Judge, 1925-09-19 · page 13 of 36
Judge — September 19, 1925 — page 13: what you’re looking at
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This page contains three satirical pieces mocking New England culture and marital dynamics: **"New England by One Who Has Jolly Well Been There"**: The author ridicules New England's supposed obsession with adding the letter "e" to every word (mimicked throughout the text: "thatte," "shoppe," "teeee"). This mocks both the region's actual historical spelling conventions and tourists' exaggerated perception of quaint Ye Olde New England authenticity. The dig at antique shops selling "oldde armye" items as "Colonial Army" relics—contrasted unfavorably with "Grand Rapids" furniture—suggests New Englanders cynically market fake colonial nostalgia to tourists. **"Handbook for Husbands"**: This recurring feature humorously catalogs excuses married men use to stay out late. "Sleeping Sickness" and "The Shave" are implausible scenarios (the barber incident escalates absurdly from haircut to police chase to Yonkers). **"Krazy Knacks"**: A wordplay puzzle asking readers to construct sentences using "Saturn." The overall tone reflects 1920s-era satire about regional stereotypes, tourist commercialism, and domestic marital tensions.
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New England by One Who Has Jolly Well Been There [sere’s a lawe in this partte of ye countrye that you must putte an “e” atte the ende of ye everye worde. I founde thatte outte for myselfe. Nobodye told me butte iffe itte isn’tte a lawwe whye do theye have so manye synges of the some- thing or other and shoppes and tea roomes? Theye evenne spelle that little thingge you put a golffe balle on with foure “e” ’s making it looke y : oe likke a laughe, thus, teeee, and it is a \ @; ‘ laughe. a ox They take such pride inne theire i ii (inn stern and rocke bounde coastwise gail ‘i (nH —~ scenerye thatte they carry it onto the greenne, and I don’t meanne pebbles eithere. They'll make the antiques for you while you wait in any of Ye Oldde Antique and Curiosity Shoppes, “it’s I caught a slight dose of sleeping sickness. the oldde armye game,” only the Colonial Army. I’ve seene so many “lovely oldde thinges,” “fine oldde HANDBOOK FOR HUSBANDS pieces” and “interesting specimens,” that I will be glad to see some real olde pre-renaissance Grand Rapids 1,001 Excuses for Staying Out Nights again. Carroll by Prof. Abeliar Glibtongue, A.B., C.D. Containing (Continued from last week) KRALY WRACKS “Give a sentence with the word hh ‘ sess I Saturn” q LEEPING SICKNESS—Sat (Note—if the wife isn’t asleep by &, fs bats . “Willie's cry- next to a man on the train who this time turn to emergency section.) x ing because he confided to me that he had sleeping (Continued next week) Saturn a tack.” sickness. The next thing I knew I was in Toronto so must have caught a slight dose. If the wife says, “I hope next time you'll sit next to somebody with ‘Homesickness,’” turn to emergency section for sharp retort. The Shave—Stopped in a barber shop and got shaved. Barber was just half through when he threw a fit. Chased me out of the shop, with my face all lather. Cop thought I was mad and foaming at the mouth. Huge mob pursued me to the river— jumped in, landed in speed boat and before you could say Jack Robin- son found myself in Yonkers. This brought on a fainting spell—Yonkers policeman found me—I thought he was the doorman of our apartment house and threw a brick at him. Policeman chased me as far as tl Albany, where I grabbed the night “T say, Tronsides, women are as deep as the waters of that bay.” boat and came right home. “Yes, and as full of craft, Claude.” _ li da i nin 2 al LS ll 7 comicbooks.com