Judge, 1915-01-02 · page 5 of 24
Judge — January 2, 1915 — page 5: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains two unrelated pieces of early 20th-century American humor: **"Youth Will Be Served"** - A comic strip about an automobile incident where a father objects to his daughter riding in a car with a young man, reflecting period anxieties about automobiles as vehicles for unsupervised youth socializing. **"Punctured" and "An Auto Incident"** - Humorous anecdotes about early motorcar mishaps and the novel experience of automobile travel, including stories about gasoline rationing and mechanical failures. The **"New Year Resolves"** section mocks political hypocrisy—specifically, voters who adopt contradictory New Year's resolutions while voting against their stated principles (Democratic voters claiming Republican ideals, etc.). The bottom diagram, **"A Suggestion for the Home,"** appears to be practical household advice, unrelated to satire. The content reflects an era when automobiles were still novelties and political inconsistency was considered amusing rather than typical.
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om eee wu cpueceanrimieriamsemas re ———~——_> wD TIEON, >You YOUTH Punctured WOOED her the twentieth-century way, With that wireless telegraphy known to all lovers. Ina trim automobile we rode out each day And felt the same joy that the love ditties say O'er a horse-propelled vehicle generally hovers. But her father grew wroth when he saw my intent, As fathers have often the habit of doing. Now the vows are forgot and the auto for rent— For to winter in Boston my darling he sent And stopped all our automobilling and cooing. An Auto Incident Wir the last drop of gasoline gone, Umson found his machine stalled by the roadside, fully six miles from Struth- ers, at three o'clock in the morning. He was overjoyed when he saw, approaching through the darkness, the glimmer of a lighted lantern. A low rumble soon gave evidence that the light was attached to a Douglas Mattoch. ad ~~ ee ae y —_ — = WILL BE vehicle of some kind, and soon a wagon, drawn by two stout horses, hove into sight. “There's a five-spot in it for you if you tow me into town,"’ hailed Umson. The driver readily consented. For an hour or more they rode in the approaching dawn. Just before they reached SERVED New Year Resolves ‘Tis New Year's Day. Make now your high resolves, And then forget them as the year revolves. Some people's idea of political inde- pendence is to smoke a Republican cigar while they vote the Democratic ticket. the village, Umson called to the man on the wagon seat, early to be on the "t ie?” " the driver re- turned; ‘‘but I have to be out early to get all over my route." While he was handing out the five dollars, Umson in- quired, “What is your business?"" And he nearly dropped in his tracks when the man re- plied, CELLAR, KITCHEN “I peddle gasoline in the A village."’—Charles A. Leedy. SUGGESTION FOR THE HOME How to make things easy for Jobuay. comicbooks.com