Judge, 1919-08-02 · page 34 of 36
Judge — August 2, 1919 — page 34: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising and a serialized humor column** rather than political satire. The main content is "Familiar Folks," a character sketch by H.W. Dee describing **Mrs. Flossie Phibber**—a social climber and compulsive liar who invents an affluent past and exaggerates her husband Bill's success. The satire targets **turn-of-century social pretension**: Flossie fabricates her way into prestigious bridge clubs despite being genuinely poor, her husband being broke (his "interests" are only pool and cribbage), and their marriage being contentious. The dark humor culminates in predicting Bill will eventually hit her with a spade or hatchet out of desperation. Surrounding the column are product advertisements (Ginger Ale, Sloan's Liniment, Cuticura, Hotel Wolcott) and a Judge magazine binder offer. A small illustration captioned "Two 'Jacks' and a 'Queen'" accompanies the text—likely a visual pun on playing cards related to the narrative.
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CANTRELL & COCHRANE THE STANDARD Ginger Ale OF TWO CONTINENTS Order by the dozen for use at home FILE your copies of JUDGE and you will have a volume of the world’s best humor. Here is a serviceable binder, made of silk-finished cloth, with JUDGE stamped in gold on the cover. $1.50 brings the binder to you LESLIE-JUDGE CO. 225 Filth Avenue = New York City Cuticura Stops’ Itching an Saves the Hair 411 drugeiste: Soap 7. Ointment Sample each tree of "Outicurs, Dept HOTEL WOLCO’ Very desirable for women traveliag Thirty Pig Shy fie Aw. Draws by Cauv ene Sarr Two “Jacks” axp a “Quees” Familiar Folks Mrs. Flossie Phibber By H.W. Dee ‘OU may not have known Mrs. Phibber personally but you have surely heard some of those interesting stories she has afloat about herself and her husband. Ever since she married him five years ago and moved to your city she has devoted her intellect ex- clusively to the invention of rosy lies about her former state of afflu and pulchritude and the present productiveness of Bill's other in terests. Bill is really as poor as a church mouse. His “other interests” are fifteen-ball pool and cribbage. Flossie Phibber can lie her way straight through from social oblivion to the presidency of the swellest bridge club in the city and never bat a lash. She is petite and pretty, and her clothes are modeled after the most fetching lingerie advertisements. She has a small amount of personal charm and great mountains of nerve and patronizing small talk for the credulous climber Besides all of th S s born in the South not a hundred miles from Chicago, and her accent and rich oldSouthern traditions helpalot Mrs. Phibber and Bill fight a good deal at home. She tries to keep him tuned up to the level of the lies she tells about him. The rack ing strain makes him irritable. Besides, she is an awful baby, the only one they have ever had in the family, and her quarrelsomeness and pouting make him worse. Some day, in a fit of desperation and good judgment, Bill is going to break loose and hit his mendacious little wife with a spade or a hatchet. Then he can spend the rest of his days in quiet and seclusion. “ “Thou shalt wander on the earth till I return”’ rding to the legend, shment cadless »bler who rks, larger and deeper, show of a man, and everywhere he leaves th America with s despair. Read the ie story, por lin its command of te! matchless in i s told by the cele French novelist, Eu Sue, in his romance, The Wandering Jew 6 EDITION DE LUXE VOLUMES IN 3 Each size 8); x6 inch. Over 2200 Pages Deckle-odge, Laid Paper —Original Etchings Big Type —Art Buckram Binding —Gold Tops ORDER TODAY ply is Limited. MONEY BACK IP NOT SATISFIED. nawick Subscripti 418 Brunswick Bldg... N $1.00, first paymect oo SUE'S WANDER resented. I will keep the books and ths alter their delivery for instructions for to be refunded on Address Occupation ‘ sass Or, seod 84.50 with order aod save cash discount. comicbooks.com