Judge, 1918-04-06 · page 21 of 36
Judge — April 6, 1918 — page 21: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains several brief humorous anecdotes ("Just Kids" section) typical of early 20th-century American humor magazines. The most historically significant cartoon is the top one titled "Not Such Fools as They Look!" It depicts **Hindenburg** (German military leader Paul von Hindenburg, shown as a large figure) addressing starving soldiers. He promises them victory if they wait for "a general strike" in England—implying German hopes that British labor unrest would weaken the enemy war effort. The soldiers' response—"Is this another first of April stunt?"—is satirical. They're skeptical of Hindenburg's optimism, especially given his famous boast to be "in Paris by April 1" (a failed WWI prediction). The cartoon mocks German military delusions and starving troops' loss of faith in leadership. The other anecdotes are light domestic humor with no political significance—jokes about children's misunderstandings and lawyers' wages.
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| | | RNR AAD sR ee MRR JUST KIDS | An Apt Quotation—“ Boys,” said a teacher to her Sunday-school class, ‘‘can any of you quote a verse from the Scrip- ture to prove that it is wrong to have two wi A bright boy raised his hand “Well, Thomas,” encouraged the teacher. ‘Thomas stood up. ‘No man can serve two masters,” he said proudly.—Houston Chronicle. What He Got—A well-known lawyer is accustomed to lecture his office staff from the junior partner down, and Sam- my, the office-boy, comes in for his full share of admonition. That his words are iated was made evident to the recently by a conversation be- tween Sammy and another office-boy on the same floor. “What you get?” “Ten thousand a y overheard his own boy reply. “Aw, g’wan!” “Sure,” insisted Sammy, unabashed. ur dollars a week in cash and the rest in legal advice.”—Harper’s Magazine. ked the other boy. ” the lawyer Not Sure Which — Sabbath school teacher—Who was it that commanded the sun to stand still? : Skinny Simpson—McAdoo or Herb Hoover, ma’am, and I ain’t right sure which.—Kansas City Star. Out of Luck “Trop tard, mon vieux, le kronprins sort Licit™ foo late, old man! The Crown Prince has just been here.” —Le Péle-Méle (Paris). Not Such Fools as They Look! Hindenburg—Well, I know you are starving, but if you hold on a bit longer our friends in England will shortly arrange a general strike and then we shall gain the victory. Hungry Skeptics (in chorus) —Is this another first of April stunt?—Passing Shocw (London). (Hindenburg has promised to be in Paris by April 1) A New Theory—Mary was a very rious-minded young miss of ten, and was keenly interested in the religious education of her younger sister Dorothy, aged six. Indeed, she felt that the little sister's education in Biblical stories had been sadly neglected. One day she con- fided to her mother that Dorothy was very ignorant on the subject of the Cruci- fixion and the Resurrection, and should be enlightened before the next Easter- time came around. The mother suggested to Mary that she be the one to tell the little sister the stories, and to make them just as vivid and real as she could. This Mary did, and at the close of the recital the only comment made by Dor- othy was this: “Say, were those men GERMANS?” — Harper's Magazine. The Upper Atmosphere—An agi- tated neighbor had just informed Mrs. Warren that her son was at the top of a telegraph pole in the vicinity. When the boy had been coaxed back to earth again, his mother remonstrated. “Tad, I’ve told you how dangerous that is: now why will you persist in climbing those poles?” “But, ma,” exclaimed the boy in an aggrieved tone, “I have to have some fresh air!” —The Christian Herald.