Judge, 1917-12-08 · page 18 of 28
Judge — December 8, 1917 — page 18: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page collects brief satirical jokes and cartoons typical of Judge's format during the World War I era (references to "Liberty Loan," "Germans," and "Civil War" suggest early 1900s-1910s). **Key content:** - **"A Liberty Loan"** cartoon: A bashful young man hides like a "clothes tree" when his girlfriend's father arrives—satirizing awkward courtship customs. - **Various one-liners mock** college life, romance, and social pretension (e.g., a wealthy Bryn Mawr girl bribes a judge with a cigar). - **War-era humor**: References to fertilizer scarcity, German snow shovels, and gas masks reflect WWI anxieties. - **"There with the Punch"** illustration: Shows a man serving food, captioning social commentary about confidence and criminals. The humor relies on period-specific social codes: strict gender propriety, class consciousness, and wartime concerns now largely unfamiliar to modern readers.
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| WITH THE CONSERVATION There is a scar- city of fertilizer now. “Why any poor fish can supply that.” Bashful lover (still saying good-bye in the vestibule at 2 A.M.)—Your father is just coming in; what shall I do? Clever maiden—Sh; stand stiff in the cor- ner, put your hat on, hold your coat and look like a clothes tree. A Liberty Loan Mont Morrency—Bah Jove, here is a place in the Bible where it says there are no women in Heaven. Clarissa (indignantly)—I it. What does it say? Mont Morrency (reading, Rev ‘And when he opened the seventh seal there followed a silence in Heaven about the space of half an hour.” don’t believe He asked, “Where can I kiss you?” She smiled, “Not anywhere.” He teased, and when he left her His coat was strewn with hair. “What is the biggest problem you have faced since the days of your youth?” “Living them down.” There was a swift kid at Byrn Mawr Who owned a big Stutz touring car; Paid her fine with a grin When a cop pulled her in, And handed the judge a cigar. Cornell Univers:ty HE Idea—First sales seems to be full of ideas. Second s. 1.—Well, you know she works at the notion counter. lady—Grace ng excavation work for the new Begad, the bottom’s fallen out of Wall Street again. He-l little would like to propose a Nothin’ doin’, kid! I want a regu- Not Always—* It always gives a man confidence,” remarked the popular candidate proudly, “to know that a vast body of peo- ple are behind him.” “Not if they are coming too fast,” mured the horse thief judiciously. mur- Minister—We will now have a portion of the scriptures. Student (thinking of Sibley Dog)—A half portion for me, please. There with the Punch COLLEGE WITS ‘THE Defense—Murderer—Is this the guy who is to defend me? Judge—Yes, this is your lawyer. Murderer—If he should die could I get another? Judge—Yes. Afurderer—Can I see him alone for a few minutes? Camouflage “Father, what kind of beasts were the rams they used so much in the Civil War?” “They were probably the ancestors of the ewe boat of to-day, my boy “The papers say the Germans are i porting great quantities of snow shove ‘That is probably because the Kaiser does not like the drift of the war.” First soldier, looking at pictures of himself — Which do you think is the best, M Second soldier — Well, pe nal think the one of you in the gas mask is best. comicbooks.com VIIAA