Judge, 1917-11-10 · page 25 of 28
Judge — November 10, 1917 — page 25: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising and filler content**, not political satire. The right side promotes five nautical-themed prints by illustrator James Montgomery Flagg—"A Jill for Jack," "Captain Kidd's Treasure," "Telling It to the Marines," "War Babies," and "A Present from Her Sailor Friend"—selling for $1.00 total. The left side contains three unrelated humorous anecdotes ("Stories with Smiles"): a waiter's excuse about hot-house bluefish, a lawyer's dismissal of a client's injury claim, and a collection of funny schoolboy misquotations from Scripture and history. These are gentle, non-satirical humor pieces typical of the era's magazine filler. The "Heave Ho! Everybody loves the sailor" tagline reflects WWI-era patriotic sentiment toward Navy personnel, capitalizing on public affection for sailors during America's recent 1917 entry into the war.
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November 10. 1917 [Stories with Smiles | : A Real Luxury—* Waiter.” said the “it says here on the menu ‘green t means fresh—right from “Nonsense!” said the diner. “You know well enough they do not take bluefish at this season.” The waiter came up and looked at the disputed item. a “Oh, that, sir.” he said with an air of enlightenment, “that am hot-house blucfish, st.’ —Boston Transcript. The Lawyer's Idea—The poor cripple thumped his crutch on the ground and said to his lawyer: “Merciftil heavens. man, your bill is outrageous! You are taking four-tifths { my damages! [ never heard of such ex “T furnished.” said the lawyer, coldly, “the skill, the eloquence. and the legal karning for your case.” “Yes, but 1.” said the client, ruefully . sneered the lawyer.“ Anybody aan fall down a coal-hole.” Mere Play Humors of Boyhood LYTTELTON, in The Nineteenth Cen + fury, writes of “Some Humors of Boy- hood “ entertainingly. He says that the very essence of the funniness of schoolboy mis takes is their being undesigned. and that the slightest. suspicion of intention in’ them makes them dull. “Indeed.” he adds, is duller than a young ing a common tendency to blend isolated bits of knowledge and acquiescence in a nonsensical result. this question and answer are given: “Who were the Phari “The Pharisees were people who ed in public and in secret devoured widows’ houses.” Sometimes the quaintness of an answer lies merely in the choice of words, as: “Contrast the characters of Moses and Joshua.” “Joshua was a great tain, strong and valiant: Moses was nothing but weak, meck and old.” Not exactly from a Scripture paper but ona kindred subject was an account of the three Creeds. vouched for by the late H. W Moss, Headmaster of Shrewsbury: “A long time ago they wrote the Apostles’ Creed Nobody believed it. So they ed a bit and wrote the Nicene Creed. ill nobody believed it. So they waited a bit and wrote the Athanasian Creed: and they had 10 believe that.” . Among celebrities of whom a brief account was demanded occurred the great names of Copernicus and Galileo. The view of these worthies taken by one youthful writer was as follows pernicus is a mixture of copper and nickel. Galileo cared for none of these things.” Heave Ho! A Jill for Jack Captain Kidd's Treasure James Montgomery Flagg Everybody James Montgomery Flagg loves the sailor Here are five pictures for everybody for they’re all *~ as full of snap and tang “iti ag a sea-breeze. They are full-color prints 9x12, on heavy mats ready for the frame and they sell at $.25 apiece— the five for , Fill out the coupon and pas “Art Print mail it witha bill, check Department 225 Fifth Ave. or stamps today. New York City oy Enclosed find $1.00, Judge Art Print Dept. please send me the “Heave Ho” pictures as 225 Fifth Avenue advertised. AP t fi H Sailor Friend _-New York City Name James Montgomery Flagg y, ‘ Address otras ote nee