Judge, 1914-10-10 · page 13 of 24
Judge — October 10, 1914 — page 13: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page from *Judge* magazine combines light satirical commentary with a serialized comic strip titled "Saved by the Enemy and a Few Yards of Eels." **Upper content:** Short humorous observations about success, time, and social situations—typical magazine filler of the era. The dialogue between Mrs. Ontamen and Mrs. Gadder mocks marital discord (husbands preferring clubs to home). "Advice to the Shopworn" offers tongue-in-cheek life wisdom about smiling through hardship and maintaining optimism. **"Judge's Motion Pictures":** This multi-panel narrative comic (bottom half) appears to be a wartime or adventure story. Panel titles suggest espionage ("I'LL BEGUESS DRESSED AS A SPY"), imprisonment, and rescue. The final panel shows "Saved by the Enemy and a Few Yards of Eels"—suggesting the protagonist escapes through unexpected means or allied help. The page reflects early 20th-century American humor: sentimental advice paired with absurdist jokes, domestic comedies about marital tension, and serialized melodramatic comics for entertainment.
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Success is like a snipe. It takes con- centration and watchfulness to even get a shot at it. Three years ago I saw a man smile when his last dime rolled down a sewer. Yesterday I applied to him for a job. Soul massage—Stretch the mouth as far as possible toward the ears and let the eyes shine. —T. K. Corless. Tempus Fugit! I placed my watch on a table; ’Twas wound to run till dawn. Next morning, when I looked for it— Was't going? Nay; ‘twas gone! Awaiting the Outcome “The folks at our hotel are greatly in- terested in a problem.’” “What is it?’” “An irresistible blonde has just met an immovable bachelor.’’ Mrs. Ontamen—Your husband spends most of his time at the club, doesn’t he ? Mrs. Gadder ~Yes. 1 suppose he hates to stay home alone. Advice to the Shopworn KIND word loops the loop, cover or a woman by her hat. Either The Lord helpthe grouch. might contain some common sense. It’s a long lane that has no speed cops. Nobody else will. ° Nuthin’ for JUDGE'S MOTION PICTURES nuthin’. This ap- plies to a smile. Prosperity, you will please note, is often attended by asphasi | i f | If youcan’t smile, pretend you have a cracked lip. Ask, and you shall receive— if you smile while asking. If you don’t understand a woman, ask your sister to eluci- date. If you don't cheer up, you may be a laughing hyena in the | . next life, Wine, women and song. He was all right when he had it. Ding dong. Laugh, and the world laughs with you; weep, and the world laughs at you. I knew a man who was so self- conscious that he suffered from ingrowing sight. You'll never go to a dermato- logist for the wrinkles that come from laughter. The happiest m The man who saves up every friend he can make. Don't go around with a chip on your shoulde’ Some one is liable to knock it off. Oftentimes a disappointment. is only opportunity snatching you off the wrong track. The only man who ever suc- ceeded through watching the clock was a train dispatcher. Never judge a book by its Saved by the Enemy and a Few Yards of Eels comicbooks.com