Judge, 1917-12-15 · page 25 of 28
Judge — December 15, 1917 — page 25: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **a charitable donation list** for Judge's Trench Christmas Fund—a wartime fundraising effort to support soldiers in WWI trenches. The bulk of the page consists of names and dollar amounts ($0.50 to $10.00) from readers contributing to this cause. The humorous content appears in the "Stories with Smiles" section: two brief comedic anecdotes with no political content. The first depicts a man cruelly building suspense about a husband's supposed drowning, only to reveal the man alive at a fruit stand—the joke being the clumsy "kindness" of warning about coconuts. The second fragment shows a traffic officer admitting he has no actual reason for the arrest, just wants to inspect the vehicle. An advertisement for **Film Fun magazine** ($1.00 annual subscription) also appears. The page reflects **1917 American homefront concerns**: patriotic fundraising for troops abroad, alongside lighthearted domestic humor to maintain morale during wartime.
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