Judge, 1918-08-31 · page 8 of 32
Judge — August 31, 1918 — page 8: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page contains several humorous pieces typical of early 20th-century satirical magazines: **"Isn't It Awful!"** is a narrative poem about circus performers Lily McElvaney and Ahasuerus Brown who marry to combine their acts for profit. The joke escalates darkly—a cheap bride, an angry parson, and ultimately the couple drowning together in their sorrows. The moral warns against mercenary circus folk seeking renown through marriage. **"Price-Tags"** satirizes the absurd complexity of retail price-tags, claiming they're indecipherable ancient markings that confuse criminals and salesmen alike—even shopkeepers can't read their own tags. The humor mocks modern retail's opacity. **"Great Relief"** jokes that a woman preparing for vacation finds comfort in the saying "you can't take it with you"—finally, she can travel without packing! **Other brief gags** include wordplay about clerical celibacy and inheritance ("the deceased wife's sister"), and a cartoon showing a rookie's dream of athletic prowess. The page exemplifies Judge's blend of verse satire, social commentary, and visual humor targeting turn-of-the-century American life.
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y J. Ro Suaver *I don’t think it’s fair, Mot work and those men gct all the m Price-Tags By Bexyans De Cassexes RICE-TAGS were invented by an archacologist on one of his erratic vacations. They succeeded im- mediately because of their unfathomable mystery, being transcripts of ruins and ancient markings on the petrified trees of Pompeii and Troy. The combination of the safe in a jewelry store is easy to a file-fingered crook, but the tags on the precious stones and watches are what undermines his reason finally and causes him to confess. For a salesman to read a price-tag at sight he must know something of _infini- tesimal calculus and fourth- dimensional logarithms. Also, it’s a wise shopkeeper that can read his own price-tags. Great Relief “Remember, you can take nething with you into the next world.” “T consider that prospect rather attractive than otherwise,” said the weary woman who was preparing for vacation. “It will be a novelty to be able to go somewhere without having to pack.” Draten by Acnes Lee Isn’t It Awful!’ By Hexey levine Dover TIE was a bareback rider and he was a circus clown, Were Lily Mellvaney and Ahasuerus Brown Quoth he, “Our jobs we will combine for profit and renown,” To Lily Mellvaney quoth Ahasuerus Brown So next day she got up early and she donned her wedding gown, Donned Lily Metlvaney for \hasucrus Brown And then they got a buggy and they drove to Boston town Drove Lily Mellvaney with \hasuerus Brown. And there the parson spliced them, she planked a quarter down Planked Lily Mellvaney for Ahasuerus Brown, Because she °s 50 miserlee, the good man cussed her down Cussed Lily Mclivoney for Ahasuerus Brown Said he The knot [1 str, it untie that tied you to this clown,” Tied Lily MecIlvaney to Ahasuerus Brown. en to the flowing bow! they flew, their sorrows there to drown, Drown Lily Metlvaney and \hasuerus Brown, So, mark their fate, good circus folk, who thus would gain renown Mark Lily Mellvaney and Ahasuerus Brown Goeth Before a Fall Hokus—Flubdub has a won- derful lot of family: pride, and yet he is always in difficulties Pokus—Oh, even a dog with a pedigree may have tin cans tied to his ta Most Likely Blessed are the meek: for they shall most likely inherit the deceased wife's sister. A Rookie’s Dream comicbooks.com