Judge, 1918-03-23 · page 30 of 32
Judge — March 23, 1918 — page 30: what you’re looking at
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This page contains primarily **advertising and editorial content** rather than political satire requiring historical context. The main non-advertising section, "Everything Might Be Worse," reproduces a **French WWI soldier's ("poilu's") philosophical litany** that uses circular logic to argue that any circumstance, no matter how dire, can be rationalized as acceptable. The joke reflects soldiers' gallows humor during World War I—each outcome (mobilized/unmobilized, front/rear, wounded/unwounded) is deemed worrisome or not, ultimately concluding one cannot worry if dead. Below that, "Successful" presents a brief social satire: a poor young man climbs the economic ladder through constant labor, achieves wealth and marriage, but dies at fifty—leaving his fortune to his family rather than enjoying it. This critiques capitalist "success" as ultimately hollow and self-defeating. The page otherwise features advertisements for **AK Headache Tablets** and **Cheona Evans Ale**, plus editorial promotion for author Rex Beach's book "Roving and Fighting."
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HEADACHE TABLETS 27 YEARS THE ENEMY OF PAIN Kr Headaches, Neuralgias, LaGrippe 2..Colds Women's Aches anallls, Rheumatic 29 Sciatic Pains Sik Ybor Dresgst fr AL Tablets 10° — 25% a ers The Antikamnia Chemical Co, St Louis He Lived tts Stories Rex Beach took an incident from Tex O’Reilly’s life and made a deservedly suc- cessful novel from it. O’Reilly’s own fact- story of his life is as thrilling and color- ful as a half-dozen romances, and it is all told with the vividness, good humor, and engaging simplicity’ that is part of the author’s personality. The name igheing book is ‘Roving and "O'Reilly spent his early days on a Texas ranch. At seventeen he calisted for the Spanish War, and went through with ardor unabated.’ He then fought in the Philippines as long as the atmosphere was not too disgustingly peaceful. Next he opened the O'Reilly School of English in Kobe, Japan. After two months he gave it to his Japsnces i interpreter and was on his way to China. Bodyguard for a Chinese rent collector, bouncer in a Chinese theatre, instructor in the Chinese army, and once more O'Reilly was on his way, this time back to America. He left home with fifteen cents; after a trip around the world and some few little doings here and there he got back with twenty-five cents. ‘Then came filibustering in Venezuela and a great deal of experience in Mexico with Villa, Orozco, Zapata and other rebel leaders. And this is only a sketch of the fasci- nating contents of “Roving and Fighting.” Buy it to-day. It is pub- lished by ‘The Century Co., 353 Fourth Avenue, New York City, and is sold at all bookstores for $2.00. Everything Might Be Worse “* RVERYTHING might be worse than it is,’ says the poilu, and so he has com- posed a litany. Each regiment has a different version, but always with the same basis. One version reads: “Of two things, one is certain: either you are mobilized or you are not mobilized. If you are not mobilized, there is no need to worry; if you are mobilized, of two things one is certain: either you are behind the lines or you are on the front. If you are behind the lines there is no need to worry. If you’re on the front, of two things one is certain: either you're resting in a safe place or you're exposed to danger. If you're resting in a safe place there’s no need to worry. If you are exposed to danger, of two things one is certain: either you are wounded or you’re not wounded. If you’re not wounded, there is no need to worry. If you are wounded, one of two things is certain: either you're wounded seriously or you’re wounded slightly. If you’re wounded slightly, there is no need to worry. If you're wounded seriously, of two things one is certain: either you recover or you die. If you recover there is no need to worry; if you die you can’t worry.’”—The Amex Marine. Successful A twenty he was a poor young man. at thirty he was working night and ay. At forty, still a slave to rush, he was married. At forty-five he held the pace, but it told on him. At fifty he died quite suddenly and left a million to his family. “The mission of this paper is to, preach the gospel of cheerfulness” Copyright, 1918, by LeslieJudge Company. Entered ai the Postofice at New York as second-class mail matter. “Judgark.” Telepbone 663% Madison Square. Published weekly by LeslieJudge Company. ck Building, €83 Filth Avenue, New York. on Representative Wyatt Buildiog, Washington, D. C. John A. Sleicher, President, Reuben P. Sleicher, Sec'y Perriton Margell Editor. A. E, Rollaver, Treasurer. J. A, Waldron, Literary Editor. Grant E. Hamilton, Lawton Mackall, Art Director. Associate Editor. Brun SUBSCRIPTION RATE One year, 5% numbers Six moaths, or #8 num! Thirteen weeks - porn big adrance or or hy draft oa New York, or by express or Phe contents of JUDGE are protected by copyright in both the United States and Great Britain. 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