Judge, 1918-04-06 · page 22 of 36
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This page collects brief humorous anecdotes and a war-themed cartoon, all mocking social conventions and relationships: **"She Did Something"** satirizes the desperate measures taken to enliven dull social gatherings—a woman deliberately knocks her mother-in-law overboard just to create excitement at a yacht party. **"The Modesty of these War Correspondents"** (illustration): A soldier amid explosions represents war correspondents who, despite claiming modesty about their dangerous work, apparently sought recognition for covering WWI combat. The right column's jokes target **mothers-in-law** (portrayed as meddling), **actors and playwrights** (vain and insecure), and **press agents** (dishonest, manipulating reviews by extracting compliments from negative criticism to create false impressions of success). All share themes of social pretense, marital discord, and people prioritizing appearance over substance—typical Judge magazine satire of early 20th-century American life.
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WOMAN She Did Something—Mrs. Price had long anticipated the delightful time they would all have on her yachting party. As sometimes happens, however, the affair was running rather flat. The guests, when assembled at afternoon tea, seemed to find no other subject of conversation than the weather, and even in this talk long, painful silences would ensue. Suddenly Mrs. Price, a large, power- fully built woman, lost her balance, fell heavily against her mother-in. who The Modesty of these War Correspondents was seated beside the low rail, and with a shrieking wail the dear old lady tumbled headforemost overboard. She successfully rescued and, after- ward, Mr. Price, who was painfully agi- tated over the affair, took his fair wife privately to tas! “How clumsy you are, Ethel,” he com- plained, *‘to knock mother into the water like that. The poor old dear, I’m afraid, will never fully recover from the shock.” “I know, Al; but do be reasonable,” murmured Mrs. Price. “I just had to do something. Didn’t you sce how hope- lessly our party was dragging?"’—Har- per’s Magazine. His Choice—“If you were compelled to engage in conversation with one or the other for an hour, which would you choose, a woman with a mission or one who thinks she is misunderstood?” “The woman with a mission.” “Why?” “She would do most of the talking. A woman who thinks she is misunderstood usually wants a little confidential —Birmingham Age-Herald. MOTHERS-IN-LAW | She—Mother never leaves the house; she simply hates visiting. He (with sudden deci marry me?—Club Fellow. »n)—Will you sust Reward—Weary Willie—Dat’s the worst pie I ever tasted. Mrs. Johns—Wait just a minute and I'll give youadollar. That pic was baked by my husband's mother.—Brooklyn Citizen. The Fortunate One The bric mother has all the best of it at a wed- ding.” “How so?” “She can sob and whoop and faint. And the no w for the groom’s mother to get back.”’—Lenisville Courier- Journal. 20 SED, ACTORS. | Ghoulish Glee—Jihe author — The play’s a failure—an absolute failure! The leading lady—What makes you think so? The author—Why, the critics are all in front and they scem to be enjoying them- selves fiendishly !—Passing Show. “You failed to I receive,” Delicate Subject mention the enormous sal said the moving picture actr “Manager’s order,” replied the press agent. “He told me to try to keep your mind off your salary so that maybe you'd forget to ask for another raise this week.” —Brooklyn Citizen. A Trick of the Trade—“The cr said some hard things about your new play.” » they did,” replied the manager. “That doesn’t bother me a My press agent is expert with the shears. He can cull enough compliments from a column roast to make it appear that the play is a t success.” —Birmingham A ge-Herald. | Ccomicbooks.com