Judge, 1915-10-16 · page 19 of 28
Judge — October 16, 1915 — page 19: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains primarily **literary and humorous content** with one advertisement, rather than political cartoons. The main feature is "Watching Myself Go By," a contemplative poem by Walter G. Doty about existential self-reflection—a man observing himself and pondering his existence, identity, and place in the universe. The accompanying "His Comment" section satirizes intellectuals (college graduates, editors, evangelists, and aristocrats) who each believe *they* alone are holding up the world, while the world indifferently continues under gravity's force—a gentle mockery of human ego and self-importance. The page also includes brief humorous pieces: "Up-to-Date" jokes about technological obsolescence (cars replaced by hydroplanes by "wings"), and "The Proper Place," where an applicant with "ideas" is sent to the unloading department—corporate satire on impractical idealism. The **Karo syrup advertisement** occupies the right side, promoting the corn syrup product for breakfast foods and cooking, typical of early-20th-century domestic product marketing.
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Watching Myself Go By FE to study my fellow men, ae and watch Chem hurry about, + Tp quess aod wonder and guess again Toe uy to figure their motives out; pot even better Tlove tosit Aad eatch and study myself a bit Love the feel as the wheels go round ‘Away inside my cranium thick. Tthink of my soul till, ru be bound, J almost fancy I hear it tick [sit and wonder about it all ; ‘Til last spring seems to have been next fall, fait and wonder why Tam 1 ; Instead of being my neighbor, Smith Aed whether I'm human and, Nod whether this living’s a joke ad abence came all the machinery That whizzes and zips iaside of me [wonder why I was put right here Instead of on Venus of maybe Mars There were plenty of folks without me, that's clear; S why for one more did they drop the bars? But, the bars being down for my entrance in, Thea bow did it happen T wasn’t a twin? And wby did they make it so hard to find My proper place ‘neath the sky’s big cup? Aod why was I given this restless mind That hurries along till I can’t keep up? Wy will it not stop at my mild request— Jas stop for a minute and give me a rest? And so I sit and wonder and think Of the way my thought like a stream goes by, And woader if I'm on frenzy’s brink Or whether all men are the same as I Bot most of all I wonder—do you?. ‘What makes me wonder the way I do! Walter G. Doty. His Comment — IS peculiar,” mused the Erratic Thinker, “that while the college grad- uate, the tragedian, the able editor, the woman with a mission, the tall-browed | statesman, the spectacular evangelist, and the person who came of a fine old family, are each firmly convinced that he, and he alone, is holding up the world, the world itself gees right on nursing the hallucination that it is being upheld by the old-fashioned force of gravity.” Up-to-Date Claire—Where are your horses? Modge—I sold them and bought an auto. Claire—And where’s the automobile? Madge—Sold it and bought a hydroplane. Claire—And what'll you get when you tire of that? Madge—Wings, maybe. The New Version “Mister, I got blowed up in one of them U-boats.” “Well?” “Won't you lend a feller a V2” The Proper Place Applicant—I’ve got a head full of ideas, St, that would come in handy in the man- agement of your business. Boss (to nearby clerk)—Here, Jack, take this chap down to the unloading department. | Enjoyed in Hundreds alo of Ways inThousands foam od of Homes SET a plate of piping hot cakes and a pitcher of Karo beside a man’s plate at breakfast and watch his appetite develop. And listen to the little ones shout “Karo!” It’s the best spread the family ever heard of for bread, hot biscuits, corn bread, hot rolls and waffles. Housewives with a knack for cooking achieve wonders with Karo in all sorts of dishes; including desserts, candy, preserves and jellies. A half dozen cans of Karo at a time are none too many. Look up your supply today and send for a Corn Products Cook Book. Corn Products Refining Co. Dept. U NEW YORK P. O. Box 161