Judge, 1918-11-30 · page 7 of 32
Judge — November 30, 1918 — page 7: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis: Judge Magazine Page **Top Cartoon (Hamilton Williams):** Shows military officers discussing a new recruit's poor appearance. The caption's humor hinges on class anxiety during WWI—the officer suggests the recruit looks unmilitary, but the recruit counters he "only enlisted for the duration of the war," implying this is temporary hardship, not permanent soldiering. **"The Notion Counter" (Douglas Malloch):** A satirical essay with embedded Carl Anderson cartoon. The text mocks German national character ("that's the Germans") while offering cynical observations about marriage, honesty, and social climbing. The cartoon shows a German military figure bragging to royalty about aggressive tactics ("gave der enemy no rest...until dey vas tired out")—likely satirizing German militarism during WWI. Both pieces reflect American wartime sentiment: skepticism toward German conduct, class consciousness, and domestic social commentary framed through wartime anxiety.
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WOULD like to be on the membership com- mittee of a nice warm penitentiary somewhere there are several fellows I am ready to propose for members} Some me ¢ such awful liars that en they are condemned out of their own mouths we can't believe them. If there were a string you could follow back to the cause of your trouble you would come to yourself. The cost of living was high enough already, and now it even costs more to go live on your relatives. There is only one thing that keeps the world from admiring the German race, and that’s the Germans. Before marriage she pre- nlisted for the duration of the war! Notion Counter 'y Dovetas Matrocu Drden by Cant, Axpenson “I gafe der enemy no rest, your Majesty, retreating until dey vas tired out.” soldier all your life? fers to believe the best, after marriage she prepares to believe the worst. A man likes to meet a girl in the dark, when what he ought to pray for is a cak cium. How a woman does love a good husband, if he is also a willing carpet beater. We would not worry about the past if the pres- ent would let us be happy. We passed a number of bad checks yesterday, pick- ing out a new suit. A mean chief will sprout a whole officeful of mean little bosses. A soft job is like a mud i: you can’t advance y rapidly. There are times when the cleverest thing you can say is nothing. comicbooks.com