS story of yours is all right, said the editor, ‘‘but your descrip- tion of the hero’s automobile is simply impossible. If there was an automobile made as perfect as the one you describe, I'd buy one tomorrow. Where in the world did you get your ideas?” “That was easy replied the author. “TI got my friend, Bragley, to describe his new car."’ A Superfluity “Ab-ho! So yo’ is gwine to be muh son-in-law, is yo'?”? inquired old Brother Buckaloo. “Yassah; dat’s what it ‘mounts to,"’ replied the semi-educated young colored swain. ‘* But dat isn’t what I'm marryin’ Looella Maud for. Yo’ am purely incident- al to de emergency, sah; purely incidental. A vacuum cleaner will never work successfully on a man who has demon- strated the fact that he is possessed of brains. Sad Truths A WORD to the wise is impossible. The wise talk all the time. Whom you do—do well. One touch of graft makes the whole world skin. Gossip comes, but scandal lingers, Avoid the appearance of evil. harder to live down than evil. It is AN EVENT Mamma—Tommy, what do you say to Uncle Titewadd for m too s'prised to say anything ! comicbooks.com