Judge, 1917-08-04 · page 9 of 28
Judge — August 4, 1917 — page 9: what you’re looking at
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The top cartoon depicts a "Pulmotor" demonstration—an early mechanical resuscitation device. The banner reading "Restoratives Free" and "Hair of the Dog That Bit You" suggests this is satirizing medical quackery or dubious health remedies of the era. The crowded scene of women observing the device mocks both the novelty of such contraptions and public fascination with pseudoscientific "cures." The remainder of the page consists of humor pieces and poetry rather than political satire. The jokes target domestic life: wives managing (or mismanaging) husbands, marriages of convenience, and romantic disappointment. The final poem's sequel is particularly cynical—a man's ardent springtime love song becomes, upon repetition, a meditation on escaping his wife through fishing. This reflects early 20th-century magazine humor: domestic comedy, gentle marital satire, and skepticism about medical fads—typical of *Judge*'s satirical but non-political content.
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A HAIR OF THE DOG THAT BIT YOU PULMOTOR INSIDE For those who suffer great pain on these occasions, there is always plenty of first aid at hand. When Man Takes Notice LEAVING the heavens Fell a bright star; rilled not the mortal Gazing afar. Swift fell a sparrow, hery wo; Heedless the mortal Seeing it so. ‘Tumbled a sandwich: Then with a frown Loud grieved the mortal: “Buttered side down! —McLandburgh Wilson. An Amateur Mrs. Dashaway—She doesn't know how to manage a_hus- band. Mrs. Wedalot—Oh, give her time. She'll learn. You know she has only had three. True HAT Love is blind is often said; But, sad to find, It can't be led. —Leslie Van Every. Blessings in Disguise Mrs. Dashawe mai something to be thankful for. Miss Caustigue—Yes, she doesn’t have to worry about where her husband is at night. Good and Sufficient Reason Mildred—They say he comes from a good fami Mabel— him? Mildred—His destination is unknown. en why doesn’t Belle marry “Gosh! This is a bum hammock for the price!” Sequel to “A Song” POET, love-lit, writ a song— And all too Here's the son; One sunny time in May When lambs were sporting, The sap ran in the spray And I went courting, And all the apple boughs Were bright with blossom. T picked an early rose For my love's bosom. T follow the timing, Improve, some, the rhyming, And, making it tweek well, I give you the sequel: Each sunny time in May When wings are swishing, The sap runs in the spray And I go fishing. And, under apple boughs All bright with blossom, At ease from HER, I drowse On old earth's bosom. —Dixon Merritt Being a man’s only love, is like being at the head of your class when you're the only pupil. comicbooks.com