Judge, 1914-10-17 · page 10 of 24
Judge — October 17, 1914 — page 10: what you’re looking at
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This page contains several brief satirical pieces typical of early 20th-century humor magazines: **"Evil Spirits of the Breeze"** is a romantic comedy about a wireless telegram announcing a shipboard wedding that causes the bride's fainting fit and cancellation—until a mysterious message in a bottle (supposedly from the groom claiming kidnapping) prompts her to marry him after all. The satire mocks both wireless technology's disruption of privacy and the melodramatic conventions of romantic fiction. **"Letting the Cat Out of the Bag"** jokes about a austere woman praising a young man for refusing cocktails, only for him to sarcastically note she seems to have other secrets. **"The Only Time"** quips that Colonel Beanfugle only stays home on election day, then overdoes it. **"Thrift"** mocks young women wearing restrictively narrow skirts. **"An Exasperating Error"** presents the classic rural/urban divide: a city man brought duck eggs to his new cottage but his country wife cooked them, not realizing he wanted to hatch them—humor based on class and cultural differences.
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EVIL SPIRITS OF THE BREEZE handed hee the papers It was a wireless dispatch: ‘‘Mr. John Letting the Cat Out of the Bag Hastings and Miss Eleanor Langworthy, the famous stage beau- ty, were married yesterday by the Rev. Percy Pilkington, on board the yacht The Suitor, bound from Halifax to Brest. They are Pretty but austere matron (to young man, who has refused a cocktail) —You are a man after my own heart! Young man (facetiously)—Yes; but I thought it was a secret! among guests of Mr. Harold Gadby, fhe Oaly Time who brought about this romantic . | union on a very brief acquaintance of “Some people,’’ observed Colonel Beanfugle, ‘never stay at the principals.”” home except on election day, and then they overdo the thing.”” Miss Ingram fainted. The wed- ding was off. Several days later, moping and refusing to be comforted, although her third suitor, a nice, middle-aged person with money, had again offered himself, Miss Ingram was walking with Miss Fulton on the rock-ribbed coast near Bar Harbor. A _ bottle floating near shore attracted her at- tention. .She waded out and got it. It contained this message, written on The Suitor stationery: “John Hastings, of New York, is held against his will on Harold Gad- by’s yacht, The Suitor, one day out from Halifax. If this should fall into any person’s hands, that person will assist in righting a wrong by communicating it to Miss Beatrice Ingram, Bar Harbor.” . “It's John’s own writing!’’ cried Miss Ingram. And it’s some vil- lainy of Gadby’s!"”” And so they were married, after THRIFT Two sisters, going for awalk,a all. hobble skirt desired. One of the latest widthless i Mirtes, was what ther thought An Exasperating Error FES: cw ieooycthoeaht City-raised Robinson (ransacking wafttuck Lu, the older of thetwo. the cupboard of his new suburban We'll keep together all the way and father's pants will do.” cottage) —Where in the dickens is 1 fear twill tecoavenient be.” that setting of duck eggs I bought “But never mind the comfort. yesterday providedwereinsivlen "Yesterday? . Harriet G. Brows Country-raised Mrs, Robinson— ALARMING GENIUS Why, I put them under the hen. var : > ‘ ps , Savel Wane (—May I come in and dust your room ? Robinson—Under the hen? Goodness gracious! Didn't you Young pectAway, woman! I'm wrapped in thought. . know I wanted to hatch out ducks from those eggs? Maid (alarmed) —Goodness, gracious! I'm glad 1 knocked first. comicbooks.com