Judge, 1918-04-27 · page 9 of 36
Judge — April 27, 1918 — page 9: what you’re looking at
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This 1917-1918 *Judge* page contains satirical commentary on WWI-era American politics and social issues. The top cartoon by H. Palmer depicts soldiers waiting for military conscription ("the Draft"). The column "Sixes and Sevens" by Albert E. Hoyt presents brief topical jokes: - **Vermont maple syrup/Genesis**: A dig at sentimentality about American traditions - **German ships**: Refers to WWI naval warfare - **New Jersey Republicans supporting Wilson "without partisan opposition"**: Satirizes transparent political hypocrisy - **Movie peanuts/daylight saving**: Trivial social observations - **Russian bureau "sound at the core"**: Questions Soviet stability - **Prohibitionist logic**: Mocks supporters of alcohol prohibition's flawed tax-revenue arguments - **Germany's "rights of small nations"**: Ironic—Germany was actually invading them - **Book of Job/surgeons**: Dark joke about suffering - **Montana suffragist quote**: Jokes about women's voting rights campaigns - **Uncle Joe Cannon/James Buchanan monument**: Political jabs at a former congressman - **British taking Jericho**: WWI reference; "made the Turk's look sheepish" plays on Joshua's biblical trumpet-collapse of Jericho's walls
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WaltiInG Dracon by H. Pausten FOR THE Drarr? Tue Nicut Patrot on Broapway Sixes and Sevens: 6y Albert E. Hoyt makes a man believe in Genesis and the Garden of Eden and the forbidden fruit—to say nothing of the brand of cane. | mee genuine Vermont maple syrup is what 2 Anyhow, the Germans haven’t sunk any of those ships we didn’t get around to build yet. s New Jersey Republicans have voted to give their wholehearted support to President Wilson, but “to oppose the election of Democratic candidates as a parti- san proposition.” Reminds us of the little girl who, when her mother didn’t want her to play with little boys, because they are so rough, thought maybe she could find “some nice smooth little boys.” 2 Add war problems: What becomes of all the peanuts that aren’t eaten at the movies? * Sweet girl débutante must wonder at all this fuss about saving day- light, when so many never use any of it till about noon. 2 The Russian bureau in New York declares that Russia is ‘sound at the core.” Not at the esprit de corps, surely. Drazen by Oxsox Loweu 2 A Prohibitionist will look you right in the eve It’s the Lite ‘Things That Count and tell you that the fines for violations of the prohi tory law will nearly offset the loss of liquor taxes, and the joke of it is he can’t see the joke of it. 2 Germany believes in the rights of small nations—the smaller the fewer. e The Book of Job has been put upon the stage. In the Bible Job comes after Esther, but in real life the surgeons would come after Job. Think of it—a man with almost as many boils as shekels—what a case to operate! cd “In winning votes we must not lean on our sex,” : says Mary O'Neill, the Montana suffragist. Lean on the men, Mary—they like to have you lean, but not too lean. * Uncle Joe Cannon has forgiven James Buchan- an, and wants to erect a monumenttohim. From what we've seen of these monuments to past wor- thies, it would be just our luck if Uncle Joe should take it in his head to for- give us. 2 The British took Jeri- cho without any Joshua and without any ram’s horn—but they certainly made the Turk’s look sheepish.