Judge, 1917-12-01 · page 28 of 36
Judge — December 1, 1917 — page 28: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertising and theater listings** with minimal editorial cartoon content. The main satirical element is a short poem titled "The Particular Gobbler" by Charles Irwin Junkin. It's a WWI-era joke about military medals—specifically the Iron Cross (German) and Victoria Cross and Croix de Guerre (Allied decorations). The poem's narrator, a soldier, boasts that he's "too proud" and "too haughty" to wear these common medals, sarcastically suggesting they've become so abundant from the war that they're "almost as common as a penny." The humor mocks the proliferation of military honors during the Great War and satirizes false modesty. The rest of the page consists of: - A California tourism advertisement - Judge's Christmas charity fund donations - New York theater reviews and advertisements - Tobacco and cigar advertisements - Hotel advertisement The page reflects 1910s-era American commercial culture and wartime social commentary.
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