Judge, 1918-09-21 · page 15 of 32
Judge — September 21, 1918 — page 15: what you’re looking at
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This page contains two elements: a WWI-era propaganda cartoon and small-town gossip notes. **The Cartoon ("The Useful Hun"):** Depicts three soldiers with bayoneted rifles confronting a German soldier with raised hands in surrender. The caption's joke suggests using the prisoner as a "sausage balloon"—a darkly humorous reference to both German sausage stereotypes and observation balloons used in trench warfare. The satire mocks Germans while presenting Allied soldiers as resourcefully brutal. **"Egg View News-Notes":** These are humorous local anecdotes about small-town characters (Muley, Tink, Corny, etc.)—typical Judge magazine filler content poking fun at rural life: golf on uneven terrain, emotional reactions at movies, a barber learning to shave uphill, a traveling con artist, and a traveling salesman put off by someone's appearance. The humor relies on absurdity and gentle mockery of provincial life. Together, the page contrasts wartime propaganda with peacetime small-town triviality—Judge's typical mix of patriotic sentiment and domestic satire.
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Tue Us “Be careful, Je stick it! EGG VIEW By Lesute NON had a good look at some Pollywog golf links Tuesday, and Muley believes that golf is a game that should be played on level land, because there'd be less walking, and more games could be played in a day. Tink Nitz suddenly lost all interest in the middle of a thrilling patriotic picture play in Pollywog, Wednesday night, when a gentleman in the drama started making up with his wife after a terrible row. It was a very touching scene, made Tink feel so tender in places that a large lump came in his throat, which he quickly swallowed along with a chew of tobacco. Erny Neff, our barber, was in Spring Ledge last week, learning how to shave up hill. ULEY CS EFUL Hun We can use it for a sausage balloon!"* NEWS-NOTES Van Every Tink Nitz leaves to-night for Pollywog where he will attend a colossal three-ring circus to-morrow. All that Tink can re- member about the '*+t circus he went to is three shells. Muley Canon, who has been growling about his stomach acting up with him, bought a large-sized bottle of spring tonic from a traveling doctor yesterday afternoon. Muley is hunting after a looking-glass, as the stranger told him to watch himself closely at meal-time to see that he chewed his food more. Corny Paine can remove both shoes without using his hands. Corny comes from a talented family. Several strangers were in town the first of the week, includ- ing a typewriter drummer who took only one look at Truman Bilge’s whiskers before scratching Truman’s name from his list of prospects. comicbooks.com