Judge, 1919-04-05 · page 9 of 32
Judge — April 5, 1919 — page 9: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Explanation for Modern Readers This *Judge* magazine page contains three satirical pieces: **"His Supplementary Suggestion"** depicts a moralistic reformer petitioning to ban games (cards, dice, billiards) as municipal "misdemeanors." An old man agrees—*if* the petition also bans idle habits like thumb-twiddling, gossiping about weather, and calling strangers "Brother" while minding their business. The joke mocks self-righteous crusaders who seek to legislate morality while ignoring their own annoying social behaviors. **"Next Year"** sarcastically comments on wartime romantic imagery: artists depict women enthusiastically welcoming soldier-heroes home from combat. The punch line: next year, those same women will revert to chasing men with money, not military service. This cynically dismisses sentimental patriotic narratives as temporary propaganda. **"Helpful Hints on the Lawn"** offers absurdist gardening advice (hammering bumps, using mole-tunnels as hoses), plainly nonsensical for comedic effect. All three pieces target hypocrisy, false sentimentality, and self-deluding behavior in American society.
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Drawn by Davin Rovixsow Ciotues anp Tuerr Makers His Supplementary Suggestion By Tos P, Morcax “ ROTHER,” began the horse-faced man, “I have here a petition to the Town Council, praying them to make it a misdemeanor to play any game of cards, dice, billiards, checkers, draughts, backgammon, dominoes, jackstones or mum- blepeg, either in public or private, within the limits of the municipality. Now, Brother, may I ask you to append your signature to it, and—” “Certainly, you may ask,” a trifle grimly returned the Old Codger. “I will sign the paper in as many places as you like if you will add, to be also placed under the ban, twiddling the thumbs, scratching the back at home or abroad, flaunting red hair in public places, relating stomachic symptoms or reminiscences of the weather, and I will give twenty-five dollars to the cause if circulating petitions calling chance acquaintances ‘Brother’ and minding other people’s business be made hanging offenses. G'day! : Next Year The cartoonists and woman's page illustrators may do their very worst. Let them show rich girls, poor girls, pretty girls, and cute girls abandoning the fellow$ that stayed at home and welcoming the returning heroes in khaki. Let them indi- cate plainly that the girls pass up everybody in favor of the soldierly homecomers. It is good stuff. It is the thing to do. But—next year you will find the girls back at the same old stand, watching for the young man with a bank account. Helpful Hints on the Care of the Lawn If your lawn is full of bumps, these may be driven down with a hammer. It is not well to pasture the horse or cow on the lawn in wet weathgs, These animals have a tendency to push in the face of the lawn. If you have a mole assisting you in the care of your lawn, use the mole-track for a hose, pouring the watar in at one end and fastening a nozzle on the other. This will save your garden hose. comicbooks.com