Judge, 1918-12-14 · page 18 of 32
Judge — December 14, 1918 — page 18: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains two sections: humorous anecdotes ("Sex" and "Wheezes") and a cartoon titled "The Joys of Bridge." **The main cartoon** depicts four people playing bridge, with French caption suggesting someone is boasting about their card-playing skills. The joke satirizes bridge as a social activity where players make questionable decisions and inflate their abilities—a common target of early 20th-century humor about parlor games. **The text sections** collect brief jokes and witticisms from newspapers about everyday situations: romantic misunderstandings, lending money, expensive church furniture, zoo visits, and daylight saving time. These represent Judge's typical format of reprinting clever quips submitted by readers or gleaned from other publications. **The satire targets** include marriage negotiations, social pretension, bridge-playing incompetence, and the minor frustrations of modern life. The tone is light and domestic rather than political—characteristic of Judge's mixed content combining commentary on social customs with pure entertainment.
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