Judge, 1921-10-15 · page 14 of 36
Judge — October 15, 1921 — page 14: what you’re looking at
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This page contains rural humor and satirical quips typical of early 20th-century American comedy. **Top cartoon** (by Gardner O. Rea): A rural romance sketch where "Si" is infatuated with a new schoolteacher. The humor lies in his clumsily untangling her fishing line from a tree as evidence of his romantic interest—depicting rural courtship as awkward and earnest. **Text sections** offer brief satirical observations: - "Arrests Impossible": Small-town incompetence—the constable lost his badge and the replacement hasn't arrived, so no arrests occur. - "A Cynic's Wisdom": Paradoxical observations about human nature and morality. - "Rubicon and Rubicund": A pun on "rubicund" (red-faced) rather than the historical Rubicon. - "The Best Place": Urban satire suggesting a telephone booth offers the only escape from the modern world. **Bottom cartoon**: A large woman in elaborate dress addresses men, offering to form a committee to provide her a seat—satirizing both aristocratic pretension and gentlemanly courtesy culture. The page reflects Judge's mixture of rural simplicity humor and urbane social satire.
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Drawn by Garpner O. Rea. “So you think Si’s pretty keen on that new school-marm do ye?” “Why, Hank, he’s plain crazy about her! this mornin’ he’s untangled her line from that tree with a grin on his face!” Arrests Impossible “Hain’t been any arrest in this here town fer near two weeks now,” confided the native. “Why hasn’t there been?” asked the stranger. “Wal, the constable lost his star and the new one the mayor ordered ain’t got here yet.” A Cynic’s Wisdom The daughter of a katydid is never mother of a canary. Neither vice ner virtue long live in solitude. Paradox: The Middleman who usu- ally is the man on top. There has beer no reduction in the wages of sin. That’s th’ third time | Rubicon and Rubicund “[ have crossed the rubicund.” “How?” “Our red-faced cook.” The Best Place “I'd like to take a holiday away from the world entirely.” “Why not try a telephone box?” 14