Judge, 1918-11-02 · page 13 of 32
Judge — November 2, 1918 — page 13: what you’re looking at
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# Judge Magazine Page Analysis This page contains multiple short humor pieces and two illustrations, likely from WWI era (references to "Devil Dogs"—Marine recruits—and German Army). **Top illustration**: A newly uniformed soldier ("Affable Rookie") asks officers if "Fritzies" calling them "Devil Dogs" is accurate—gentle satire on military slang and recruit naïveté. **Text pieces**: Brief comedic dialogues about engagement/money, wartime home economics, theatrical criticism, and musical misunderstanding. The final piece features racist dialect humor typical of early 20th-century American publications, depicting two Black characters ("Mose and Tobe") where one mistakes "eucalyptus" for a musical instrument—humor dependent on minstrelsy stereotypes. **Bottom illustration**: Ammunition ("Munitions for the German Army")—likely WWI propaganda satire. The page reflects Judge's satirical approach to contemporary issues: relationships, war preparation, and entertainment, though much of the humor—particularly the racial stereotyping—reflects deeply problematic editorial standards of that era.
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by ay SE awe Lars \ SG Up Drawn by Jone Coxa Afable Rookie (five minutes after donning the uniform) h Frivees is callin’ us Devil Dogs. Is that right? Faint Pocketbook Winning the War in the Home She—Suppose we become engaged for a month and see “Don’t you find that Grandpa is extremely useful in amus how it goes. ing the baby?” He—But I can spend all my money on you in three weeks “Oh, much more than that. He also entertains the cook.” Her Conclusion A Sinking Fund He—There is about you such a subtle sense of refinement, “Every week I put away a certain sum to pay my income such a delicate intellectuality, that it is perfectly charming tax next year.” She—Then you don’t want to marry me! “Works all right, does it?” “Fine! Gives me a fund for The Goat emergencies.” The Actress (on the morning after the first night)—What do the critics say? Reader—They all roast you “Then my manager is a failure.” Couldn't Fool Him Mose and Tobe, discussing music, chatted a while. Then: “Yas,” said Mose, “Ise gwine ter git me a cucaliptis.”’ “A what?” queried Tobe. “A cucaliptis—dat’s a musical Just a Suggestion “Will you have anything in insterment, fool.”” monade, sir?” ——_ = “Go on, nigger! You can’t fou might pvt in some pracn by B. M. Fatrease kid me—dat’s one of de books sugar and lemon juice.” Menrtions ror tHe Gexsan Anu of de Bible.” comicbooks.com ——