Judge, 1914-07-04 · page 6 of 24
Judge — July 4, 1914 — page 6: what you’re looking at
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This page contains multiple satirical pieces typical of early 20th-century American humor: **"Back Again"** and **"Summer Again"** poems mock the predictable seasonal rituals—tourists fleeing cities, young men courting girls, complaints about heat and insects (notably "Anopheles," the malaria mosquito). **"Luckily He Was Saved"** satirizes working-class attitudes toward corporal punishment. A poorly-dressed man argues that beatings helped him avoid failure, while a woman with a prominent jaw (a common period caricature trait suggesting lower-class status) skeptically suggests they haven't improved him much. **"A Fair Trimmer"** jokes about women's hemlines, referencing contemporary moral anxiety about bathing suits. "Madge" boasts her new suit doesn't reach the knee—scandalous by period standards—presenting this as a response to a "moral wave." The shorter pieces ("She Knew the Breed," "Defined," "His Versatility") are typical one-liner gags about jawbones, gossip, and political hypocrisy. The page reflects Judge's focus on middle-class social commentary and light satire rather than serious political critique.
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Back Again UMMER again—and the sun's growing amorous, Wooing the world with a passionate fire; Night brings the light of the moon to englamour us, Filling our hearts with a dreamful de- sire. Mountain and seaside are calling and beckoning; Work is a thought that is far from our ken, Pleasure and frivol are all of our reck- oning— Summer again! Summer again—and the batters are bat- tering, Fielders are chasing the clambering fly; Town's getting dull, and the tourists are scattering, Hying away—where it suits them to hie! “‘Hot as the realm of the great Mephis- topheles!’’ People complain in their anger, and then Swat at the fly and the hungry Anopheles— Summer again! Summer again—and the young men are hovering Round about Doris or Mary or Anne. Every one’s merrily sweethearting, lover- ing; Every one’s seeking a layer of tan. Loafing and loving and playing and trav- eling, Dancing and eating and spending the “yen — Just the same reel that we're always un- raveling— Summer again! —Herton Braley. She Knew the Breed He (meditatively feeling the lower por- tion of his face)—The jawbone is a funny thing, isn’t it? She—Yes; and to think Samson slew so many Philistines with one of them! Defined “What is ‘innate wisdom’?"’ “It’s knowing all the little meannesses of your neighbor before the town gossip or a real-estate deal put you wise.'’ GOING—GOING—GONE! Luckily He Was Saved «6 YOU can’t convince me,” said the little man with the ragged trou- sers, ‘‘that you can bring up children right by talkin’ to ’em and lettin’ it go at that. You've got to use the rod, or you'll spoil the child. I used to git about three lickin’s a day on the average.”" “It doesn’t seem to have done much for you,” replied the lady with the protrud- ing jaw. “Itdone a lot forme. If they'd let me go my own way, I might almost of been a failure in life.” Matter of Speech A WOMAN argues from her throat, The deaf and dumb on fingers neat, While bankers use the greenbacked note, And versifiers use their feet. His Versatility “The Hon. Horace K. Paunch is a very versatile statesman, isn’t he?’’ “Oh, yes! He can put his foot in his mouth and still look dignified.”’ The saddest words of tongue or pen— “With bases full, Swatt flied to Fenn.’* A FAIR TRIMMER Madge—A great moral wave is sweeping over the country. Maryjorie—I'll be prepared for it, dear. ‘As you see, my new bathing dress doesn’t come to the knee. comicbooks.com