Judge, 1915-10-09 · page 16 of 28
Judge — October 9, 1915 — page 16: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page presents multiple short satirical vignettes about 1920s-era social and economic issues. The main illustration depicts a scene at an exclusive country club (Piping Rock Club, Long Island), where wealthy people gossip about a widow's marital infidelity—suggesting casual dissolution of marriages among the elite. The text pieces below mock various social failings: men exchanging complaints instead of working ("One Reason" for scarce money), employment desperation during what appears to be an economic downturn ("Saw the Sign"—jobs advertised as "Firing Daily"), automobile road conditions, dental care quality, and financial irresponsibility ("Many Folks Do"—a man who "buys" trouble rather than borrowing it, suggesting excessive spending). The satire targets both wealthy frivolousness and working-class economic struggles of the period, using humor to critique laziness, unemployment, and poor judgment across social classes.
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ailhran AT THE PIPING ROCK CLUB, LOCUST VALLEY, LONG ISLAND Roralind (in the backgrout Do you think the widow Redcoat knows where her husband went ? Horace—| have no idea she does. In fact, I don’t believe she even knows where her next one is coming from Old Love-letters One Reason Saw the Sign 66 yO YOU know why money is so scarce | THOUGHT you te you were go- brothers?” the soap-box orator de ing around to that china decorator’s d, and a fair-sized section of the — to look for a job? backbone of the nation waited in leisurely “I did. But there was a sign outside patience for the answer Firing Daily." \ tired-looking woman had paused for 1 moment on the edge of the crowd. She Well Shaken, When Taken spoke y First Autoist—How’s the road? Rough? It’s because so many of you men spend ond Autoist—Well, V'll say it’s no your time telling each other why, ‘stead of to trust to cheap dentistry hustling to see that it air His Question Said little Lester Livermore Many Folks Do “What T should I “Does he borrow trouble?” 1. L. Salmon Gosh, no! He goes out and buys it.” ide rapture