Judge, 1914-06-27 · page 8 of 25
Judge — June 27, 1914 — page 8: what you’re looking at
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This page from the satirical magazine *Judge* contains multiple humor pieces typical of early 20th-century American wit: **Top Cartoon**: Two well-dressed men discuss optimism and fog—a simple joke about perspective and realism. **"Like Unto"**: A series of witty comparisons between social types and fireworks/explosives. It mocks various character archetypes (beggars, criminals, gossips, women with "stone hearts") using pyrotechnic metaphors. The humor relies on exaggerated social observation. **"Necessary Aid"**: Satirizes baseball's dependence on newspaper coverage for popularity—publishers essentially invented demand for sports news. **"Rare Capacity"**: A joke about Congressional incompetence, suggesting congressmen cannot "overlook" (ignore/rise above) the White House—implying they're beholden to executive power. **"Puzzled"**: Wordplay mocking the term "horseless carriage" while acknowledging these vehicles require horsepower—a transitional-era joke about automobile terminology. **Bottom Cartoon**: Two figures in water; the Chicago girl's crude preference for lobster over refined Boston literature satirizes regional cultural differences.
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Like Unto ROUBLES, like firecrackers, always come in bunches, A beggar, like a pinwheel, generally goes round and round. A convicted criminal, like a rocket, goes up for a while. The gabbler, like a shell, is always burst- ing on the air. The life of society, like a Roman candle, full of balls. The gay youth, like a bomb, often goes off on a regular tear. A game of tennis, like a discharged gun, betrays such a racket. The panhandler, like the bonfire, wants to be fed all the time. A glass of beer, like a single-barreled pistol, is emptied in less than no time. A man possessed of great self-control, like a cannon, often explodes unexpect- edly. The hearts of some women, like the toy torpedo, seem to be made of nothing else but stone. The average woman’s face, like the firecracker, reveals a touch of powder if you look into the matter.—Nathan M. Levy. Running down other people’s reputa- tions won’t run up your own. Uplifter—1 can see good in all things. Necessary Aid BASEBALL is certainly some game, As fandom will admit; Its votaries gain wealth and fame Galore, because of it. And yet 'twould die, there is no doubt, Did publishers but choose To issue every sheet without A word of baseball news! Rare Capacity Gringo—Here’s a Washington hotel ad- vertising that it overlooks the White House. Bingo—Then it does what nobody in Congress can. Puzzled “*What’s the mat- ter, Hiram?) You look puzzled."? “Tam, hang it! This article calls them horseless car- riages, and then goes on to tell that it takes so much horsepower to pro- " pel them! Nothing proceeds like excess. “ LET US GO BACK TO THE BATHHOUSE, OLD CHAP. In Deep Water HE cultured young woman from Boston was trying to make conversation. “Do you care for Crabbe’s Tales?"" she asked. “I never ate any,” replied the breezy girl from Chicago; stuck on lobsters !'" but I’m just dead Honest Dyer—What do you think has been most influential in shaping your career? Ryer—Work. YM pry” comicbooks.com