Judge, 1917-02-10 · page 23 of 28
Judge — February 10, 1917 — page 23: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains **brief humor columns** aimed at educated readers, primarily centered on wordplay and social observation rather than political satire. The jokes target **college students and young professional men**: a Treasurer's office visit provides relief (likely from financial anxiety), a banker literally shovels gravel, literary tramps make puns about poets' names ("Keats," "Browning") while hungry, and a student asks a professor where a lesson "commences"—implying he doesn't know where to begin. The humor relies on **double meanings and class commentary**. Rising bread and egg prices reflect post-WWI inflation. A young man's "$40 for tennis" expense is questioned—suggesting either frivolous spending or euphemism. The page is **predominantly advertising**: Richmond Straight Cut cigarettes dominate the right side, marketing Virginia tobacco as refined and gentlemanly. Additional ads promote a mail-order watch, chest furniture, and Hotel Vendig in Philadelphia. The "college wits" content reflects Judge's educated, urban male readership circa the 1920s.
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