Judge — October 11, 1913 — page 14: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains a six-panel comic strip titled "A Put-up Job: The Moral of Which is, Don't Get Stung," depicting what appears to be a robbery or hold-up scenario with a rescue and comedic denouement. The strip's narrative involves criminals, a victim, and an intervention—the "rescue act" mentioned—that goes awry. Below are three unrelated brief joke items typical of Judge's satirical humor circa 1914: 1. **"Good Business Reason"**: An immigrant accordion player admits he's paid *not* to play—mocking both street musicians and public annoyance with noise. 2. **"1914 Model"**: A father describes his newborn baby using automobile specifications (wheel base, lamps, horn), satirizing the era's obsession with automobiles and mechanization. 3. **"Saves Wear"**: A servant-keeping joke playing on class dynamics and clothing fit—implying the employer and servant are drastically different sizes. The humor relies on immigrant dialect, anti-modern sentiment, and servant-class stereotypes typical of early 20th-century American satire.