Judge, 1922-06-03 · page 13 of 36
Judge — June 3, 1922 — page 13: what you’re looking at
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# Explanation of Judge Magazine Page Content **The Folding Umbrella (top):** A practical joke cartoon showing how to pack an umbrella by folding it accordion-style. The humor escalates as the man attempts to use it in rain—the umbrella's compact folds spring open chaotically, comically defeating its purpose. **"Stories to Tell" Section:** This page solicits humorous anecdotes from readers ($10 for best, $5 for second-best). The three published stories exemplify early 20th-century workplace and domestic humor: 1. **"He Got the Money"**: A young bill-collector uses bluff psychology—threatening to tell creditors the debtor already paid—to collect from someone notorious for avoiding payment. 2. **"Kindness"**: A drunk husband's wife tries kindness instead of scolding; he cynically notes she'll still be criticized later anyway. 3. **"In a Hurry"**: A doctor complains that ducks during hunting moved too quickly—simple wordplay about the birds' speed. The page also includes minor comic items about banquet etiquette ("seventh inning stretch"), a girl misinterpreting Milton's "lip of Tantalus," and advertisements for novelty items (cigarette ash remover, fish hook). The overall tone reflects turn-of-century American middle-class humor.
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FOLDING UMBRELLA— WHEN PACKED IN THIS MANNER | ~ LIT FITS ~N, T~ $7 au, its 4 , COMMENCING S T O R The Folding Umbrella. IES T O T ELL JUDGE pays $10 weekly for the best story submitted for this page, and $5 for the second best. All others at regular Drawn by NATE COLLIER. Diploma displayer for college graduate looking for a job. ALL UP THE presiding officer at a Washing- ton banquet recently introduced an innovation that will be appreciated by all baseball fans who have learned to practice and revere it as an attrac tion, No doubt the surprise. There had been two or three rather long-winded speeches following a somewhat Gargantuan feast. The com- pany had, in consequence, been seated continuously for more than two hours Suddenly rising as if to announce the next spellbinder, the presiding officer rejoiced all hearts by saying: “Gentlemen, it’s the seventh ing. Let's stretch!” the banqueters enjoyed inn- THE GIRL’S IDEA The professor, at a previous lecture on Milton's “Paradise Lost,” had ex- plained the Greek legend of Tantalus to the class. He had now come again to this reference, and asked a rather demure, dark-haired girl: “Dot, what does Milton mean by the ‘Lip of Tan- talus'?” Dot, failing at first to give any sign of comprehension, the professor tried to encourage her. “Well, sir,” she finally replied, “didn’t he mean the tantalizing lip?” rates, First Prize HE GOT THE MONEY The young man had had no ex- perience whatever in collecting bills, but he was desperately in need of a job and was willing to tackle almost anything. The mer- chant to whom he had applied for work hadn't much faith in his ability, and more to get rid of him than anything else gave him an old account against a man who had the reputation of owing everybody and paying nothing till he had to. “If you will collect this,” he said to the young man, “I will give you a regular job.” To the merchant's great aston- ishment, the young man returned inside of half an hour with the money. “How in the world did you do it?” he gasped “I told him,” said the young man, “that if he didn’t pay me I would tell all his other creditors that he had done so.” Second Prize KINDNESS Jones had very consistently come home drunk every Saturday night, and his wife had just as consistently re- ceived him at the door with a broom and the customary abuse. The neigh- bors suggested that perhaps kindness WN by Ho Jd. Peck The self-baiting fish hook. Original, unpublished humorous stories only are wanted. would help where harsher methods had failed, and accordingly the next Saturday night she met him at the door and said ou’re late, dear, but I have supper waiting; so just sit down and I'll get your slippers and put them on for you.” Jones winked owlishly, and replied: “Well, go as far as you like, dearie. I'll get hell when I get home, any- way!” Deswn by NATE COLLIER THE NEW TIME LOCK CIGA- RETTE ASH REMOVER Lighting cigarette sets mechanism in motion. Every twenty-three seconds the small finger descends and lightly flicks the ash from cigarette. Dotted lines show ash remover in action. IN A HURRY An old doctor, feeling the need of an afternoon in the open air, decided to go duck hunting. The day after the hunt, a friend hailed him with the query: “How was the duck hunting, doctor?” “Well,” responded Dr. J., “not so good. When we got out to the hunting grounds, we found plenty of ducks, but I never saw ducks in such a hell of a hurry in my life!” comicbooks.com