Judge, 1915-11-13 · page 7 of 28
Judge — November 13, 1915 — page 7: what you’re looking at
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The top cartoon depicts a woman in 1920s attire encountering a zebra at a fence, captioned "Mercy! What a Silly-Looking Thing!" The joke appears to be the woman's reaction to the exotic animal—either she finds it absurd, or there's irony in her own elaborate striped dress resembling the zebra's pattern. The page consists primarily of "Lazytown Local News," humorous small-town gossip items about fictional residents (Poke Eazley, Raze Barlow, Dock Hocks, etc.) and their mundane or absurd doings—a tooth extraction, a stopped watch, a feather-floating contest. The bottom cartoon shows a motorist questioning a police officer about a street-width sign, suggesting the sign is unnecessary since the street's width is obvious—satirizing bureaucratic over-regulation and pointless signage. Overall, the page mocks small-town life, rural characters, and governmental inefficiency through lighthearted humor typical of Judge magazine's satirical approach.
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MERCY! WHAT A SILLY-LOOKING THING! ’ HICKS has asked for the job LAZYTOWN LOCAL NEWS _ hours at the blacksmith shop, pulled the of blowing the whistle on the train fy GEORGE BINGHAM wrong tooth for Slim Pickens Thursday. running into ‘Tickville. He would make a Slim was satisfied, though, because Dock good hand, as he has had Poke E: who has been sitting around — would not charge him anything for it. several months’ experi- all summer, got up yesterday. ence ringing the Dog t ‘The Mail Carrier was shot through the Hill church bell. There was an interesting contest at the hat Wednesday on the road near Bounding 2 Rye Straw store the other day, as to who — Billows. He paid no attention to it, how- Fletcher Henstep has — could keep a feather in the air the longest — ever, as he believes it was somebody trying been summoned to serve — by blo it. If the feather had got direct- to make his mule run off. on a jury at Tickville ly over one of next week, Fletch has already made up his | Mrs, Atlas Peck’s mind in the case, as the defendant is some — conversations she of his wife’s kinfolks. would have won * without any trou- As it grows older the Excelsior Fiddling — ble, according to Band is getting to be more important, and — Atlas. only last Saturday added another feather s to its cap when it was asked five times to Raze Barlow play the same thing over, at an ente n- dressed up Mon- ment in the Calf Ribs neighborhood. The day and went to band used to stand up all the time when it Rye Straw. It played, but now is willing to rest on its — was his intention laurels whenever any benches are handy. to arrive there * smoking a cigar, A balloon ascension will take place at but the one he Tickville Saturday week. A large crowd had got broke will be present as the man y fall out. Sunday night. 2 @ Tobe Moscley’s watch stopped suddenly Dock Hocks, while he was at the breakfast table Tuesday who has’ gained morning. The Tin Peddler was hastily such wide-spread summoned, but has not as yet been able to favor asa dentist Motorist—Say, officer, what's the idea of putting up a sign like that when anybody again set the wheels in motion, during his leisure can see the street is wide open? comicbooks.com