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# Explanation of Judge Magazine Page Content This page contains several satirical humor pieces typical of early 20th-century Judge magazine: **"New to Him"**: Mocks self-important authors who haven't seen film adaptations of their own work—suggesting either indifference or that the adaptation was so poor they didn't recognize it. **"Drastic"**: A mother threatens her misbehaving son with an "educational film" as punishment, satirizing the era's view of educational content as tedious. **"All Set"**: A movie director claims qualification to stage a Roman orgy based solely on chairing a New Jersey country club entertainment committee—absurdist humor about unqualified people in film. **"The Quartet" and "Thoughts on Growing a First Mustache"**: Humorous monologues depicting vanity and indecision, with the mustache piece showing a man obsessively monitoring facial hair growth, constantly changing his mind about styling it. **Bottom cartoon**: A seasick husband is warned by his wife that the water company demands payment or they'll lose water service—dark humor about misfortune during vacation. The page emphasizes contemporary concerns: cinema's newness, parenting anxieties, and everyday vanities.

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New to Him First Great Author—Well, I heard you went to the Palace last night where they are play- ing the screen version of your last novel. Second Great Author-—Good heavens! Was that it? Drastic Mrs. Slimson (to her small son)—Now, Bobbie, you've been very naughty. Unless you promise to be better, I'l take you to an educa film. ional All Set Movie Manager—Can you stage a Roman orgy? Movie Director—W ell, 1 was once chairman of the entertainment committee of a New Jersey country club. International Exchange Though this Greyle’s voice was pleasant and cultured enough, its accent was decide American—From “Scarhaten Keep,” by J. 8 Fletcher. this Fletcher enough detective stories, he can never deny he is an Englishman, Though writes good Page Ananias II If some bright Invent a t snius only would ‘and-new story For married men who stay out late, He'd pave his way to glory. Wife (to seasick holiday tripper)—Oh, John! pany wrote we must pay our bill or be deprived of all water. The quartet. Thoughts on Growing a First Mustache Closely and reverently inspecting his upper lip in mirror.) Well, it's a little better than it was yesterday. Commen- cing to be Doesn't luok though I'd just forgotten to shave. got that—that deliberate appe though it had a purpose in life simply an oversight. It’s coming along all right—tra, la. (Next day.) Hmmm! Doesn't look much different than it was yesterday, although air on the right which stands out from the rest—it visible. lemme see—that seems to have developed some. Maybe it has a stronger personality than the rest. the Not It adds a sort of some (A week later.) Ah, ensemble effect at last! bad. thing to my appearance maybe, dignity or suavity or—or what ) Let me see now—who do I whom do I look like? (Five days later.) darned thing tickles. ter clip it a little. Or else train it. That's it—Tl cul tivate it—twirl it in moments of — abstraction Make it curl up. graceful like—like a French barber's, or no, like an Italian noble- man. Gotta buy some wax (Week: later.) Aw, the doggoned thing! Now that right side is half human- looking, nice and Frenchy. but that left—wonder why it’s so sc Looks like a wild Airedale. Wax is 1 good for it—it just flies apart two seconds after the wax ison. Wonder if—yes, it is because Im right-handed and I always forget to twirl the left side. Must start breaking in my south-paw on it. No wonder everybody kids me about it. (Nertday.) I'd better clip it down to business man’s style. Can't be bothered fussing with waxing it every fifteen min- utes. Heck, now I ruined it!) Oh, dang it! Might as well take it all off now. . Ooh! How different I look! Look how big my lip looks—look! E. H. st you? Th I bet Women may be slaves of fashion, but their burdens are | By the way, the water com- comicbooks.com