Judge, 1914-07-04 · page 14 of 24
Judge — July 4, 1914 — page 14: what you’re looking at
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This page presents a multi-panel comic strip about military corruption during wartime. The narrative follows a general (labeled "H.O.T. Tamale") whose army experiences financial scandal: the paymaster absconds with funds, triggering a mutiny. The general is imprisoned but escapes dramatically. The satire targets military mismanagement and corruption—the title "Wherein the Conquered One Also Comes Out Ahead" suggests that despite the chaos, corrupt officials profit while soldiers suffer. The three captioned dialogues below offer unrelated comic relief: jokes about crime and guilt, a confused dialogue between "Uncle Ezra" and "Uncle Eben" about a car accident caused by anatomical confusion, and a pun about strawberries being "higher" and "fewer" (smaller/more expensive) desserts. The page satirizes institutional breakdown and graft common to wartime administration.
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GENERAL 4.0.T. TAMALE AND HIS S23 JUDGE'S SENSATIONAL ESCAPE AND AN UNEXPECTED MOTION PICTURES THE ARMYS PAYMASTER ABSCONDS WITH THE FUNDS FORTHCOMING THE ARMY MUTINIES IN JAIL HE DETERMINES NOT TO STAY- frasseD BY] THE BOARD OF The Spoils of War: Wherein the Conquered One Also Comes Out Ahead The Way It Looks “e I'VE been sizing up conditions in crim- inal circles,’’ began the young man with the notebook, ‘‘and I’ve reached one conclusion.’" “That it’s a pretty bad world?” “Not only that, but the size of the gilt determines the size of the guilt.’’ Explained Uncle Ezra—How did your automobile accident happen? . Uncle Eben—Well, you see, there’s one thing you keep your eye on, and another one you keep your foot on, and another one you keep your hand on, and I guess I got my anatomy in the wrong places. When the Dessert Came On «NOW I understand the meaning of that old catch phrase, ‘The higher, the fewer,’’’ remarked the low- brow boarder. “To what does it allude?’’ inquired the landlady, acting as interlocutor. “Strawberries evidently.” comicbooks.com