Judge, 1916-07-01 · page 10 of 28
Judge — July 1, 1916 — page 10: what you’re looking at
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This Judge magazine page contains three distinct pieces of humor reflecting early 20th-century American social anxieties: **Main Cartoon:** "The Gentleman Farmer Series" satirizes wealthy urbanites purchasing expensive purebred chickens. The joke is that a "$5,000 hen" produces an ordinary egg worth roughly a penny (eggs sold at 23¢ per dozen). This mocks nouveau-riche farmers wasting money on impractical agricultural ventures—a common target of Judge's satire. **"Bearcat's Predicament":** A humorous anecdote about a child nearly hit by an automobile, then comically shaking dust from his ears by clapping stones. This reflects early-1900s anxiety about automobiles as dangerous novelties. **Minor Content:** Includes romantic verse by Clinton Scollard and a joke about infidelity disguised as discussing gasoline prices—typical of the magazine's somewhat risqué humor for the era. The page also shows office rules (no loud talking during laying season, reception days listed) that reinforce the farming satire.
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LOUD TALKING PROHIBITED, UV WHe Lucie 1S LAYING « Lo = {i RECEPTION DAYS | TUESDAYS THE GENTLEMAN FARMER SERIES—THE FIVE THOUSAND DOLLAR HEN LAYS AN EGG She's worth every dollar you paid for her. (N.B. Fresh eggs are now selling for 23c. a dozen) The groom—It's a perfect egg. sir. thing has got two sic Not every- thing that’s gold shines! Things change! Even the brides in June be- come different, when they are wives in August—after the honeymoon! In June they look like they can’t count two, and in August they can talk a million. They become so independent that they wouldn't even take a needle in their hand. Every day a different dress by a different dressmaker! They get so busy fitting them on that they ain't got time to fix up the house. And when you tell them something they listen to you just like you was a bathing-suit salesman, in Alaska! When you ask them to play a little piece for you on the piano they tell you they got a headache; and when you got a headache they just feel like play- ing operas. When a poor cousin from you comes around they let him stand by the door; but when their brother's a friend shows up they give him even your cigars to take home and lend them your full dress.”” “So you don’t advise me to get mar- ried?” asked Henry, drily “What's your hurry v retreating towards “You're a young feller yet forget to send Goldman & Ce ment, they're no good!” And Ma * replied Marko- the door. But don't witz abruptly concluded a discussion that greatly upset him by rushing into the factory. Bearcat’s Predicament . M* least boy, Bearcat, four years old, 472 was playing out in the road tuther day,” related Mr. Rumpus Ridge, Ark durn’ little Gourd stuttering and piffling down the hill and run over him, Knocked him wrong end upwards, and went chattering off out of sight. Mighty nigh filled the kid's head full of dust, and for the next half an hour it was sorter funny to Gap Johnson, of “when one of them automobiles came watch him clapping two stones together, like we used to do when we was boys and went swimming and got) water in our heads, and to sce the dust puff out of his cars at every click.” A Plea in Mitigation She — The gasoline is moral. He—Well, it doesn’t leave a man much to lead the double life with price of simply im OSES red and roses white These T sent my sw She who is my heart's delight, Love's impassioned greeting. “In them you will see,” T said, Stirred with rapt emotion, “Roses white and roses red, Sign of my devot “Take them, fold them to your breast, MI their bloom dis Then let me, sweet, do the rest— Clasp you and your roses!” Clinton Seollard. The pup—There! for once I'm going to have my breakfast in bed