Judge, 1920-02-28 · page 32 of 36
Judge — February 28, 1920 — page 32: what you’re looking at
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This page contains three distinct pieces of satirical content: **"Many Are Called but Few Stand Pat"** (top center): A humorous short story by Harry Irving Shemway about a man who repeatedly "stands pat" (holds firm/refuses to budge) in various situations—caught between cars, gambling with poor poker hands, confronting his wife's cryptic note. The joke plays on the phrase "stand pat," showing how stubborn resolve accidentally produces favorable outcomes. The wife's final note reveals she was testing his loyalty; he "won" by refusing to move. **"Consider the Housemaid"** (bottom left): Satirical verse mocking the modern housemaid who avoids all actual domestic labor, lounging on cushions while appearing to sew, ignoring the iceman and telephone, and constantly threatening to abandon her employer for leisure trips. It critiques the leisure class pretenses of servants. **"Safety First"** (right column): Commentary on a fictional "Vocalock"—a voice-activated security device that would recognize only the owner's voice. The satire targets both inventors' optimism and criminals' concerns, joking that even a cold could defeat this "hoarse-proof" system.
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WASHINGTON > DCG & AT 14 And L S& FIVE MINUTES TO THE WHITE HOUSE, SHOPS AND THEATRES) 3X ht Hotel o Home Comforts ~ FRANK P. FENWICK Owner and Manager Peuain g ad ves hoe ere . Yad PaNDicULATOM cd. 305% ance Base. ewelane, ©. Many are Called but Few Stand Pat By Harey Tevinc Suemway SHE left only this all. Mabel.” The against a was the meaning of it? what did she know? Early in the morning 1 had been caught in the middle of the street between six or seven cars apparently bent on running me down I took the bull by the homs and stood pat Damned if the drivers didn’t all scoot around me. This afternoon we struck one of those hands when everybody wants to bet his head off, I took the bull by the homs again and stood pat. And damed if my three jacks didn’t win out a And now this note from my wife saying “she knows all.” Once again and for the third time 1 took the “1 know answer for me t was, this brief note propped up mp on the table in my room. What How much—or rather Inst odds. bull by the homs and stood pat. [put on my slippers, lighted a good cigar and sat down to wit She turned up a pM T never removed the cigar. nor did I relax the vL was in, 1 just stared at nL Of se stone image Long comfortable positi her with the express What do you said I-I Answer ne. Tm n by that note?” I ting mpled up. ull, Jack dear,” Oh, T just knew you were hor she sobbed. rable and 1 wanted to been guilty of Tm so I simply made it up You see vou'd bh and good catch you if you hw anything sorry — and Three shown it, Oh ashamed.” tines [have stood pat to-day with nothing under my feet but leather Consider the Housemaid Ry \tatcouse Taran HE sweeps not. neither does she scrub No dusting brush she plies She bends not o'er the kiundrytub: The dishes never dries On cushions propt. a dainty seam She sews—or seems to sew No fare less rare than double cream “Twixt her fair lips may: go She answers ina languid The angry icgman’s roars The ringing of the telephone She quietly ignores ne We never venture to invite \ friend to dine. for fear She'll motor off to spend the night At Narragansett Pier ‘And though we tender bribes of gold And plead with her to stay Soon, like the Arab, she will fold Her tent, and steal away. 32 JUDGE ALLEN’S FOOT=EASE Gives ease and comfort to feet that are tender | and sore. If shoes pirich or corns | and bunions ache this Antiseptic, Healing Pow der will give quick relief, Shake it in your Shoes Sprinkle it in the Foot bath. Allen's Foot-Ease is sold everywhere. First Rowen Safety Ry by NEW dream which the Yegg Union, Bur glar’s Brotherhood and Lock Picker’s Protective League call a nightmare, threatens the peace of mind of all night prowlers and suc | “soupers.’” Dishonesty will well-nigh disappear when this ilickering fancy becomes a universal reality. A wide-awake scientist is the dreamer this ime Sleep and this sort of dream have nothing in common His hunch is The Vocalock or combinations—just say “Ope “Shut” to window But here's the tch”’—no other voice will open or close it except your own! ‘The only | “kev is the one to which the contrivance is attuned. The human voice is like a thumb-print—in cach of us it is different. With the fingers it is the lines; in specch, it is the vibrations that ditier \ wag suggests that No more keys to ve door, or and pr a cold might lock yo assures us his scheme | out, but the scientist hoarse-proof, At any rate tion that wise business men will soon be equip ping their safes with Vocalocks and cough drops will take the place of nightwatchmen! Where imagination leaps, progress follows. it’s an open-and-shut proposi Regarding Editorial, Subscription and | Advertising Matters ig cents each, 1918 20 cents exc es ay connected wit Srpgbeenting them Ne asted to rede ASING OFFICES. ‘tranvwick Wide York: Marauette ide, Chicago; He comicbooks.com