Judge, 1913-11-01 · page 9 of 24
Judge — November 1, 1913 — page 9: what you’re looking at
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This Judge magazine page contains several brief satirical pieces mocking early 20th-century social absurdities: **"And He Walked"** ridicules a foreign immigrant's literal interpretation of a transit system—he buys eight tickets, uses them one-by-one, then walks rather than buy more, missing the point that fares work differently. **"An Expert"** jokes that a proud mother considers her daughter's dancing expertise proven by police warnings and arrests (likely referencing St. Vitus's Dance, a nervous condition, or scandalous modern dance). **"Lines to a Young Lady"** parodies overly clever courtship poetry by a lawyer who compulsively uses legal terminology ("Feme Sole," "Trover," "Demur") to propose marriage—mocking both legal jargon and sentimental verse. **Minor jokes** include a waiter's cheeky non-answer about sand in bread, and a quip about company character judgments. The top cartoon shows men in formal dress—the caption "Yet All These Men Are Otherwise Perfectly Honest" suggests satire about corruption or hypocrisy among respectable-looking officials or businessmen, though the specific context is unclear.
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YET ALL THESE MEN ARE OTHERWISE And He Walked T HAPPENED on a three-cent car line. The car was crowded. A man got on, evidently a foreigner. He bought a quarter's worth of tickets (eight). The conductor took one and handed him the others. When the conductor came around for fares again, the man gave him an- other. After a little, another call and another ticket, until they were all gone. “Py himmel,’’ said the man, “I puy no more tickets! I valk!’ And he got off and walked. An Expert ‘And does your daughter dance the “Does she?”’ re- peats the proud mother. ‘*Lillie has been warned ten times and ar- rested twice! tango?"’ we ask. UP-TO-DATE Diner—Waiter, there 's sand on this bread Waiter—That's to keep the butter from slipping off, sir."” PERFECTLY HONEST Dances Dayton—1 know the tango and the turkey trot, but what's the St. Vitus? Doyle—It's the one you do with a trained nurse. Lines to a Young Lady By a Lawyer H, FAIR Feme Sole, I've often sued ‘At Equity and Law; To Love's Bar now a Suit I bring That dare not have a flaw. My Declaration here I file, A Plea I offer, too; Yea, all the Pleadings I would write For both myself and you! . You've got Possession of my heart; I ought to sue in Trover, And yet I'll just Demur a bit, So you may Answer Over. Your hair is yellow as the coin Now used as Legal Tender; -id certum est—are Your Corpus lithe and slender. By Parol Evidence your voice Excels the song of birds; Your hand I ask in Terms Ex- press— Pray heed these binding words! Feme Covert be! Assume the right Of Dower in lands of mine! Let your Identity be Merged In me, Feme Sole divine! —Iry Kellerman-Reed. Also A man is also known by the company he promotes. comicbooks.com