Judge, 1915-01-30 · page 5 of 24
Judge — January 30, 1915 — page 5: what you’re looking at
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This Judge magazine page presents six short humorous sketches satirizing everyday social situations: 1. **"He Woke Up"**: Mocks nouveau-riche behavior—a caddie's broken equipment becomes a status symbol when used in a golf tournament. 2. **"Personal?"**: A brief joke about human descent from monkeys. 3. **"The Bogus Label"**: Satirizes consumer deception—a man buys counterfeit goods marked "Made in the U.S.A." while claiming patriotism. 4. **"Two Much to Bear"**: A child's innocent complaint about parental discipline. 5. **"A Misprint"**: Mocks newspaper censorship and editorial errors. 6. **"Strictly Cash Basis"**: Satirizes Southern planters' post-Reconstruction economic struggles and their resistance to modern credit systems. The sketches collectively lampoon American social pretension, dishonesty, and regional economic tensions.
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a He Woke Up T WAS the day of a big tournament. Since there were not enough caddies, new ones had to be procured. Each new caddie worked with an old one. It fell to the lot of one of the new cad- dies to hold the flag while two of the players putted. The distances of their balls from the hole appearing nearly equal, one player called out, ** Who's away, caddie?”’ With a start the caddie’s reverie was broken. **Mother,’’ he cried. Personal ? He—Men are descended from monkeys. She—Some haven't descended yet. THE WORLD’S A STAGE The Bogus Label McShane, for daughter, bought a count; But there was the divil to pay. (A little bird slipped Mac the word.) His Nibs gave back the whole amount— He was ‘* Made in the U. S, A.” Too Much to Bear Friend—Why are you crying, Bobby? Bobby—Ma whipped me because my face was dirty, and then washed it. A Misprint “Deleted by censor’'—the line that we see So oft in the papers an error may be. When listing the enemy’s loss, I suspect, “Dilated by censor’’ is nearer correct. Corton Strictly Cash Basis HORTLY after the reconstruction period began, an old Southern planter met one of his negroes whom he had not seen since the latter's liberation. “Well, well!"’ said the planter. are you doing now, Uncle Josh?’’ “*I's a-preachin’ of de Gospil.’" “‘What! You preaching?"’ “*Yassah, marster, I's a-preachin’. “Well, well! Do you use notes? “‘Nossuh. At de fust I use notes, but now I de-mands de cash.’” hat Some men even count their chickens be- fore they buy an incubator. comicbooks.com