Judge, 1917-03-24 · page 5 of 28
Judge — March 24, 1917 — page 5: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
The main cartoon depicts "The Mortal Agony of the Average Man in a Tea-Room"—showing a crowded, chaotic social gathering where the central figure appears deeply uncomfortable amid fashionable society. The caption notes Jones "doesn't really look like this. It's the way he feels," suggesting anxiety about social performance and class consciousness. The surrounding content includes humorous poems and a joke about "Doctor Sixthly" wearing clerical dress, playing on religious hypocrisy. "The Seven Ages of a Smoker" features a cartoon of a woman progressing through smoking habits, from pipes to cigars. Overall, this page satirizes early 20th-century American anxieties about social status, gender roles, and modern urban life—portraying the psychological discomfort lurking beneath polite society's surface.
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XUM THE MORTAL AGONY OF THE AVERAGE MAN IN A TEA-ROOM Jones doesn't really look like this. A PLAINT FROM THE STICKS Ky DINON MERRITT SED to sigh for fields and woods, When I the city dwelt in, For country ham and such like foods A country kitchen smelt in. > T'd laud the birds and e’en the bugs, When I the city dwelt in; I'd damn the hu and the hugs That I've the city felt in. But now those precious days T moan, When I the city dwelt in, ‘Their joys the rarest goods, T own, That ever I have dealt in. This very night, I'd blow the foam, If L the city dwelt in. Confound the soil, or sand or loam— \ sheol for men to melt in, Policistically Speaking “Does Doctor Sixthly wear a clerical garb?” “No, he’s a plain-clothes preacher.” The Seven Ages of a Smoker OHNNIE JONES — Cornsilk. John Jones : J. Algernon Jones John A. Jones J. A. Jones Jones & Co., Ine. “Old Jonesy” Cigarettes. Ten cent cij Quarter ¢ Dollar Cigars Cob pipe and navy plug Truly To seek the elevator man For all the latest news, Because he alw surely can Varieties diffus Of ups and downs gleaned in the flat. His lift glides to and fro, So ne'er lack aught of gossip that It is worth while to know.—A. MT. Primordial Some one has suggested that the modern clubwoman is the lineal descen- dant of the caveman because she gets what she goes after. Perhaps it’s because she has adopted some of his methods. It’s the way he feels. If you are very fat, and have a series of double chins ; if your waist measure is 50 inches and your bust 64; if you resemble a wabbling cream puff or a loaf of Vienna bread gone stale, be sure to costume your- self as a milk-maid. comicbooks.com