Judge, 1918-12-28 · page 20 of 33
Judge — December 28, 1918 — page 20: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page from Judge combines humor sections with satirical commentary on post-WWI American life and international politics. **"Democratic Germany"** depicts chaos in Weimar Germany following WWI, with figures in disarray—satirizing the political instability and disorder afflicting the defeated nation. The **"Yanks"** section mocks American military preparedness through jokes about soldiers reluctant to serve (one claiming "hammer toes" to avoid the army) and draftees uncertain about their deployment. **Food and Auto sections** use domestic humor to critique American consumer culture and class anxieties. The "Autos" jokes highlight status-consciousness—a woman refusing to repair her old car lest a neighbor recognize it—and marital tensions over spending. Throughout, the satire reflects 1920s concerns: post-war economic adjustment, class mobility, gender dynamics in marriage, and American military involvement. The humor is period-specific, relying on contemporary anxieties about automobiles as status symbols and unstable international conditions following the Great War.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
ts Seseet gop v x Ss orm } F O O D Change of Menu—Diner (just en tered)—Hello, Jim! Anything new on the bill of fare today? The Other—There’s a grease spot I didn’t notice there yesterday.—Boston Transcript. Took the Hint—AMrs. Gadabout—Are you still bothered with the awful Boresum family coming to dine with you every few Gabalot—Oh, no; took the hint Mrs. Gadabout—What did you say to them? Mrs. Gabalot—Oh, nothing was said. But we served sponge cake every time they came.—Indiana polis Star hey finally Democratic Germany © police cities have been scatter the crow (Leipziger Volkseritun The Only Things Left t you give me something left from your last meal to eat, ma'am?” asked the tramp at the kitchen door. “But, my man, you couldn't eat prune pits.” said the boarding-house lady Yonkers Statesman. Precocious Kentucky—In addition to wholesale births in Pendleton County the babies are now reported born with teeth. They seem to forget this is the Hoover age, not the Fletcher.—Cynthiana (Ky.) Democrat. Dot Dear Kaiser—Vonce! Asking Too Much— Cuptain Renkin -What’s all the fuss? Captain Phyle—This to being vaccinated. “Why?” “ He said he wanted to see get through the war withe Yo ron Telegram ughboy objects i he co sera Georgian’s Route to Berlin—A Tif ton youth of the 18-45 class showed a friend his registration card. “Here's my ticket to Paris,” he said; “from there I'm going to work my way to Berlin Tifton Gazette Knocking Them — Kookie— I'm no good for the army, sir. I've got hammer toes.” Doctor—Nonsense! Jus a route march for knocking down nails in your boots!—Medical Advocate Fellow Prisoners The Cheese—What, (Paris) the things on , A UT O S Altruistic—" Henry, I must have a new car.” “We can't afford it. We'll have our last year’s car done over.” “Impossible. That spiteful Mrs. Grib- ble would be sure to recognize it.” “Hard-hearted woman, would you deny your neighbor such keen satisfac- tion?”"—Birmingham Age-Herald. Vocabulary—"Couldn’t you have fixed up the flivver yourself?” asked Mrs. Chuggins. “Yes,” answered her husband; “but I like to take it to the shop once in a while. The repair man has a harsh temper and ulks about it gives me some Washington Star. new ideas. Such a Frankness liow’ can I repay you y is to say fellows knew ck me in!” © best If the o they'd n) To the Manner Born—* They seem to have a lot of trouble with their car.” “Yes. Her husband is one of those expert accountants who imagines he was a born mechanic.”—Louisville Courier- Journal. Just as Good—Helter—Have you a book called “How to Acquire a Good Carriage’’? Clerk—No, sir, but here is Ways to Obtain an Automobile. Toledo Blade. comicbooks.com