Judge, 1917-03-17 · page 21 of 28
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This page contains a poem titled "To —?" by A. Walter Utting, alongside a full-page advertisement for Rinex shoe soles. **The Poem:** A sentimental/comedic piece about an extremely timid suitor who has silently admired someone for ten months but is too bashful to speak. His culminating act of courage is merely to ask if the person would care "if, meeting you, I nod?"—an absurdly minimal gesture. The satire targets Victorian-era romantic timidity and social awkwardness. **"Egg View Notes":** A section of brief rural anecdotes (small-town gossip) featuring characters like Muley Cannon, Corny Paine, and Tink Nitz—typical Judge humor mocking rural/provincial life, incompetence, and mishaps. **The Advertisement:** Occupies roughly half the page, promoting Rinex, a new synthetic shoe-sole material combining rubber and leather properties, manufactured by United States Rubber Company. This is straightforward commercial advertising, not satire. The page represents Judge's typical mix: literary/social satire alongside paying advertisements.
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er To ? By A, WALTER UTTING Ambitious, but afraid, For fully ten months of the fiscal year, By bashfulness betrayed— | who have hoped for love, but could not speak (Although the strength which lies Behind my love is great), who have felt weak When looking in your eyes— | worshipping in silence, yet aflame With fury born by love, ‘or, Which I scarce can name Long have we passed upon the city street, You to your work, and I, Seeing you cheerful, to my My poor heart beating t atlance sheet h I who have longed to ask—at last I dare To upshoot from the sod And ply my question: ‘Tell me, would you care If, meeting you, I nod? Egg w Notes URING the revival services in’ the school-house Thursday night, Muley Cannon woke up very suddenly when his natch stopped. Crosslots says: “With the gea’ral run of folks it's casier to be liked than to like.” Tink Nitz who is a close observer of cats sould like te figure out why they never tem round two or three times imm alter getting up from where they ying. Comy Paine has been instructed by the tighway commissioner to either get his second-hand —Pollywog automobile into } better working ©, or keep off of all | nads that ain't wide enough for a vehicle to pass him. While doing some rolling in front of the acksmith shop ‘Tuesday afternoon, Ote Gimber’s horse quickly, and unexpectedly, rmoved three of Tink Nitz’s side teeth. Tink was seen taking an extra big bite | @ tobacco yesterday. Myrt Spoor’s new, strange-looking Polly- hat blowed off into the middle of the tpond Friday night, and Sherm, her nd, announces that he has made sev- cal successful attempts at not finding it Onaccount of the special Thanksgiving day erangements, Tink % spent considerably me hunting all over after several members “the band Monday night, for an extra igorous practice up over the lock-up. Here { late, only about half of the band has and Tink, who plays laugh much about it. pected to make up for he is always ‘ay missing noises. Tink Nitz, who got hold of an expert book ‘Sout personal magnetism, the reek, picked upa -of his bare feet Friday night.—Lestlie Van . I WHO have faltered at your feet with fear, y N Turn them over Wit you buy a pair of shoes, tum them over _and see what kind of soles they have. If the soles are Rinex, have the salesman wrap them up—you've got your money's worth. Rinex is the wonderful new shoe-sole material. It is neither leather nor rubber, but a material which combines the advantages of both. It is more durable and uniform than leather and as light in weight; it is as flexible as rubber—and waterproof. Rinex was invented and perfected in the great labora- tories of the world’s greatest rubber company. Unlike leather, it comes in just one quality—the highest possible. So whether you pay $4 for shoes, or $8, the word ‘Rinex”’ on the sole guarantees that you are getting the best sole-material ever devised by man. Rinex Soles are also bing put on by the best shoe- repairmen. Ask for them when you need new soles and see how much longer they last than leather and how much more comfortable they are. United States Rubber Company Sole and Heel Dept., 1790 Broadway, New York 60 High Street, Boston comicbooks.com