Judge, 1914-07-04 · page 19 of 24
Judge — July 4, 1914 — page 19: what you’re looking at
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This Judge page contains two unrelated sections: **"With The College Wits"** is a humor section featuring brief jokes from various college publications. The jokes mock college students' pretensions and romantic mishaps—particularly women's elaborate hairstyles (wigs, rats, switches), a man's reputation at sorority houses, and misunderstandings about dancing on "rag" carpets. **"The Telephone Emergency"** is a substantial article justifying AT&T's infrastructure costs. It explains that while underground cables protect telephone lines from storms (citing a million-dollar repair bill from recent Atlantic coast damage), rural and suburban areas cannot afford such infrastructure. The piece argues overhead wires remain necessary for long-distance service across the country. The page also includes period advertisements, notably the Keeley Treatment for alcoholism and drug addiction. The satire here is gentle collegiate humor, while the telephone article serves as corporate messaging defending service rates.
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With The College Wits In the Boudoir—Helen—Why, I never ald marry that man! Hazel —Mercy ! “Why not? Helen—Why, he wears a wig! ‘And then the dear creature took off a rat, some puffs, a coronet, a braid, a pompadour and a switch, and sat down to peruse a novel.— Illinois Siren. Remarkable—Pete—You say that he is well known by the sorority girls? ‘Skete—Well known! Well, I should say so! Why, man, he’s been going to some of those houses for three years, and two girls call him by his right name!— Michigan Gargoyle. Fa (| erca sekE Ea Tust the Thing She —But we can’t dance upon this carpet. He—But this is a rag carpet, my dear. —Stanford Chaparral. 272 FE FE “ One Activity Decided Upon—‘*What do you intend to do after you leave college?”’ “Well, I haven't decided on anything definite for the first year, except to come back for the class reunion.’’—Princeton Tiger. Prophetic—Little brother—Bet he'd kiss you if I weren't here! Sister—You insolent boy! Go away this very minute !- -Penn State Froth. His Avocation—‘‘What are you gonna » | do this summer?" a “Pose as a dwarf in a side show.”” id “Asa dwarf? Why, you’re taller than the average man!"’ “Yes, I know. I pose as the largest dwarf in the world.”"—Yale Record. 0 Strangers A single glance she gave me when We met, as if to show me Her sheer indifference. But, then, The dear girl doesn’t know me. —Columbia Jester. ~ oeen 9? wat liar No. 8. “‘and 'HE stoutest telephone line cannot stand against such a storm as that which swept the Middle Atlantic coast early in the year. Poles were broken off like wooden toothpicks, and wires were left useless in a tangled skein. It cost the telephone company over a million dollars to repair that damage, an item to be remembered when we talk about how cheaply telephone service may be given. More than half of the wire mileage of the Bell System is underground out of the way of storms. The expense of underground conduits and cables is warranted for the important trunk lines with numerous wires and for the lines in the congested districts which serve a large number of people. The Telephone Emergency Destancl TELEPHONE rep ¢ But for the suburban and rural lines reaching a scattered population and doing a small business in a large area, it is impracticable to dig trenches, build conduits and lay cables in order that each individual wire may: be underground. More important is the problem of service. Over wires are neces- sary for talking a very long distance. It is impossible to talk more than a limited distance underground, al- though Bell engineers are making a world’s record for underground com- munication, Parallel to the underground there must also be overhead wires for the long haul, in order that the Bell System may give service universally between distant parts of the country. AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY AND ASSOCIATED COMPANIES One Policy THE eeley Treatment One System adm Universal Service For Liquor and Drug Users A scientific treatment which has been successfully istered in half a million cases during the past thirty-four years, and the one treatment which has stood the severe test of time. medical experts, at the Keeley Institutes only. For full particulars write Administered by To the Following Keeley Institutes: Pittaberg, Pa 4246 Mh Ave, Colombia. & 6, Delian, Texas, Sate Lane City, Ctab, comicbooks.com