Judge, 1921-08-13 · page 8 of 36
Judge — August 13, 1921 — page 8: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page contains three distinct pieces of humor typical of early 20th-century Judge magazine: **"Uprightousness"** (top left): A brief joke about a man eating fifty ears of corn—the humor relies on the pun that standing up would allow him to eat more, playing on "uprighteous" (upright/righteous). **"Nomenclature"** (center): A fashion industry joke where dress names like "Banana Peel" are absurdly literal descriptions rather than elegant designations. The satire mocks commercial fashion marketing. **"Twixt Cup and Lip"** (right): A philosophical poem by J. Milo Curci exploring the gap between desire and achievement—between having something (the cup) and enjoying it (the lip). Uses farming, business, and social metaphors to illustrate how plans fail between conception and completion. **Golf cartoon** (bottom): An illustrated golf rule explaining that players cannot assume a ball is out of bounds without a five-minute search—satirizing golf's obsessive rule-consciousness and the sport's genteel pretension to precision. The page represents Judge's blend of social satire, wordplay, and contemporary cultural commentary.
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than the sleeping sickness. Gerrish was crazy about it. Every noon hour he practised in the back hall- way by the freight elevator, while the stenographers giggled and admired. But never could he get more than a foot off the floor. And so, every night after dinner now, up goes Gerrish to bed and be- gins to count imaginary sheep jump- ing over a fence. Soon he rises, rises—floats away like thistledown over a cemetery... . Take last night, for instance. rish amused himself by from City Hall Park to the top of the Woolworth building, then falling gently back into Broadway. It’s much more fun than golf, says Ger- rish, and doesn’t cost so much as the theatres. And you’ve no idea how comfort- able it is strolling all over New York in pajamas. ... Or do you prefer the old-fashioned nightshirts? Ger- Uprighteousness De Foe—I heard of a man who ate fifty ears of corn at a sitting. De Witt—He should have stood up znd then he could have eaten more. jumping , Drawn by R. B. Futter. Clarice—ANNABEL’S NEW HUSBAND IS A DUKE—THE LAST OF HIS LINE. Trene—WELL, A CRAZY ABOUT Nomenclature “All our gowns have names. We call this model the Banana Peel.” Twixt Cup and Lip By J. MILo Curci THE cup is on the table, the lip is on the face; but the road be- tween is noted as a slippery sort of place. There’s a shanty where I’m living, but a palace in my mind; only Cupid dwells between them, and the little fellow’s blind! The sower works in spring-time, and the reaper in the fall; but between them come the weevil, and the army-worm, and all. The producer’s in the harness, the consumer’s in a sweat; but the road is bad between them, and they’re not acquainted yet. The clerk is at the bottom, and the owner at the top; it’s a slippery job ascending, and an easy trick to drop. The cher- ished public office from the home is plainly seen; but the bleaching bones of candidates are scattered in be- tween. The dollaz’s in the workshop, and the pocket’s in the pants; but the passageway between them has an element of chance. Yes, there’s “this” that’s present with us, and there’s “that” that’s over there; but the rocky road between them is the rub that makes us swear! Golf Rules—Illustrated: RULE 23 (2) ON REACHING THE PLACE WHERE THE FIRST BALL IS LIKELY TO BE, IF THE PLAYER OR HIS OPPOD NT BE STILL IN DOUBT, THE PLAYER IS TILL, HE HAS MADE A SEARCH OF FIVE MINUTES. NOT ENTITLED TO PRESUME THAT THE BALL IS OUT OF BOUNDS