Judge, 1916-08-19 · page 5 of 28
Judge — August 19, 1916 — page 5: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
The main cartoon depicts a man and woman on a couch with a large dog between them. The subtitle reads "Heroic conduct of a man who fears and detests all canines," satirizing masculine self-sacrifice in romance—a man tolerating a pet he dislikes to please his girlfriend. Below are three brief comedic anecdotes: "One and One Make Two" (about Willie's mother discovering his romantic interests), "A Decided Jar" (Mrs. Flubbub's vacation disrupted by returning children), and "Being Cheated" (a baker's complaint about doughnut holes). A poem titled "An Embargo" and another section called "Youthful Patriotism" mock wartime sacrifice and patriotic posturing. The overall page uses domestic humor and light social satire typical of early-20th-century Judge magazine, targeting middle-class anxieties and pretensions.
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Wig ss LEE leet Ay | oe: Nea ee ee SA Se Ly, One and One Make Two HE family were seated at’ dinner when Willic’s mother returned from answering the ‘phone and announced that the Smiths next door had a baby girl. Willie continued devouring pie, with apparent: uncon- cern. Just. as his mother finished speaking, the ‘phone rang again. “Hoora shouted Willie, evidencing a sudden inspiration, “it’s twins.” A Decided Jar “What's the matter with Mrs. Flub- dub? She was going merrily ahead with her vacation plans, but now she seems all upset.” “A couple of children just came back from boarding-school that she had for gotten she had.” An Embargo WEETHEART, now the season is tropic, And kernels grow ripe on the wheat, And heat is the favorite topic Of folk whom you meet on the street, Oh, love, with the throat like the lily, And other adorable charms, Don't turn, on a sudden, so chilly— Don’t put an embargo on arms! 1 know w I long to embra ‘ou should (if you don’t), by the rood! And yet Dam fain not to face you In such a recalcitrant: mood. Hark, how the wood-thrush flings its /argo Adown the long lanes of the farms! Don’t put upon joy an embargo Don’t put an embargo on arms? —Clinton Scollard. Being Cheated “What's that old hen kicking about now?” asked the baker's clerk, as the customer went out, She says,” wrathfully responded the baker, “that the holes in the doughnuts are not as large as they used to be.” ‘LOVE ME, LOVE MY DOG" Heroic conduct of a man who fears and detests all canines. YOUTHFUL PATRIOTISM “Couldn't I git a job in the band, general? I kin play ‘Yankee Doodle’ on the mouth organ.” comicbooks.com