Judge, 1915-05-15 · page 13 of 24
Judge — May 15, 1915 — page 13: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains six brief satirical pieces typical of early 20th-century American humor magazines. The main cartoon depicts a group deciding to vacation in California. The accompanying anecdotes mock various social situations: a Black servant's misunderstanding of his employer's insults ("Horse and Horse"), marital discord disguised as civility ("Scientific Method"), and service-industry disappointments. A recurring theme is social pretense collapsing under scrutiny—the restaurant waitress presented as graceful becomes "low-browed" after delivering wrong orders; the dachshund becomes a engineering joke; the "unanimous" decision humorously masks ongoing argument. The humor relies on period stereotypes (racial caricature in "Horse and Horse"), class observations about servants and labor, and domestic friction presented as witty banter. The final "Revenge" poem offers mild working-class humor about a slow watch. Overall, the page represents Judge's formula: brief, cynical observations on manners, relationships, and social pretense, delivered through verse and anecdote rather than elaborate visual satire.
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i — It is unanimously decided to go to California for the vacation. Horse and Horse “T' ‘olonel certainly gives you a gaudy setting-out in this recommendation. He says you are a lazy, impudent, trifling blockhead, that you get drunk at every op- portunity, and that you will steal anything you can lay your hands on. “Well, sah—uh-kee, hee, hee !—yo’ ortuh hear what he says "bout yo’, sah!"* A Fair Question Willis—After all, Wallace, it is only a step from civilization to savagery. Wallace (reading war news)—Which way? By One Who Knows The pillow ‘neath the lover's head, When slumber dreams delicious brings, Indeed seems stuffed, it might be said, With feathers out of Cupid's wings! Restaurant Rondel OW WAS her brow, her hair all smooth and neat; And rich her voice, and every tone was sweet. I gave my order; kitchenward she flew The while I watched the people pa: through. Soon she returned. No need to tell me now Low was her brow. 4 Mutton for steak, a pudding and no cheese; Coffee for tea she brought, then stood at ease To see me eat. For hunger’s sake I must. I rose and overlooked the hand outthrust In search of tips for service. Then, I vow, Low was her brow. —Kate B. Burton Well, it’s nearly unanimous Engineering Triumph “cc HY are you studying that dachshund so intently “I consider him an architectural triumph of Mother Nature’s,’’ explained the bridge builder. ‘‘See how nicely the stress is cal- culated to the span."” Scientific Method Crawford—There doesn’t seem to be any open warfare between Henpeck and his wife. Crabshaw—No; but he admits it requires a lot of strategy in order to get along with her. Revenge I hope the man who took my watch, Whoever stooped so low, Will miss more trains than I have missed Because the thing was slow! comicbooks.com