Judge, 1916-01-01 · page 9 of 28
Judge — January 1, 1916 — page 9: what you’re looking at
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This page from *Judge* magazine contains humor centered on a fictional town called "Dogburg" where dogs dominate civic life. The main satire mocks small-town America's obsession with trivial local affairs. **Key Content:** The "Doings in Dogburg" section parodies local newspaper reporting, chronicling absurd dog-related incidents: a dog eating shoes, massive street fights between rival packs, and citizens debating dog protection laws. The humor lies in treating canine squabbles with the gravity of serious municipal politics. **Social Commentary:** This satirizes how provincial communities obsess over minor local scandals and dramatics—elevating petty disputes to matters of civic importance. The mockery extends to small-town journalism itself, which breathlessly covers inconsequential happenings. **Other Elements:** The page includes light poetry and jokes (the "lady of Troy" limerick, the "piano mover" gag) typical of *Judge*'s variety-magazine format. **Context:** Without a visible date, the precise historical moment remains unclear, though the style suggests early-to-mid 20th century American humor.
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. DOWN “WANTED, A SMALL BOY” Doings in Dogburg UR STYLISH, chic, dashing, hand- some and esteemed young lady friend, Miss Fannibelle S. Bingle, had some of them right nice new fur-topped shoes she got in New York. Had. Tommy Speddy’s dog thought they was cats, and bit ’em. e Editor of Ye Dogburg Gazette, ac- companying his esteemed dogs, Ponto, Henry, Jack, Pete, Flora and puppies, took a delightful stroll down Main St. yest. p.m. Doc Draper is the proud possessor of four fine collie puppies. This makes 27 dogs Doc owns now. He will soon be one of our leading citizens. There was a fine fight between 7 of Herb Spiff’s dogs and some unidentified dog which was not able to arise and go away, some time late Friday night or early Sat. morning. About a hundred and twenty dogs from the west side of Main St, had a fight with about ninety dogs from the cast side of Main St. at 2 a. m. Thursday. i creant fired a shotgun into the revolving mass of do d severely wounded several of the best known and most highly esteemed dogs of this town. Let this person beware. SOUTH—FROZEN There will be an excursion of the gentle- men of Dogburg to some place not yet decided upon this coming week to see a match fight between Tommy Speddy’s dog Nero and the new dog recently purchased by Judge berry to take the place of the two Bill Mullen feloniously poisoned. A couple of thousand dogs gathered in front of Col. Chesterfield Bolingbroke’s ence Sal. a. m. on account of some reason not known. Judge Weefberry’s ninth dog, Ponto IV, is some dog. He barked times between sun-down y and sun-up Sat., according to a local statistician who did rot sleep that night. At the last meeting of the S. D. J. S. P. W. A. of Dogburg. Col. Bill Hancock Johnston pre- siding, it was unanimously voted to attend the next meeting, when it is expected some legislation will be formulated looking toward the punishment of per- sons who try to push dogs off the - sidewalk, in this town. The s timent of this communit the dog shall be protected, as ¢ well as respected. The curse of ation shall never blight this —Fred Ladd. civ fair town. Willing to Oblige “Have you a stove lifter Lcould borrow?” asked the woman who had just moved in. “I'm sorry tosay Thaven’t, but my husband is a piano mover,” suggested the woman next door. DAINTIES Caught There was a young lady of Troy, Who loved to dress up like a boy: At last she was caught, Tho her hair was cut shaught, Which spoiled all her innocent joy. —Alired E. Keet. . O Shah! The Shah of Persia, it is said, will remain in Teheran during the war among his i ‘s. Probably for fear the name of ‘apital might be changed to Boohooran. tim—Haw, Haw, Haw! Right on my funnybone—Wow! comicbooks.com