Judge, 1916-11-11 · page 14 of 28
Judge — November 11, 1916 — page 14: what you’re looking at
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This page contains multiple satirical pieces reflecting early 20th-century American attitudes. **"Hopeless Accumulators"** mocks an African American woman's inability to meet piano installment payments. The humor relies on racial stereotypes—depicted through dialect and the stereotype that Black workers don't accumulate savings ("'cumulates deir money fas' ez dey gits it"). The "joke" critiques both the woman's financial management and, implicitly, systemic economic barriers. **Other brief satirical pieces** address universal themes: marital discord ("The Other Side"), religious disputes in the South ("Cause for Bellicosity"), and educational gaps where children learn impractical subjects but can't master fundamentals or spelling. **"The Wanderlust"** illustration shows children exploring, likely commenting on youthful curiosity versus parental concerns. The page reflects Judge's satirical approach: poking fun at social classes, regional differences (rural Arkansas), gender relations, and education—all expressed through the racial and class attitudes normalized in that era.
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Hopeless Accumulators A PIANO salesman in Danville, Kentucky, went to the house of an old colored woman to collect an instalment and find out the for the deferring of other payments long ov. “T guess I'll have to take the piano away, Auntie,” said the salesman. “Fo! de Lawd’s sake don’ do dat, boss! I jes* cain’t stan’ t’ see dat pyanner leave dishyer house! Mah boy he got a job nex’ week an’ we'll pay fo’ dollahs ev’y week——” “All right, Auntie, we'll try you once more.” And the salesman departed. Several paymentless months elapsed and the salesman again called, saying: “Auntie, I’m sending the drayman around this afternoon for that piano.” “Huh-uh! Misto pyanner man don’ do dat! We'll find some way t’ make dem dar payments!” “What about that four a week your boy was going to furnish you when he got his jo! “Humph! Nigger boys jes’ ‘cumulates deir money fas’ ez dey gits it!” —Strickland Gillilan. What We Don’t Mean “Pop, what do we mean by crumbs of com fort.” “Well, my son, we don’t mean eating crack- ers in bed, at any rate.” The Fount of Knowledge “Pop, just what is meant by liquid music?” Esanaline Well | must hurry along. I have an appointment with my healer, “Liquid music, my son, is—er—well, it must Pees Stoned I'm pc treatment for a new grand piano that I want. be the kind that comes from a kettle drum.” Cause for Bellicosity The Other Side 6é]] UNDERSTAND that most of the people in this region are Willis—So you married a rich wife. Pretty soft to have intensely religious?” interrogated the tourist from the money thrown into your hands when you marry. North. Gillis—Yes, but pretty tough to have it thrown into “You betcha!” replied Mr. Gap Johnson, of Rumpus Ridge, your face ever afterwards. Ark. “The big end of the shoot- ings that take place yur are over the meanings of different p’ints in the Scripters.”” Hoist with Her Own Petard Knicker—Can you explain baseball to your wife? Bocker —Perfectly; I tell her it is because. Education OBBY DOES a bit of drill, Canexpl a beaver’sactions, Draws a complicated tree— Bobby can’t divide his fractions. Betty prates of proteids, Croons a folksong of each nation. Sways in dance symbolical— Betty can't spell “separation.” Bob and Betty go away For vacation, each inditing Letters home, quite bright, no doubt— But we cannot read their writ- ing. —Eunice Ward. WANDERLUST comicbooks.gony