Judge, 1921-05-28 · page 8 of 32
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page contains several satirical pieces typical of early 20th-century American humor: **"Where Antipodes Meet"** is a poem mocking Western hypocrisy about Turkey. It contrasts Western moral condemnation of Ottoman brutality with enthusiasm for Turkish cigarettes—suggesting Americans happily consume Turkish products while despising Turkish culture. The "magic Turkish Cigarette" represents this contradiction. **"Epitomic Forgetfulness"** is a comedic short story about a man named Artemus Bloob who frantically catches a ferry, relieved he hasn't forgotten anything—until he opens the newspaper and sees his wife's name, implying he's forgotten *her*. **"Egg View News-Notes"** appears to be local gossip or humor about a small town, mentioning characters like "Muley Cannon" and "Lem Bushnell." **The cartoon** at top shows a woman with a golf bag, captioned as "an excellent house for a dachshund"—a visual pun about the dog's long, narrow body fitting inside the bag. These pieces reflect Judge's typical format: combining visual gags, satirical verse, and humorous anecdotes targeting contemporary American society and consumer culture.
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dorherold- Drwen by Dos Hexion Me. Lorre rixps THat HOUSE FOR A DACHSHUND Where Antipodes Meet By Barrett Loomis AN OLD GOLF-BAG MAKES AN EXCELLENT WERE taught to hate the terrible Turk, ae His harems we despise eit (Ostensibly, at least); L For he will murder, slay or burke, ‘4 Garrote, or pierce the eves, ae Or kill, nor call a priest To give his passport to a soul ’ Let out by his wild dirk » ; As a bogey, he’s tophole And yet how differently we're taught To love that noble thing Which makes our evenings murky, f That comes to us with fragrance fraught i And gives our fancy freest wing, That comes to us from Turkey. Who will deny the one best bet i (To make the dainty nostril snort) Bi Is the magic Turkish Cigarette? hae Epitomic Forgetfulness 2 By Kexneru Forssee ar! . [[f 8s twelve forty-eight. ‘The last ferry crossed at twelver a fifty. Leaping from a taxicab, Artemus Bloob sprinted for the Hoboken slip By happy chance there was no li Thrusting exact change through the grill he grabbed the pasteboard and eat the wicket dashed for the gates Of course he made it. Bells clanged and the boat moved out q a moment later. He panted contentedly. What luck! Sud } } denly apprehensive, Bloob looked about. Had he forgot some- ! thing? Apparently not. Umbrella? Under his.arm. Paper? ne In his pocket. Hat? Where it belonged. { r) j Relieved, he opened the newspaper i a \ blinding flash!—Mrs, Artemus Bloob! " | m Dra bid Up to Date 14 Wine, Women and Sing Sing. } 8 “Ellsworth, Tam afraid er, 1 am afraid “Why in blazes don’t you run, then? Egg View News-Notes By Lesuir Vax Every Y CANNON figures that old Father ime ain't afflicted with baldness, because somebody is always seizing him by the forclock A set of triplets unexpectedly arrived at the © carly this morning. Sherm © for a wheel-barrow several other persons, spent vie show in Pollywog to conducted a hunt after Sherm Spoor h has a go-cart to tro Plato Prouty, an a miserable hour at Tuesday night, while P' a dime he lost on the floor. Lem Bushnell, our marshal, who has been get ting descriptions by mail of a lot of bank-robbers lately, threw up his hands yesterday when an auto mobile tire exploded behind him! Sure Enough! Why Didn't He? Ellsworth, aged five, would use profanity. in spite of his parents’ admonitions. While playing in the front yard and having a “good time of one day, the Baptist’ clergyman passed paused and said: He asked Ellsworth. Vitaminers One advantage in being a glutton is that your body gets a suificient amount of vitamines. y RW. Fetes “Ir's tTHar snockinc Miss Ostricu, sy pear. Sue DOESN'T KNOW THE MEANING OF MODESTY IN DRESS!’ comicbooks.com