Judge, 1920-04-10 · page 21 of 36
Judge — April 10, 1920 — page 21: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains several short humorous anecdotes satirizing early 20th-century American life: **"Old Literature"** mocks how people read magazines in doctors' waiting rooms to kill time during the Spanish-American War era. **"Needless Camouflage"** jokes about a doctor pretending to be busy on the phone to justify high fees, then admitting to a stranger he has nothing to do—exposing medical profession dishonesty. **"Unreasonable"** satirizes a widow's complaint about a successful operation, suggesting patients are ungrateful or litigious. **"Patriotic Mendicancy"** (with cartoon) shows a beggar claiming disability to solicit donations—critiquing fraudulent charity appeals. The remaining items are brief quips about movies, filmmaking, and social conventions. Overall, the page reflects Judge's characteristic satire targeting professional pretension, commercialism, and American foibles rather than specific political figures or events.
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Old Literature—"You well posted on the Spanish War?” “Yep, been going to the doctor lately » kill time Tread the magazines he had 1 up.” Louisville Courier-Journa seem very Needless Camouflage —He hi his shingle. ‘That stranger entered. The doctor asked to 1 just morning a Ie excused as he hurried to the ph Taking down the receiver, he ssid Yes, this is Dr. Whoosit. Yes, [will be ready for you at two-ten this afternoor But please be Two hundred dollars? mpt for Lam very busy Yes, that w2 estimate I gave you.” Hanging up the receiver, he turned to anger rubbing his hands “Now, sir, what can 1 do for thes and, you? Nothing,” replicd the stranger, quic ly. “1 only came in to connect Oral Hygien up the telephone,” Unreasonable “Was the successful?” ‘It was brilliantly demonstrated. Only one person did not seem to be pleased with the results.” Who was that?” The patient's Imerican. operation so in the facts i Bult widow,” Patriotic Mendicancy “Paucre Aveugle en ra accepte les timbr tage stamps and subw accepted.” Le Péle-Méh Modern Idealism A Novel Idea—"T have an novel ides for a film play.” “What is it?” “The husband have no serious marital difficulties.” Lo ille Courier-Journal and wife in’ the plot Making a Movie “What are you filming, boy?” Shakespeare's “Richelieu.” said the camera man I keep telling him that Shakespeare didn’t Richelieu.” declared his assistant “Well, boys. never mind whe Iv’s the directing that Fun, write rote it counts.” Film wild waves beating themselves into creamy tabout them waves as an advertisement Gracious! What's woodpeckers? It’s the man taking He (to the fair one) that clicking sound She—No, darling! moving pictures of your proposal to me to be used in case 1 have to sue you for breach of promise. —Dallas The Real Thing What's the ex citement: here?” \ movie actress is registering indig nation,” But where’s the camera man?” There isn’t any camera man having words with a genuine trafic policeman.” —Birmingham Age- Herald, She's Pa, what's an anomaly?” too young to detinitic Quite So “Tm afraid you are understand the dictionary son.” ‘Can't you give me some idea, pa?” “Yes, my boy. A motion-picture star who doesn't own an automobile is an anomaly.”—Birmingham Age- Herald, comicbooks.com