Judge, 1918-11-02 · page 12 of 32
Judge — November 2, 1918 — page 12: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Judge Magazine Page Analysis This page contains several satirical pieces typical of Judge magazine's content: **"Winter's Coming" by Walt Mason** is the main feature—a nostalgic essay about anticipating winter's arrival, illustrated with a dramatic landscape drawing. It romanticizes winter's hardships while acknowledging the hope that sustains people through harsh seasons. **"Probably"** is a brief joke about why American troops are called "doughboys," attributing it to Secretary of War Baker (likely Newton Baker, WWI-era Secretary of War). The cartoon shows five uniformed military figures, with the humor being a pun on Baker's name. **Other brief jokes** include: - "Patriotic Always"—a quip about donating war bonds - "Dogs is Dogs"—a rural dialect joke about superfluous farm dogs - "Another Way of Saying It"—wordplay about describing a girl as "kind-hearted" (implying homely) - "Work or Flight"—a joke about a woman classifying a suitor as "non-essential" The page reflects Judge's typical mix of sentimental Americana, gentle political references (Baker), and brief comedic exchanges relying on wordplay and social observation rather than sharp satire.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
“Uncle” Wa Exelusice Wee you will be t The wild ‘old winter's i on the way, al ~* course he teeters; soon we'll shovel, all day, the coal into the heaters 1 I'll be glad to hear loud as he i kick t s the door, wl arou e gable s world always somett stant char bliss, and rits hu i When winter's a a hd makes us tire Tar Win Oro Wister’s ox tHe Way, Aroxc duct’s so unpe Course He Teerers. we remark, “We've long desired that winter be abe There is no sen keeps me waking. 1 being tossed around by ere is no since day’s so lo ( gizzard h, pilgrim, b through, and ein having frost and But when we've lived a rer J vatted d chiggers, and melted under skies of sure ii q Probably “L wonder why the American troops are called “Probably because the Secretary of War is Baker Mr. Lerret (tende Miss loughboys?” ay, rey } SMasaS 2 Afra E> Drown by Jous Heo Pexcy Astorpitt’s Mitrrany Trarinc Exastes His to Get tue Best Frou His Servinc Men. Winter’s Coming: 4y Walt can read or play the ly PHPOAHE wind of autumn icks, and blue, we smile nips our we been on evenings by the ; ice for weary w , in far of It seems to whisper in the us old year is dying; and soon the snowflakes And when the wh ar His lok (absently Mason We think around | their yells of us, winter's ri fire, with hay at rs. oy Ps kids unti nights arrive, are nearly freezin e only hope we may survive the blamed dod-rotted season. And then we think of summer days, and sweet and balmy breezes: we size up all of summer's ways, and every last one ple By ‘buoyant — hopes we're always braced p for fresh there’s always g just ahead that lures us on forever. All d I the night, with yearning, almost weeping, remark- “Oh, what calm de- I'li find in nine hours” wintry es led, avor end somet vk about And when at night I seek my couch, a nightmare I acquire a full-sized grouch, in breaking ar your little load, and do not tear j your raiment; around the corner of the road you're find your payment. Patriotic Always rly)—A penny for your thoughts, dear Make it a thrift stamp, darling Dogs is Dogs “What do people in this region with their superfluous dogs?” inqui the tourist “With their—p’tu!—which dogs returned Mr. Gap Johnson, of Rumpus Ridge, Ark ed “Their superfluous ones—those for which they have no use?” “Why, good Lord, Podner; there hain’t no such dogs!” Another Way of Saying It Bannon—So you want to know what kind of a girl she is. Well—er—she’s very kind-hearted. Shannon—Which means of course that. she is very homely and quite impossible. Work or Flight “How is Beverly progressing with Miss Millyuns?” “She has classed him among the non- essentials.” comicbooks.com