Judge, 1914-11-07 · page 9 of 24
Judge — November 7, 1914 — page 9: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page from *Judge* magazine contains six separate humor pieces satirizing early 20th-century American life and manners. **Top illustration** ("Mental Arithmetic"): Shows a man and woman at dinner with guests in background. The satire likely concerns miscalculation in courtship or marriage—the title suggests one party is mentally "calculating" differently than the other. **"Papa Had a Grouch"**: A young man seeks his girlfriend's father's permission to marry, but the father dismisses him, suggesting the suitor lacks adequate means or status. **"Question of Supplies"**: A farmer's daughter married a poor poet. The joke: the bride will exhaust their resources because she has a hearty appetite—ironic given her husband's poverty. **"Her Decorations"**: Satirizes Latin American political instability. A woman proudly displays medals from 329 revolutions, mocking the region's frequent governmental upheaval. **"The Tax Dodger"** and remaining pieces: Mock various social hypocrisies—tax avoidance and tourism pretense. The overall tone ridicules romantic folly, class pretension, and social contradictions common to the era.
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A Judgment WE WORK by many methods, We go by rule and plan, To make the girl a woman ‘And see the boy a man. But, ‘spite of all comparing, Conviction stands confessed: With hordes of better bab There's only one that's best. —Chartes Camplett Jones Papa Had a Grouch Nell —Jack, dear, did you call on papa to-day Jack —Sure I did, but he didn’t appear to enthuse very much over my visit. Nell—What did he say? Jack—Why, when I asked him for permission to press my suit, he simply “Why don’t you send it toa Question of Supplies “So your daughter married that hand- some young poet who stopped with you last summer, eh, Farmer Hayrick?”’ “Yas, She married him."” *s going to be very happy, “Wali. I dunno. Mandy’s got a pow- erful appetite A CONTRADICTION IN “* Yes, my brother is running a stationery store."* No one can run a stationary store."” Her Decorations «WHO is that haughty-looking dark lady on the right?"’ “That is Signora Juarez-Torreon-Va- ranza-Quilla, of Mexico." *‘And what are all those badges, but- tons and medals with which she is almost covered?"’ “Why, she’s a Daughter of Three Hun- dred and Twenty-nine Revolutions !’" The Tax Dodger “That fellow Jingleberry is a regular old tax dodger,”’ said Hinkley. “How so?’ queried Slithers. ‘Why, just to avoid paying for a war revenue check stamp, he settles all his bills in cash,’’ said Hinkley. More Truth Than Poetry The very snare which you prepare To make your adversary fall May be the trick by which Old Nick Gets you yourself, friend, after all! As Was Her Habit Guide ~Yes, this chapel goes back to Henry VIII. Touring young woman shopper—I sup- pose, then, you just got it on approval, did you? comicbooks.com