Judge, 1914-06-13 · page 21 of 24
Judge — June 13, 1914 — page 21: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains college humor reprints and two advertisements. The main satirical content mocks college life—dating rules ("dancing close"), academic pretension, and marital dynamics. One joke suggests a suspicious Kentucky father fears a visiting dignitary wants to secure a post-office job for his son, satirizing patronage politics. The dominant feature is a Budweiser advertisement using Polish military hero Kosciusko as a "National Hero." The ad absurdly co-opts Kosciusko's revolutionary legacy fighting for liberty and freedom to argue that his legacy supports beer consumption. It claims Kosciusko would "revolt" against prohibition laws, implying he'd support drinking rights. This appears timed to Prohibition debates (likely pre-1920), using patriotic imagery to oppose alcohol restrictions by suggesting temperance laws violate "Natural Rights of Man." The Hotel Earlington advertisement offers budget lodging near Broadway. The satire's effectiveness relied on readers recognizing Kosciusko and understanding contemporary Prohibition politics.
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With The College Wits Curiosity-—She (dressing to go for a walk)—Why are you looking so concern- edly out the window? He—Oh, I was or that new be ready first.— looking to see if ing over there would ‘onsin Sphinz. Why Worry?—Chaperon (to couple who are not ‘‘within the law,’’ reprovingly)- You will never take a prize if you dance as close as that, Couple—Aw, we don’t want no prize.— Dartmouth Jack o’ Lantern. The Reason—‘‘Tell me, old man,’” said the perennial seeker after knowledge, “why is your hair gray and your beard brow! “Easy!” answered the facetious 0, m. “My hair is twenty years older than my beard.""—Michigan Gargoyle. Heavy Reading, —Stunford Chaparral. Suspicious—Kentucky kernal—You may be President some day, my boy. Little lad—Gee! You're not trying to work me for a post-office job that far ahead, are you?—Stanford Chaparral. On the Way—Disgusted father—Well, acollege education ought to make a con- gressman of Jack, Friend—How's that? Disqusted father—He has introduced another bill. —Columbia Jester. Good Cause— Mrs, Newlywed — Don’t you love our new minister? Young widow — Love him? Why, I adore him! It took him fifteen lessons to teach me how to swim!— Michigan Gargoyle. The Difference A girl will wear an X-ray, O'er a background just as thin; While a man who tears his trousers Always hustles for a pin. —Penn State Froth. “NATIONAL HERO SERIES™ NO.2 Kosciusko—The Greatest of the Poles” EVER in the history of mankind has there lived a more azdent lover of Personal and National Liberty. He fou; own Washington for American Liberty. ancient freedom of his beloved Poland. Kosciusko hated any legisla- tive attempt which invaded the Natural Rig! he ‘were alive to-day, every son of Poland knows that he would revolt at any LAW which declared:“Thou shalt NOTeat this —thou shalt NOT drink that.” Kosciusco knew that the light wines of his native land ood for mankind when used end of his honored days, ce wit intrepid valor under our ts of Man, If and the barley brews of Ge: in mpoderaticn He drank ¢ seh eltee nid an o will DARE say that they in any way inju is mi; ‘onality. For 57 years Anheuser-Busch have honestly hiewed beers. Their great brand—BU DWEISER—is sold through out the world, and has helped the cause of true Temperance. Seven thousand, five hundred men are daily required to keep pace with the natural demand of Americans for BUDWEISER. Its sales exceed any ,Uesarmae ANHEUSER-BUSCH - ST.LOUIS, U.S.A. Sx Bottled only at the home plant. hem hime the other beer by millions of bottles, 27th Street, West of Broadway, NEW YORK Quiet as a Village at Night. @ Your Comfort Our Aim Always. SINGLE ROOMS, $1.00 Parlor, Bedroom and Bath, front of house, one person, $2.00; two people, $3.50; Why pay more when our service is equalled only by the best? EUROPEAN PLAN @ A Step from Broadway. Q Absolutely Fireproof. devoted his life to regain the E. W. WARFIELD, Manager comicbooks.com