Judge, 1925-09-12 · page 9 of 37
Judge — September 12, 1925 — page 9: what you’re looking at
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# Explanation of Judge Magazine Page This page contains four separate satirical pieces typical of early 20th-century humor: **"The Vacationist"** mocks a shipping clerk named Gus Spivis who, after a modest ten-day vacation in the Catskill Mountains, pretentiously brags to office colleagues about exclusive European resorts (Monte Carlo, Nice, Scottish shooting, Canadian Rockies) as if he'd visited them all. The satire targets social climbing and fabricated worldliness. **"Good Game—All Win"** is a brief joke about a couple celebrating a "wooden wedding" (fifth anniversary)—the humor derives from a pun on "wooden" (the traditional gift) versus the wife refusing marriage. **"Tact"** offers a short observation about salesmanship—asking "Are you the man of the house?" when a woman answers the door. **"Epilaughs"** appears to be a humorous epitaph about someone hit by a streetcar, with dark wordplay. The page uses characteristic Judge-style ink illustrations and satirizes working-class pretension and period social conventions. The von Hindenburg reference (unclear without date) appears to be contemporary political commentary.
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The Vacationist H« was a tall, sunburned youth. “The shooting in Scotland this: summer was not up to what it has — been,” he nonchalantly remarked to the admiring office force who clus- tered about him. ‘The grouse, pheasants and partridge have been exceedingly elusive. They tell me that they have not had a very successful season at Monte Carlo, while the bathing at Nice has been excellent. The Canadian Rockies have been glorious, though Lake Louise and Banff are becoming just a little low-brow, if you know what I mean.” “Who is this sunburned, well- traveled, cosmopolitan young man?” I inquired of the office boy. “Who is he?” “That's Gus Spivis,” answered the office boy. ‘He's our shipping cloik and he’s just come back from a ten- day vacation up in the Catskill Mountains.” Hugh Wood Good Game—All Win “TTEY, Bo, comin’ to me and Winnie’s wooden weddin’?” “How come? Thoughtcha allus said that Winnie wooden wed ya!” Mars. Jones—Father loves to have me bring him to this old hill where “You said it. That’s wot me and he used to coast when he was a boy. Winnie's celebratin’! “Four Bawls an’ I Walk.” Tact The successful canvasser is the one, who, when a woman opens the door,” asks: “Are you the man of the house?” PID So little is heard of von Hinden- burg that we’re convinced he was elected vice-president of Germany. He didn't cross at the corner ‘And a strect car met him half way So the piece they played at his heir ‘as, “The End of a Perfect Jay!” Annraha bitin: derte Aad, slit te pays #5108 €0ch One print