Judge, 1918-03-09 · page 33 of 36
Judge — March 9, 1918 — page 33: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page primarily contains **humorous anecdotes and advertising**, not political cartoons. The main content includes: 1. **"A Valuable Tip"** — a self-promotional piece noting that *Judge* ranked third in popularity among soldiers at Camp Sherman during World War I, encouraging readers to send magazines to troops. 2. **Three brief humor pieces**: - "A Kohinoor": A racist joke featuring "Mose, the old negro janitor" making a pun about being "priceless" after divorce troubles - "Too Late": A joke about someone trying to secure a postmaster position before his ailing father dies - "Tact": A satirical piece listing social taboos one mustn't joke about, ending with pacifists as fair game (reflecting WWI-era hostility toward anti-war sentiment) The page reflects 1918 attitudes: wartime patriotism, casual racism in entertainment, and social satire aimed at contemporary customs and manners rather than political figures.
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March 9, 1918 A Valuable Tip N a recent test conducted in the nine I libraries at Camp Sherman, the sol- diers voted the following as the peri- odicals most interesting to them: Life. Saturday Evening Post. JUDGE. The above were the first three on the list as to popularity. Others, each of which received more than forty votes, are arranged in alphabetical order: American Magazine, the Army and Navy Journal, Collier's Weekly, Everybody's, Judge, Leslie’s Weekly, Life, the Literary Digest, the Metropolitan Magazine, the Outlook, Physical Culture, Puck, Reviewo of Reviews, Saturday Evening Post, Scientific American, and the World’s Work. Don’t forget that Jupce is third on the list. Send your good magazines to the men at the front. Simply put a tc stamp on the cover next to Postmaster Burleson’s notice and drop in the mail. Everywhere, at home and abroad, Jupce is esteemed as the best possible antidote for war-time worries. Do you buy it regularly? A Kohinoor RANK, a bachelor, was calling for his bachelor friend Jack, after office hours, and found him at work. During the conversation that ensued Frank in- quired, “Jack, when are you going to marry?” “Just as soon as I find a good-looking gil who has two hundred thousand lollars,” said Jack. Mose, the old negro janitor, who was polishing the floor, and who had suffered many matrimonial troubles (two of his wives having died, and his third one was now suing him for divorce), looked up and said, “Whaz that yo’ sez, boss? Yo’ gwine ter ma’ay the fust good-lookin’ gal yo’ finds with two hundred thousand dollars? Why, boss when I gits out of dis heah mess Ise in, Ise gwine ter be priceless.” Too Late “EFELLO! Is this Senator Blank?” “Yes. What do you want?” “T want to be appointed postmaster of Breezeville.” “Who are you?” “T am the son of the present incum- bent. Father is very ill, and the doctor says that he cannot last another day. As no one else outside the family is aware of the seriousness of his illness, I thought I would call you up to make sure that I was the first id “I’m sorry, but some one has antici- Tact By Buta Laux I NEVER joke about Baldness—Dad’s very sensitive; _ Or obesity—Aunt Mary is also sensi- tive; Or suffragettes—Mother’s thinks it’s great; Or beaux—Sister pays me not to; Or love—since brother Homer buys my chocolates; Or war—because so many think it bad taste; Or domestic discord—for married peo- ple say that is no joke. But—if I ever meet a pacifist, I’ll be blamed if I will consider his feelings! one and Her Preference Molly—So you prefer the old style steel knitting needles to the new celluloid ones. Why? Polly—Oh, it’s so much easier to get a seat on the street-car with the steel ones. They’re sharper, you know. Sent You on Five Days FREE Trial ADVERTISING DATA Serene COMPLETE GLOSSARY OF ADVER- TISING AND PRINTING TERMS. ‘Tables of family incomes, wholesale and retail dealers, population, statistics of occupations, religions, foreign birth, color, etc., etc. Used and endorsed by prominent national advertisers, Fits vest pocket, bible paper, 260 pages. Contains the Five Fundément advertisement or piece of printed matter. Send ne money. request five days free tnal and I will send book prepaid. cither return in five days or send me $2.00. JOHN LEE MAHIN, 9 East 39th Street, New York The Eternal Topic “What were those women saying in the car?” “Nothing.” “Nothing. But I heard them talking.” “So did I.” Far from Their Destination “Snowed up in Boston harbor, hey?” growled the explorer. “We'll never reach the North Pole at this rate.” “Nor the lecture platform either,” murmured his faithful assistant. Be Your Own Boss! 3 MONTHS In three months’ time in a small town, Mark Inman took in $1772.90 with Ten-Pinnet—the new automatic bowling game that is becoming the craze all over the country. Think of it, almost $20 a day, with practically no expenses! Real bowling—but no pin boys—no expensive upkeep. Ten-Pinnet offers you the op- FREE BOOK TELLS YOU HOW pated you.” “What! “The doctor!” rtunity to get into a clean, permanent, money- Praking business on small investment. Easy payments Tho was it?” ‘Write today for free book about Ten-Pianet and our Big Special Offer. Who was it? lor = ourBigSpecial Ofer, Out of your profits. TEN-PINNET CO., Dept. 251s, Indlanapolls, Inc. comicbooks.com