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This page contains two illustrated art prints by James Montgomery Flagg advertised for sale ("Walnuts" and "First National Bank"), plus miscellaneous humorous short jokes typical of Judge's satirical content. The main narrative excerpt describes a military exercise where Captain Feeney encounters a "burned bridge" obstacle course but orders his troops across anyway, defying the umpires' rules. An Irish soldier quips they're "supposed to be shwimmin'"—a joke playing on Irish stereotypes and the absurdity of military drills. The other jokes mock various targets: a convict's sentence, office romance, a woman becoming a war nurse for marriage prospects, definitions of optimism, and German military defeats ("suffering from a bad reign"). The page also includes period advertisements for the Manhattan Square Hotel and a Red Cross subscription appeal. The content reflects 1917 American attitudes during World War I—including ethnic humor, romantic cynicism, and patriotic appeals.

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| matter square. September 8, 1917 WALLNUTS IRST NATIONAL BANK" and “WALLNUTS,” by James Mont- gomery Flagg, are two Judge covers that our readers have liked the best. They have been madeupinto Art Prints, mounted ona heavy mat, 9 x 12, ready for framing. Both pictures are printed in full colors, exactly as they appeared on the covers of Judge, and they make an attractive deco- ration for any room. Fifty cents brings both the prints, post free, or if desired, either will be sold sepa- rately for 25c apiece. UME FIRST NATIONAL VHE FIRST NATIONAL BANK JUDGE Riw'voRk ------------------- Judge Art Print Department 225 Fifth Ave., New York City Enclosed find 50c (25c). Please send me “Walnuts” and “First National Bank.” Nome Address umpires and observing officers, concealed in the chaparral, could not be accused of envying Captain Feeney as he trudged along sweltering in the dust, at the head of his jected and nearly exhausted command. They wondered how Feeney would act when he rounded the turn in the road and came to the bridge which bore the huge sign, “This bridge is burned.” ‘They didn’t have long to wonder. They saw the troop brought to an abrupt halt while Feeney and his men held council. In a shorter time than it takes to describe it, Feeney was heard to hurl some strong epi- thets at the sign; then he yelled out at the top of his voice: “Forward! March!” Before the umpires could recover from their amazement the troops were nearly half way over the bridge. One of the umpires, scandalized and indignant, rose up and bellowed angrily through his megaphone: “Hey i Feeney! You can’t cross that bridge, It’s supposed to be burned.” A shrill rebellious Irish voice cried back: “Ye can go to the devil! We're supposed to be shwimmin’!”—ouston Post. . Behind the Bars—‘“How long are you in for?” asked the new convict. months,” was the reply “Lsee. Just doing your little bit, eh?”— Detroit Free Press. A Good Thing—‘Every man in your office is in love with the stenographer.” “What of it?” “IT wouldn’t have that sort of thing going “Why should I object? Not a man has lost a day this year. ot even baseball attracts them.”—New Haven Courier-Jour- nal. A Good Chance—“What made | Miss Oldgirl decide to become a war nu “Well, she has been a eae for matrimony for a good many years, and somebody told her that the men in the trenches are desperate enough for anything. —Richmond Times-Dispatch. A New Definition—“What’s an Opti- mist?” “An optimist is a person who'll go into a restaurant without a cent in his pocket and figure on paying for the meal with the pearl he hopes to find in the oyster.”—Iilinois Siren. Common or Garden—Guest—Waiter, I sce you have turtle soup on the menu. Is it mock turtle? Waiter—No, sah; jis’ plain everyday mud turtle, sah.—Dallas News. Quite True—‘Germany is suffering from a bad drought.” “Indeed! It seems to me she’s suffering more from a bad reign.” —Boston Transcript. Not at Home—“Bobby, did you take that message to Mrs. Turner, as I told you?” find out?” “Mrs. Turner.” —Topeka Capital. 30 Beekman Street, New York, and 32 Clinton Street, 2 Subscribe to the sz Red Cross Manhattan Square Hotel 50 to 58 West 77th Street, New York 300 Rooms, 225 with bath and shower OPPOSITE MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY Surrounded by parks, half a block of entrance to Central ark. Convenient to everything. $1.50 per day Room with use of bath : Parior, bedroom and bath with shower for one or two persons -$3.00 per day Parlor, two bedrooms and baths, shower, three ‘or four persons sss ++ +$§.00 to $8.00 per day Excellent Restaurant, Moderate Prices Club Breakfast, 30 Cents H.FROHMANN, Pres. GEORGE H. O'HARE, Mgr. HENRY LINDENMEYR & SONS PAPER WAREHOUSE Nos. 32, 34 and 36 Bleecker Street Branch Warehouses: wark, NJ. ALL KINDS OF PAPER MADE TO ORDE comichooks.