Judge, 1917-06-02 · page 13 of 28
Judge — June 2, 1917 — page 13: what you’re looking at
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The main cartoon depicts a drawing room conversation about military service. "Mr. Tompkins," apparently a man of leisure and uncertain temperament, is being discussed by well-dressed socialites. The joke satirizes wealthy, idle men during wartime—the caption suggests cavalry would suit someone of his disposition, implying the cavalry branch requires less serious commitment than other military roles. This reflects early 20th-century class anxieties about whether privileged men would serve adequately in actual combat. The page also contains several short humor pieces mocking social pretense, romantic mishaps, and absurdity. These include jokes about infidelity, inheritance disputes, class pretension ("line of peers"), and a final gag about golf-course vegetable gardens during wartime shortages. Overall, the page satirizes upper-class indifference to serious matters—military duty and wartime sacrifices—through gentle ridicule of their social games and self-absorption.
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UM BLOODY WAR Mr. Tompkins hasn't considered the matter very seriously—as yet—but thinks that for a man of his temperament, the—er—cavalry branch would be the best. AS IT MIGHT BE By S. E. KISER HE scandals would be small and few, And there would be few heartaches, too, If no man were inclined to dare To do things which he would not care To have his wife or sister do. The world would have more shame, by far, More hate would spread, more sins would mar The loveliness which makes us glad, If women always were as bad As other women think they are. The Dolt! Jess—She got mad, and asked him what he meant by kissing her. Bess—Not exactly. She asked him —and he said he didn’t mean anything— and then she got mad. Sometimes Abstinence is sometimes the shrinking of the timid and sometimes the remorse of the rec! His Boast The Last Man boasted ’m the only person who can leave a will nobody wants to break,”” he cried. Next of Kin Her father — My daughter, sir, sprang from a line of peers. Her steady—Well, 1 jumped off the dock once. Good Scheme Willis—What do you think of this scheme of planting vegetables on part of the golf- col of the country? Gillis—Fine. A fellow will be able to finish his game without even going back to the club-house for lunch.