Judge, 1913-11-01 · page 22 of 24
Judge — November 1, 1913 — page 22: what you’re looking at
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This page collects humorous shorts translated from European satirical publications, demonstrating early 20th-century international comic culture. **"The Good Intention"** (Amsterdam): A man enthusiastically begins home gymnastics with weights and clubs, then progressively abandons the effort—by day three, he's collapsed in exhaustion. The joke: noble resolutions quickly fail. **"Her Convictions—and His"** (London): A tenant and caretaker debate apartment versus flat living, with the caretaker's cynical aside that flats feel like prisons—implying the tenant is accustomed to confinement (possibly a dig at class or criminal background). **Other shorts** include mild jokes about colic caused by eating English sailors (French), a jealousy scene (German), a schoolboy offering to recite extra poems for payment (Hungarian), and a warning about a runaway horse (French). The page satirizes everyday human nature: laziness, pretension, vanity, and petty bargaining—universal themes requiring no specific historical knowledge to understand.
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The Good Intention De dokter had kamergymnastick aanbevolen en Jan- sen besloot zich daar nu eens met hart en ziel aan te Germ. HU bocht halters, acdosn ona. on begoa. nze plaatjes geven weer hoc hij de gymnastick beo- ersten, op den tweeden en op den der+ den dag. efende op The doctor had recommended home gym- nastics, and Jansen had resolved to de- vote himself to this, heart and soul. He bought exercises, clubs, etc., and began. Our pictures show how the gymnastics were done on the first, the second and the third day.—Het Leven (Amsterdam). Her Convictions—and His Prospective tenant (viewing house)—I think, after all, a flat would suit us bet- ter. Caretaker—Well, sir, fer meself, I feel a flat so much like a prison;. but then, of course, it all depends on what you're ac- customed to.—Sketch (London). The Judgment of Paris pont arrive souvent d’avoir des coliques dans les ets “Mais oui; chaque fois qu'il mange du matelot an- glaia, il ne peut s’empecher de danser la gigue.” “Does he often have such attacks of colic in his toes?’’ “Yes; every time he eats some Eng- lish sailor he can’t keep from dancing a jig."’—Le Rire (Paris). torn Jealousy “Warum wolltest du so frih fort, Erna?? “Es paszte mir nicht, dasz deine frihere Verlobte da sass.” “Die hat sich miichtig gelirgert.” “So,—da hiitten wir ja noch bleiben kdnnen.” “Why did you want to go home so early, Erna?”’ “T wasn’t pleased that your former fiancee sat there.”” “But she was awfully angry !"’ “Ig that so? Well, we might have stayed a little longer."’—Meggendorfer Blaetter (Munich). —Meggendorfer Blaetter (Munich). Tanito—Kovacs Pista, ha elmondsz egy verset hiba nélkGl, kapsz egy hatost, Greenbaum Aladarka—Tanit6 Gr, én egy batosért két verset mondok. Teacher—Kovacs Pista, if you will re- cite a poem without mistakes, I’ll give you ten kreutzer, Aladarka Greenbaum—Please, teacher, for ten kreutzer I'll recite two poems for you.—Borsszem Janko (Budapest). A Kind Suggestion “Eh! monsieur! vous perdez votre cheval! “Ha, there, sir! you are losing your horse !'’"—ZJlustration (Paris). comicbooks.com