Judge, 1919-08-09 · page 21 of 36
Judge — August 9, 1919 — page 21: what you’re looking at
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This page from Judge presents two sections of satirical short items and jokes reflecting early 20th-century concerns. **"Bad Breaks"** collects brief news-based humor: Germany's request for extra time signing the peace treaty (likely post-WWI), aviation advances, wine scarcity in Spain, and a court case where an employer was fined for losing an employee's finger—all presented as absurd situations worthy of ridicule. **"High-Brows"** features more sophisticated jokes targeting intellectual pretension. A poet demands his landlord repair his crumbling house for posterity; a professor's wife accuses him of jealousy over damaged seeds; another academic attributes jazz music to cosmic forces to seem cultured. The accompanying cartoon depicts a couple courting while observers identify them, with dialogue about refusing marriage proposals. The satire targets both post-war bureaucratic absurdity and the affectations of educated classes—people adopting false sophistication or using pseudoscientific explanations to maintain appearances of intellectualism. The humor relies on readers recognizing contemporary anxieties about modernity, class, and social pretension.
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| HIGH- BROWS Discriminating No Repairs—" Why don't you fix up this house a bit?"’ demanded the irate poct. “It is tumbling down. Some day people may be pointing it out as the place where I once lived.” “Tn that case,” said the landlord easily, “we'll want it to have an ancient and antique effect.""—Kansas City Journal. The Car of Conquest—Senator Thom as declared that the distinction lay in the fact that Poland, Rumania and other countries which were given recog nition were AUTOMOBILE countries before and were members of the Peace Confer- ence at the beginning He said that countries like Korea, India, Egypt and Ireland were in another class.—San Francisco Examiner. Rivals—‘ My dear,”’ said the wife of | the eminent protessor, “the hens have scratched up all the egg-plant seed you The Stout Refusal—Paris, June 23;— (By Cable to the Associated Press.) —Germany today requested an addi- tional 48 hours within which to sign the peace treaty. The council of three FATLY refused the request.—Canton Exe- Antist—Yes, | had a narrow escape F I was painting that picture of the Sp ning Repository An Arab came up behind me and nearly Fancy Title—" What would you sug- sowed.” “Ah, jealousy!” mused the professor —and he immediately began an article on i the “Evidences of Envy in the Lower Grade of Bipeds.”. Transcript . . stabbed me in the back . gest as a title for my book of philo- Air Castle in the Air—‘“Carrying ee jiend— What he phere an cts in soph sayings?” ene Exypt too, then?—The Passing Skow (Lon- ) newspapers and ten passengers a Hand- — Peypt too, then? —The Passing Lets cost How sould Shiavidgs trom | ley Page arRopROME. landed at Montrose a High Plane of Thought’ di ~Boston at 9.15 yesterday morning.”—London —_Ggoties a la Mode—" Panisiennes are Transcript Daily Sketch wearing long undervests, with BUG turn- How do you account over collars made of butcher-blue or rose Cosmicomical— Here at I * made Wo Dubarry linen, with simple tailor-mades for comets and meteors?” inquired the experimenta : he carried in the morning.” —Femina, Paris girl who wanted to seem scientific. ELEVEN THOUSAND PASSENGERS and gas- “Now and then,” replied the professor oline."—London Daily Herald. A Sea Tale—“ Pair of TROUSERS, navy — who wanted to scem frivolous, “the music / Yorkshire (Eng.) Post of the spheres attempts a little jazz.” | Washington Star. blue, 34 cutest. Blow Ye Wines, Blow There is 44 probably more wine available in Spain te than in any other winp-pRopuc- Identifies ING country.” —Glasgow Citizen And Muzzled—“Any owNer whose dog shows signs of illness SHOULD BE CHAINED UP SECURELY.” — Bradford Argus A Careless Boss—"The courts gave judgment for £25 against an employer BECAUSE HE LOST A FINGER OF ONE OF uts HANDS.” —John Bull (London) Feeding at the Movie Trough— “Since that time Pauline Frederick has gone majestically on her way, winning hearts and sWILLING AUDIENCES.” Yorkshire (Eng.) N = The Eyes Have It—“ ‘She's down!" groaned Yates, and he coverep is WANDS WitH HIS FYES.”—The Picture Show. No Danger of Infringement—*“ En gineering Partner Wanted . . . to take active part in manufacture of fully pat- r * rae) 3 »u know I love you-—-will you marry m ented universal FOOL; genuine.”"—Liver- She—But, my dear boy, I refused you only a week agu. pool (Eng.) Echo Adv He—Oh! Was that you?—London Opinton. 2 comicbooks.com