Judge, 1915-06-05 · page 7 of 28
Judge — June 5, 1915 — page 7: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page from *Judge* magazine contains WWI-era humor and social commentary: **"From the Emerald Isle"** mocks Irish soldiers' dialect while referencing WWI combat, presenting a stereotypical Irish brogue ("aloive wid 'em"). **"Money Wasted"** jokes about superstition—a man believes doctor books caused his good health, confusing correlation with causation. **"Unexpected Chicken"** satirizes rural poverty: a boarding house serves chicken both on Sundays (regularly) and when automobiles kill livestock on roads—dark humor about rural America's relationship with new technology and economic hardship. **"Save Us from Our Friends"** critiques social pretension: neighbors assume the car is mortgaged rather than owned outright, mocking judgmental attitudes among the middle class. **"Another Victim of the Speed Mania"** warns about automobile dangers, a contemporary concern as cars were still novel and deadly. The page reflects post-WWI American anxieties: class anxiety, technology's dangers, and stereotyping of immigrants and rural populations.
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HINATIAN, GREBG Groce, FROM THE EMERALD Villager—An’ did ye find many dead Germans after the battle ? ISLE Irish Tommie—Dead Germans? Shure an’ the whole hillside wuz aloive wid ‘em! Money Wasted Agent—Would you like to look at this lovely set of Dickens? Umson—No; 1 never have a bit of luck with books. Agent—Whaddye mean, luck? Umson—I bought a set of doctor books last year, and I haven't been sick a day since. Unexpected Chicken STRANGER, arriving in a small town, hailed a passing resident and inquired, “Can you direct me to a place where they take boarders?"’ **Hemmandhaws keeps ’em,"’ the man replied. “*Is that a pretty good place?”’ “*Fair to middlin’."’ e “Have chicken very often for 4, dinner?’ : **Reg'lar and unexpected."’ ““What do you mean by regular and unexpected?"’ “*They have chicken reg'lar every Sunday’’. “And they also have it when an automobile unexpectedly kills one in the road."” Factories are reopening—but not for peace work. Save Us from Qur Friends Mrs. Crawford—I suppose they wondered how we could afford an auto. Mrs. Crabshaw—Not exactly. They asked if I knew how much you owed on it. comicbooks.com