Judge, 1917-06-30 · page 5 of 29
Judge — June 30, 1917 — page 5: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
The main cartoon depicts two women in elaborate dress being chased by a small dog, with onlookers nearby. The caption reads: "What's everybody laughin' at, Joshua?" "The darn fools think we're going to miss th' car!" This appears to satirize wartime automobile shortages or rationing during World War I. The women's exaggerated fashions and the joke about "missing the car" likely mock civilians who continued conspicuous consumption and leisure activities despite wartime material restrictions. The surrounding text contains humorous short pieces with patriotic themes, including "A Plea to the Patriotic" by Tudor Jenas, which satirizes families maintaining comfortable home life while sons serve militarily. The overall page ridicules civilian hypocrisy regarding wartime sacrifice.
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Wl “What's everybody laughin’ at, Joshua?” hk Co di “The darn fools think we're going to miss th’ car!” HER LOVE IS LIKE A FRAGILE GLASS By DOUGLAS MALLOCH HER love is like a fragile glass; Her love is such a gentle thing I let the voice moments pass— I dare not speak, I dare not sing. In Venice only, Venice old, They fashion perfect things as this: Crystal and traceries of gold That you can shatter with a kiss. Her love is like a fragile glass; I hold it in my trembling hands And let the voiceless moments pass— I wonder if she understands? He Killed It, Anyway! “Were you impolite to her?” “T don't know. She soid a mosquito was biting her ankle.” Knicker—What sort of a patriot is Jones? Bocker—He hits his thumb whenever he tries to nail the flag. Heredity Jamie—Gee, your grandma is a spry old lady! Jennie—Well, hadn't she ought to be? Her father lived to be ac r, and her mother was almost a centipede. Helping Hubby Author's friend—Does your husband use a pseudonym in his writing? Author's wife—He used to, but she was perfectly horrid, so I have learned to run it myself. Transferred Activities She—Why does Cupid quit Hymen gets on the job? He—Quit, nothing! He just adds the “ity” to his name and sticks around for the alimony. when War Measures youcan’t deny that her third better man than her first was other victory for selective conscription! A PLEA TO THE By TUDOR J. THe father’s in a Lo: The mother studies nursing; The son is eager for the fray The manual rehearsing. The daughter’s drilling The all in warlike But their cellar to the very roof Is packed with bought The flags that flutter on the house But hoarding up those groceries Is making prices hight! What Wins Kuicker—It is war to Bocker—Also fork and spoon. The Mystified Landlord I" is the strangest, weirdest thing— The queerest thing She doesn’t want to move this spring Or even have repairing done. PATRIOTIC ENKS yal League every day; mood. up food. o— Are pleasing to the ey the knife. beneath the sun; —S. E. Kiser. | | | | | comicbooks.com