Judge, 1919-03-01 · page 8 of 32
Judge — March 1, 1919 — page 8: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page contains three satirical pieces targeting post-WWI American society: **"The 'Home Again' Parade"** mocks a returning soldier's planned victory march through his hometown. The satire reveals petty grievances the soldier plans to highlight: passing the store owner who doubted him, drilling before the contractor who fired him, parading past Sadie Snipp (who snubbed him for a lieutenant), and marching past Harde Flint (who foreclosed on his mother's home). The joke critiques small-town hypocrisy—these people ignored or mistreated the soldier before his military service; now he'll flaunt his uniform before them. **"His Opinion"** features a returned soldier's blunt assessment of a woman's singing voice, suggesting she "ought to kill at three miles"—dark humor about lethal range, implying her singing is weaponlike. **"Chief Sitting Cloud"** presents a Native American receiving a package from his soldier son in France, joking about "German pale face" scalps. This reflects period attitudes mixing racial stereotypes with WWI commentary. All pieces use returning soldiers to satirize American social pretense and wartime experiences.
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\ \ : }'| Lf Drown by Jous Hexo, Ja. a A good thing about a box seat at the play One can sort of catch up. The “Home Again” Parade By E,W. Terrzet Tentatice Route of March, as Selected b3 (formerly Private) A. Dough ROM City Park down State Street, past The Racket store (whose proprietor once predicted, in the presence of a dozen customers, that Doughboy never would amount to anything). West on Elm with a brief pause for drill (in front of the office of Jerry McCarty, Contractor, who relieved our hero of his foremanship on the ground that he couldn’t “handle men”). South on Fourth Avenue (passing the home of Sadie Snipp, who cut him dead when he appeared in uniform, on furlough from the training camp. N. B. Sadie was with a lieutenant at the time). East on Bradley (where lives Harde S. Flint, who sought to foreclose the mortgage on Doughboy’s widowed mother’s home. Drums playing “Rogues” March”). North on Center Street (to the home of Bett all of whose overseas mail has been signed, “Ever Ax D."). Company dismissed. Sergeant rew, yours, Not Sacrilege But Imagination Little Doris—What makes the stars, mama? Oh. I know, God bumps his head on the moon His Opinion Fond Parent—Did you hear my daughter sing? ) Returned Soldier—Ves. Fond Parent—What did you think of her range? Hite Returned Soldier—I should say she ought to kill at three miles. Under Cover By Orsox Lowett AGAZINE covers may be divided into four M classes: The mascutine cover, showing the husky young buck in his sartorial perfection. The reminine cover, showing females of all ages, generally kissing something—father, mother, husband, etheart, baby or pup-d ne CUNNIN’ cover, showing a half-portion of infant of the human, feline, or canine variety; | The xuper cover (they have been called un-covers), showing—well, nearly everything. Along this line, some of our “snappy, “spicy,” “daring,” “saucy” con- temporaries (the characterizations are their own) are wonderful in their ability to go the limit without being / barred from the males. The little boxed notice on the corner asking the reader to affix a one-cent stamp so that our boys at the front may be regaled by these views amuses one. “NO WRAPPING, NO ‘DRES say's the doughboy as he holds it in his hard hand. that’s about right.” josh! In Sagebrush Center “LT want to die with my boots on,” declared Pizen Pete. “Your wish will be gratified if you track mud on my carpet.” Ka announced Cactus Drawn by Doxacp McKee hief Sitting Cloud (opening a package from his son in France) Heap funny scalps the German pale face have. comicbooks.com