Judge, 1915-11-27 · page 25 of 28
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This page is primarily **advertising** with an embedded satirical humor column titled "Hogwallow Locals"—a fictional rural community featuring absurd, deadpan anecdotes. The satire targets **rural life and small-town characters** through mock-serious local news items. Examples include: - A man attacked by a fish he'd previously slandered - A blacksmith carelessly canceling postage stamps with unwashed hands - A "Deputy Constable" attending an opera to make arrests during the third act - A schoolteacher pleased the United States sits "on top side of the globe" - A man becoming near-sighted and needing to "move up closer to Hogwallow" The humor relies on **exaggerated stupidity and absurdist logic**—playing on urban readers' stereotypes of rural Americans as simple-minded and comically backwards. The deadpan delivery (treating ridiculous events as routine local news) amplifies the mockery. This represents **early 20th-century cosmopolitan satire** mocking rural/"backwards" Americans—a common Judge magazine trope reflecting urban intellectual condescension toward provincial life.
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She went away look- ing sweeter than ever. Washington Hocks took a good look at the train at Tickville Tuesday morning. He believes, after all, that there is a great difference between a train and a wheat thresher. The Wild Onion school teacher thinks everybody should be well pleased with the location of the United States, as all the maps. show it to be in a choice spot on the top side of the globe. It is reported that Fletcher Henstep is becoming so near-sighted he may have to move up closer to Hogwallow. Washington Hocks’ house caught fire Monday night. He narrowly escaped in his night clothes, but fortunately no one saw him. The Horse Doctor of the Calf Ribs Neigh- borhood decided to do like the other doctors, and have some friend come to the church door while services are going on and call him out. The Depity Constable has got back from the pond, where he has been trying to locate the leader of the band of frogs that have been bothering the Wild Onion school teacher. 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