Judge, 1915-02-20 · page 19 of 24
Judge — February 20, 1915 — page 19: what you’re looking at
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This page collects humorous anecdotes from European and British satirical magazines, reflecting early 20th-century social attitudes during wartime (likely WWI era, given references to wartime privations). The jokes mock various social classes and gender dynamics: - **"Delay is Dangerous"**: A bride's illogical panic when her groom falls overboard—the humor lies in her contradictory concern despite his swimming ability. - **"Great Expectations"**: A wealthy father's height-based objection to a suitor, with the suitor assuming marriage will diminish him physically—satirizing class-conscious materialism. - **"Carried Unanimously"**: A motorist and lady escape danger; the joke's full meaning is unclear from the fragmented OCR text. - **Servant narratives** ("But Soon," "Ernestine"): Maids caught prioritizing household tasks over luxury items, reflecting wartime austerity and servant-class humor about their work priorities. The page demonstrates how international humor magazines shared similar comedic tropes about marriage, class, and domestic life across cultures.
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Copyright. Flicgente Rinetter Delay is Dangerous Wer clzen aber or faillt, die Brant am i em schre Rettung preital t noch heftiger, At. er schwimmt ans andere A wedding company on their way to the magistrate’s office cross a river ina skiff, when, as luck would have it, the bridegroom falls into the water. Wringing her hands, the bride cries out that somebody should save her beloved. “What for?"’ asks one of the company. “He is a good swimmer.’* “That's just it!"’ cries the bride. ‘*Don't you see that h swimming toward the other bank?''—-Fliegende Blaetter (Munich). Great Expectations Millionaire—A fit husband for my daugh- ter? Why, in the first place, she is half a head taller than you! Suitor—Well, sir, [don't expect to be so ay after I am married.—Bulletin (Syd- ney). Coster—Carrots, lidy, tuppence a bundle? (No answer.) Ditto (more in sorrow than in anger)— Don’t yer ever treat yerself to no luxuries durin’ the war, lidy?—London Opinion. Copyright, Meggendorfer Blaetter. “Herr Baron, der Rankies der Herr Baren ‘ochter verloben, heute Ite Er hat sie gleich mitgebracht “Baron, the banker Veitelsberger is in the parlor with a note for five thousand dollars."” “*But I haven't any money !"" “Yes sir, he says that then you must pro- pose to his eldest daughter to-day. He's brought her, too.''—Meggendorfer Blaetter (Munich). ““ Carried Unanimously "’ Motor cyclist nsemble) —W Lady. fost aiers ¢ (ensemble) — What a piece of luck !—Bystander (London), But Soon “Mary, tady mite klicky ou tresoru. skocte honem, do banky'a prineste tud jeste pul libry mouky a jedno vajicko, bud jelat knedtiky.”” “*Mary, here are the keys for the safe de- posit vaults. Go down to the bank and fetch from there a half a pound of flour and one egg, and we shall make some dump- lings."’—Humoristicke Listy (Prague). “Emestine, vous n’avez pas nettoyé mes bijoux, Je vous lavais pourtant dit.” a contesse bien que ce n'est ‘que je fais te cuivres.” ‘Ernestine, you didn’t clean my jewelry yesterday, though I told you to."" ‘*Madame la comtesse, you know that I don't do any of the brasses till to-day.""— Le Rire (Paris). What a lot of pennies it “Oh, mummy! will take to fill that dog !""—Punch (London). comicbooks.com