Judge, 1924-01-12 · page 11 of 36
Judge — January 12, 1924 — page 11: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis for Modern Readers The top cartoon satirizes theatrical child labor and exploitation. An actor confronts a young boy (his "kid brother") who's demanding a quarter while threatening to expose the actor's act. The actor offers a dollar to keep the boy quiet, revealing how child performers were used as props and blackmailed for silence—a practice considered exploitative even then. The accompanying essay, "The Age of Chivalry," humorously subverts the concept of gentlemanly honor. The narrator claims to embody courteous values but then describes comically botching a simple act of helping an elderly woman retrieve her hat, causing a traffic disaster while she screams encouragement. The irony critiques performative masculinity—men claiming virtue while bungling real decency. The remaining sections are educational humor: "A Little Exercise in English" mocks poor grammar, misspellings, and mispronunciations common in everyday speech, presented as exam questions students must "correct."
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MY Wenn y ‘ I) ayn 08 4 sgl AN a | Her Kid Brother (pulling the old one)—Gimme a quarter Actor—Heavens, my boy, stick around and get a dollar! work before an audience! and I'll beat it? I always do my best The Age of Chivalry [ Pon’t go to say Tam any model of chivalry. If it ever came to laying down my cloak in a puddle for any lady to walk over, I daresay I should balk. I lack just that little bit of being the Perfect Knight. But when it’s a matter of the common courtesies of life, lam there as much as the next fellow. If that little old lady on the curb, for instance, should ever need me— “There goes my hat!” she screamed , pointing toward the street. -y up, run!” Without hesitation I dove into the swirling mass of traffic after the bit of lavender and lace. Autos tooted and policemen whistled. I pounced onto the asphalt in front of a truck; and the bon- net bounded lightly away in front of me. “Hurry up, run!” shrieked the old lady. I sprawled forwarc 1; brakes ground, drivers cursed, three autos telescoped to- gether. The hat poised foramoment grace- fully before me. I sprang at it y foot struck it,and I kicked it under a trolle “Hurry up, run!” screeched the old lad onthe curb. Idid; I never even glanced back. —Corey Ford r. y A Little Exercise in English Mark Your Own Papers. Pa The ssing Grade Is at Least Five Per Cent. Cooneecr these sentences: the sheriff said the bootlegger on the witness stand drank the eviden i beg your pardon said the traffic cop to the motorist oh never mind the tray flick the ashes on the carpet said his wife the sun was shining brightly as they left pittsburg the stout gentlemans pants were notice- able as he climbed atop the bus (Two points each.) Write a recipe using the following words correct malt, hops, raisins, yeast, cork, bottles. (Twenty points.) What instrument is used to split in- finit (Five green certificates). 9 A famished professor of English walked into a lunch room and heard so many words mispronounced that he lost his appetite. Several of these words follow. With diacritical marks show how you would pronounce them if you were sta- tioned behind the counter. Hot roast beef sandwich, one vegetable soup, make it two, custard pie, ham- burgers smothered in onions with mashed potatoes and sphaghetti, lamb stew, strawberry ice crean (Ten per cent. off for self-service.) Scribble a letter to. your Congressman telling him what you think about the weather. (Mark exclusively for penmanship.) Recite “Gunga Din” with your hands tied behind your back. 300-page Using only adjectives that can be found in the dictionary give your opinion of pro- hibition. (One-half of one per cent.) Name 70,000 short story write: How do they get that way? Is there any cure? (Extra credit for good suggestions.) —Robert Cyril O’Brien comicbooks.com