Judge, 1921-09-10 · page 8 of 36
Judge — September 10, 1921 — page 8: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page from Judge contains three distinct pieces of satirical content: **"The Hoodlum"** by Anthony Euwer satirizes working-class ruffians—likely Irish or Italian immigrants—who disrupt New York City life through aggressive, inconsiderate behavior on subways and streets. The piece mocks their speech patterns ("goil," "woiks," "Joisey"), cheap flashy clothing, and general rowdiness. It's a class-based social critique typical of early-20th-century publications. **The middle cartoon section** features decorative illustrations including Russian Bolshevik satire ("Parlortolshevicovitch") mocking the 1917 Russian Revolution and Trotsky, alongside theatrical humor. **"Little Light Love"** is a romantic poem celebrating fleeting, inconsequential affairs. **"Vacancies in Valhalla"** is a brief joke about how heroism isn't a sustainable profession. The page reflects Judge's focus on urban social commentary, immigrant stereotyping, anti-Communist sentiment (timely post-1917), and lighthearted domestic humor aimed at middle-class readers.
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The Hoodlum By ANTHONY EUWER HAT’S a New York Hoodlum? I'll tell you. When you awake with a start any time after twelve-thirty P.M. because a wild yell is wafted up from the street be- low—giving you a good hour before you can get to sleep again—that fellow’s a Hood- lum. When you’re almost knocked over as you are getting out of the subway by the chap who wants to get in before anybody else—who slides into your seat when you’ve gotten up to give it to another—who sticks his feet all over the aisle —who when he has to stand, stands on your feet because he’s too lazy to stand on his * own—who would rather land in your lu» going around curves than hang on to the strap, well that fellow’s a Hoodlum. Two Hoodlums will en- tertain a whole car by punching each other in the ribs and grabbing hats —it is very amusing—to them. He is usually an inhabitant of the Bronx though he has a goil who woiks in Joisey. He wears silk shirts with poiple and pink stripes, trousers above his shoe-tops and a short-skirt coat. He reads the Jcinal fer the Drawn by G. B. INwoon. “FOR HEAVEN’S SAKE, KID, GO WASH YOUR FACE!” moidaws, changes at the Grand Cen- teral, is somewhat of an athalete, woiks in a Garadge at a Hundred- and-thoity-thoid and Foist and tells the woild he’s some bo. Only One Thing Ham—There is only one thing the movies could offer me that would make me leave the legitimate stage. Sam—And what would they have tc offer you? Ham—A job. Drawn by WILLIAM Henry MATHEWS—Deeorations by WILFRED JONES. PARLORTOLSHEVICOVITCH A LADY OF RUSSIA LOVED TROTSKI. OF HIS DOCTRINES SHE THOUGHT A WHOLE LOTSKI. THEY TOOK ALL BUT HER HAIR AND SOME LIGHT UNDERWEAR; NoW SHE CALLS THE WHOLE SCHEME TOMMY-ROTSKI. Little Light Love By MaBeEL HAUGHTON COLLYER ITTLE LIGHT LOVE, she may last but a day; When she comes, she is off like a breeze. Little Light Love but a mo- ment may stay— Evasive and always a tease. Frankly inconstant, but won- drously fair— Sweetly enchanting gay. A wee bit of spice is bewitch- ingly nice, As truth must compel us to say. and Little Light Love, she is al- ways a flirt; But harmless as whiff of the air. How can a kiss from her merry lips hurt? Why should a Truly Love care That butterfly wings touch the edge of a heart? There’s never a piper to pay When Little Light Love with the coo of a dove Just woos you and flutters away! Vacancies in Valhalla The trouble with being a hero is that it is not a steady job.