Judge, 1916-08-12 · page 5 of 28
Judge — August 12, 1916 — page 5: what you’re looking at
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The top cartoon "Their First Catch" depicts two Indigenous children holding a string of fish, illustrated by C.W. Edoerson. This appears to be a nostalgic or ethnographic illustration rather than satirical content. The main article "A Vox Populi Wooing" by F. Gregory Hartswick is a narrative story, not political satire. It concerns two bashful men named Jaggers and Poppendinkel competing for a girl's affection, with the story advancing through their contrasting personalities—one bold, one timid. The lower illustration shows a domestic scene of a man interrupting his wife's conversation with someone named Mars (possibly a servant or visitor), asking her to speak with the cook. This page appears primarily **narrative fiction and illustration** rather than political or social satire typical of Judge magazine's satirical content.
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CW Andersen 2 THEIR FIRST CATCH *T DON’T suppose you ever heard of Burleson,” said the see individual who had settled beside me in the smoker. ‘Mighty nice little town, Burleson.” He ended with a rising inflection, as one secking reply. I settled myself more firmly into my seat, and raised a smoke-screen between myself and the seedy individual, I had never heard of Burleson, and I was not interested in its quality. Moreover, the seedy one was perfumed, but not of He had come on me unannounced, and seated him- self without the shadow of an apology. So I felt under no obligation to give him my views on Burleson or any other villa; But he continued unrebuffed “T knew a man there.” he went on, “Fact is, LE knew tw men. One's name was Jaggers; ‘tother’s was Poppendinkel.” “Wha-at?” [ involuntarily ejaculated “Poppendinkel.” repeated the seedy one emphatically rasmus Y. Poppendinkel. He was the second bashfullest man in the world. “Who was the first?” L asked, thoroughly aroused “ Jaggers was the first. He v the bashfullest man I ever knew. He couldn't look at a girl without blushing. He used to telephone his orders to the restaurant in advance, so’s not to have to speak to the waitress, and his idea of paying a call was to go into the next County and look at the object of his afige tions through a telescope. Yes, he was considerable bashful He and Poppendinkel loved the same girl.” “Poor girl!” I murmured. “You may well say so!” said the seedy one.“ Neither of them dared call on her. They would have died of fright at the thought of declaring their intentions to her in words. But she knew they loved her.” Ra F A VOX POPULI WOOING GREGORY “ How?” Linquired. This stranger was not aromatic, but he interested me, somehow. “The Pre: enigmatically replied my friend. “The Press that Palladium of Public Opinion, that Bulwark of Free Speech——"” plain yourself,” I interrupted. The seedy individual ceased his forensic outburst, and pro- ceeded with his story. I don’t suppose you ever saw the Burleson Rostrum and Public Eye,” he said, “but in Burleson that sheet THE organ of the People. It contained all the news, and its edi- torials were scorchers—yes, sir, they were scorchers. It was its boast that it carried more testimonials of one kind or an MARTSWICK John, will you stop trying to talk to Mars for a moment and His wife have a few words with the cook? comicbooks.com