Judge, 1929-07-06 · page 8 of 36
Judge — July 6, 1929 — page 8: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# "Judge" Page Analysis The top cartoon satirizes **fishing as an excuse for idleness**. A wife confronts her husband ("Joe Timbush") about spending excessive time fishing off the dock, suggesting he's avoiding responsibility under the pretense of leisure. The article below, "The Battle of Wofsey," is a humorous anecdote about a man named **Grand Duke Serge Alexei Doubieday** (likely a satirical name play) and his involvement in some kind of local dispute or "battle." The text references his pocket-forming adventures and a camera incident involving the Trenton River and American flag—details suggesting either a tall tale or mockery of pretentious behavior. The cartoons and text together mock **gentlemen's excuses for frivolous behavior** and exaggerated personal narratives.
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Wirre—Joe Timbush! The Battle of Wofsey O- hundred and six years ago tomorrow after noon at three o'clock in front of Schrafft’s the historic battle of Wofsey was fought to a news paper decision. ef sky scrubbers, “moving pictures” and penknives | we are prone to forget the importance of Wofsey ‘Two interesting letters are in my waste basket as I write this. One of them, signed “E. Pluribus Enoch,” reads, “Today in our hurrying eiviliz tion of sky scrubbers, ‘moving pictures’ and pen knives we are prone to forget the impor tance of Wofsey.” The other, marked “Old Subscriber,” ay in our hurrying civilization sis distinctly intive in tone, yin our hurrying. civili zation of sky serub bers, ‘moving pic- tures’ and penknives we are prone to forget the im- portance of Wof: - Amongst the papers in my grandfather's li- brary—a Graph- ic, a Mirror and if my memory serves me aright—I recently came ac the above photograph of the battle of Wofsey. JUDGE pp rue _2 TD know why you spend so much time fishing off Ue dock! whose full name was Grand Duke Serge Doubleday Doran One Hundred Fifty-ninth Street and Carl Schurz Park, was present at the battle, during the first half of which he was pl ing ‘possum, whilst in the second half he was doi the raccoon. He happened to be involved in the iray in a peculiar way, or, to be more grammati- cal. ina peculiar way he happened to be involved in the fray he happened. Two vears be- fore, whilst in Co- ventry for foment- ing plots with his pocket fo- menter, he had con- herbs. family his al- lowance of bakelite and decided to s him to Yale. He fought Ii tiger; they relented and sent him to Princeton. He had scarecly been ferried across the icy Trenton, surrounded by friends and floes, the Armenian flag wrapped around him, when he landed and saw the hosts drawn up in battle for- mation. Immediately he whipped out his camera and clicked the shutter. comicbooks.com