Judge, 1917-12-29 · page 5 of 29
Judge — December 29, 1917 — page 5: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page combines a WWI-era illustration titled "Happy New Year!" with satirical commentary called "The Notion Counter" by Douglas Malloch. The central cartoon depicts soldiers in a trench during combat—likely representing American forces in WWI. The "Happy New Year" caption appears darkly ironic, contrasting holiday sentiment with battlefield carnage visible in the background. "The Notion Counter" contains scattered observations about wartime American life: criticism of those profiting from war, commentary on patriotism "paid four per cent," and observations about social disruption. References to Woodward Avenue (Detroit) and bridge parties suggest domestic impacts of the war. A secondary piece, "So She Joined," depicts a woman explaining her entry into war relief work, prioritizing the "cutest uniform" for photographs over substantive contribution—mocking shallow patriotism and performative activism among wealthy women.
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“HAPPY NEW YEAR!" Notion Counter Mablocw The By DOUGLAS HERE is one thing to be said in favor of the ordinary banquet speech: It makes a man remember what a good home he has. An optimist is a man who looks to sce if an egg is good. and at pessimist is one who looks to see if it is bad One way to train our men to resist the effects of poison gas might be to have them ride in the smoker. The shepherds watched their flocks by night, and it would be well if some pastors did the same. Crossing the Adantic has no terrors for a man who has ever crossed Woodward Avenue in Detroit You can get almost anything you want at a drugstore, except a number on the public ‘phone They used to ask a girl if she were married vet. but now they ask a wife The man who is hard up thanks Mr. Hoover for having made a virtue of necessity man does some of his hardest fighting after he finds out he is wrong If you are an author, and want to hide something from your wife. put it in one of your books I n't Know the first name of Father Time that it is Bill but 1 suspect There are two ways of fighting the kaiser: Over there. and and Hoover here. Brides aren't frosting their cakes any more, but they are still burning them. Would that all our virtues, like our patriotism, paid four per cent. When a girl loves a man to distraction, he lands there first. Some pcople’s manors are so much more beautiful than their manners. A man often makes enemies, and often enemies make a man. \ girl's soldier callers seem to have wonderful staying quali- ties. « A number of show companies are retreating to New York. The man who talks too much won't talk to many. One of the causes of unrest in this country is the fact so many of them are unarrested, One great American party that hasn't done much to help win the war is the bridge party So She Joined “T really can’t go.” she explains. “You know how much I hate to miss a matinee, but I have joined a new war relief organization and Tam going to be frightfully busy “Which one is it?” asks the young man. “TL forget the name, but we wear the cutest uniform and as soon as mine comes | am to be photographed in it.” comicbooks.com