Judge, 1916-05-27 · page 19 of 28
Judge — May 27, 1916 — page 19: what you’re looking at
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This page contains **poetry and advertisements** rather than political cartoons. **"The Last Revel"** (by Berton Braley) is a poem celebrating the departure of civilization-builders—likely soldiers, colonists, or explorers—who toast their final night of luxury before heading to frontier/colonial outposts. The satire lies in the contrast: they bid farewell to champagne, music, and urban refinement while ironically calling themselves "millionaires" for one night, knowing they'll return to "fleshpots" (pleasures) once their work is done. It's romanticizing imperial/colonial expansion as noble sacrifice. **"If We Really Had a Sense of Humor"** mocks American society's lack of humor about class divisions (suffrage debates), sports loyalty, and pretentious dining customs. The advertisements showcase **Richmond Straight Cut Cigarettes**, **White Valley Gem diamonds** (synthetic), a **Wizard Repeating Liquid Pistol**, and **Faultless Pajamas**—typical early 20th-century luxury goods marketed to affluent readers. The Colonial-era tobacco advertisement (top right) appears to reference Sir Walter Raleigh introducing Virginia tobacco to England.
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The Last Revel (Chae fill up the glasses with bubbles that wink, Champagne is a splendidly citified drink; It goes with white napery, china that’s thin, And jewels and laughter and light-hearted din; It fzzes with life such as sybarites know With glamour and sparkle and splendor and "show, And now that we're leaving this turmoil so vain, Let's drink to the future in golden champagne. Good-bye to you, ladies, so dainty and sweet, Good-bye to you, lights of the town, Good-bye to you, hurrying crowds in the streets, ye to you, Croesus and clown; Good-bye and good luck, for to-morrow we sail, Tomorrow we're off on the a trail! Tomorrow we're off to the jungle again, To rough-visaged nature and rough-hearted met, To lands where the might of the strongest is law, Where things are unfinished and ugly and raw Tomorrow we're off—but to-night we will dine And revel in music and dancing and wine; To-morrow we sail for the newest frontier — Tonight we are millionaires roistering here! Good-bye to you, singers and players so gay, Good-bye to you, softness and ease, Good-bye to you, nights that are brilliant as day, We'll think of you over the seas. Good-bye and good luck, for to-morrow we sail! To-morrow we're off on the oversea trail! Tomorrow we leave all the feasting and mirth To seek a new trail to the outposts of earth, And out through the wilderness where we'll be gone, Dame Civilization will follow anon. It’s great to go forth where our destiny lies, To vaster horizons and vivider skies; have properly finished our chore I’sback we will come to the fleshpots once more! Good-bye to you, Bacchus, and all of your crew, Good-bye to you, Venus the Fair, . Good-bye to the light hearted wastrels we knew, Good-bye to the glamour and glare, Tonight we'll be gay for to-morrow we sail, To-morrow we're off on the oversea trail! —Berton Braley If We Really Had a Sense of Humor: O one would have a “misson” “message.” We wouldn't make the spectacle of eating asocial function. We wouldn't get excited when “the home team” from Farmington, Ark., Revenna, dd other places won. necially we would not be dejected when it lost. The anti-suffragist would quit insisting that she is not as good as her son. It wouldn't take so long to read a news- Paper. We would quit criticizing other people who have our frailties. There would be no more musical comedy. And as for grand opera— But, from having a sense of humor, Good Lord, deliver us! It would change our lives, lose us our wives, and cause the very republic to totter.—Douglas Malloch. ora Immune Ske—Do they think it is auto-intoxication? He—Does he look as if he had the price of 4 gasolene jag? "... Amon, rolls of tobacco grown in the other treasures, Capta offered us paper ‘irginias called cigarettes; all neatly shaped and which proved an even neater smoke.” PREFERRED BY GENTLEMEN NOW AS THEN The quaint, old-time delicacy of their “bright” Virginia tobacco has always given Richmond Straight Cuts a charm all their own, The first high grade cigarettes made in the United States, they invite you to smoke Virginia tobacco at its best. RICHMOND STRAIGHT CUT — a Cigarettes PLAIN OR CORK TIP Fifteen cents Also in attractive tins, 50 for 40 cents; 100 for 75 cents. Sent pre- paid if your dealer can- not supply you RICHMOND. vieerana. trom rcs oo enV Ginter ws SSS OTF eee WHITE Look and Wear _walléy GEMS Frater Are being worn by the wealthiest people Stand acid and fire diamond hard they scratch a file and cut lass, Brilllancy guaranteed twenty-five fears. Will send you these wonderful gems ia ‘any style, 14 K, solid gold, regular diamond mountings —by express—charges prepaid, so you can see and wear them before you buy them. Wrilefor big Ilhustrated catalog and Free Trial Ofer WHITE VALLEY GEM CO., 819 Wulsin Bldg, lodianapolis, lodiaag Your dealer knows Pajamas FJ Ni give maximum comfor LIQUID PISTOL Will stop the most vicious dog (or man) without permanent injury. Perfectly safe to carry without danger of leakage. Loads from any ligald. we loading Ail dealers ty mall, Oe. With Pistol, Bae Parker Stearss '& Co. 254 Shelfield Ave., Dept. E, Breoklya, N. Y. comicbooks.com