Judge, 1919-08-23 · page 18 of 36
Judge — August 23, 1919 — page 18: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains three satirical sections: **"Making Sure of His Ground"** (Lawyers section): A racist dialogue where a Black man seeks a divorce attorney. The humor relies on dialect stereotyping and the absurd premise that the man's wife divorced him and remarried without his knowledge—yet he wants a divorce from *her*. The satire targets both the man's confusion and, implicitly, lawyers' willingness to take any case. **"A Study in Progress"** (center): An illustration captioned "Knights, ancient and modern" shows a medieval knight beside a modern man viewing artwork—likely satirizing how modern society mirrors historical excess or folly, though the specific reference is unclear. **Politics section**: Four brief jokes mocking politicians and governance—suggesting politicians cannot manage public affairs like businessmen manage companies because they must please everyone; questioning who "plain people" are now that women vote; and joking about a patriarch grateful his wasteful son didn't enter politics (avoiding congressional investigation). The overall tone targets political incompetence, gender politics (new women voters), and racial stereotypes typical of early 20th-century American satire.
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= | | LAWYERS Making Sure of His Ground —Near the entrance of the Dollar Bank building the other day a colored man hesitated in front of the office directory and care fully scanned the list of names “Can I do anything for you, uncle?” asked a thoughtful young man who stood near the spot “Ahm lookin’ foah a good attomey.” the man explained “Well, you'll be safe in taking almost iny on the list.”” A Study in “But Ah wants a fus’ class man Well, why not go to Umson?” Is he fus’ class?” “Best there is.” “Well, Ah'll go to sce him case am impohtant.” “What's the trouble?” “Ah thinks Ah kin git a divo’ce fum my wife, ‘cause Ah jes heard she went got married again.” Telegram ‘cause my and Youngstown Both Ways—Lawyer—Now, when I give you the wink while you're telling the story, rememLer that is where you get off, Witness Imerican Sure; Um on— Baltimors Progress URW Knights, ancient and modern.— The World (London). An Evening Stroll in Melbourne Hokl-ups by armed footpads are still of {re quent occurrence in Melbourne. A few «J and robbed of every g but his underclothing.”"—News ilem burbs—Oh, do be careful, re not to wander away from the main street Jchn—Fuphemia, 1 am_ read: If the worst comes to orst, | have my thick (Australia) Bulletin POLITICS | A Wise One—“Who are the plain people, anyhow?” “Well, 1 wouldn't apply the term to the lady voters." Leutstille Courier- Journal. Poor Service—Jones— Mayor Bump wc is a public servant es—He is, bat you ought to see sore of the stuff he serves them. Topics The Difficulty--“It doesn’t follow that a successful business man can be a success in polities.” “No?” “No, A man may be able to run a hig business without any trouble all, but the minute he tries to run a big he finds that ke’s got to please everybody and that’s a job he knows nothing about.” Detroit Free Press “There's * said the Thankful For Something: one thing I’m glad of anyhow, patriarch. “What's prodigal son “You didn’t get into politics and make your wastefulness so cons; for a congressional investigation.””— Washington Star that, father?” asked the comicbooks.com