Judge, 1914-05-23 · page 5 of 24
Judge — May 23, 1914 — page 5: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
The top illustration depicts fashionable women on a city street, with the caption joking about "rainbow stockings" — a reference to the colorful hosiery that became popular in the 1920s. The humor suggests these stockings were primarily visible after rain or showers, implying women wore them for display rather than practical reasons. Below are four separate humor sections: **"Wisdom"** jokes about a wise man's philosophy of staying uninvolved. **"Money in the Dog"** recounts a real-estate agent selling the same dog repeatedly to farmers. **"A Serious Proposition"** uses a Boston manager character to make jokes about American comedic sensibilities. **"Pro Tempore"** and **"To Use His Rain Check"** present brief workplace humor exchanges. The page exemplifies Judge's blend of social satire, fashion commentary, and everyday humor typical of 1920s American magazines.
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Mayme—Gertrude Giddigad calls her varicolored hose rainbow stockings. ON VIEW Grace—They're well named, in view of the fact that they are generally to be seen after a shower. Wisdom HERE was a man in our town, And he was wondrous wise; He didn’t care a little bit For liars and their lies, He never stopped to scrap with them, But did his level best In his own unobtrusive way To out-lie all the rest. —William J. Lampton. Something Better “Then you can’t get me a government plum?’’ “No,’’ said Senator Wombat; *‘but what's one paltry government plum? I have secured for you some plum seeds from the Department of Agriculture. Go home and start an orchard of your own, my friend.’’ Money in the Dog REAL-ESTATE man had been out in the country to look at a piece of property, and the old farmer accompanied him back to town toclose thedeal. After traveling several miles, the farmer was much surprised to see his dog crawl from under the seat, for he had no idea that it had followed him. As the train slowed up at a junc- tion, the farmer put the dog off the car and chased him away. “That’s too nice a dog to lose,’’ remarked the real-estate “‘Does he know his way “Does he?’ echoed the old farmer. ‘*Why, mister, I’ve sold that dog four times Pro Tempore “Pa, when is the freedom of the city given to a man?” ‘When his wife goes to the country, my son!’’ Boy—Kin | git off dis afternoon, boss? Boss—But I let you off yesterday afternoon Boy—I know; but de game was called on account of rain, A Serious Proposition «AS A Boston manager, you ought to like this. This is a comedy of life in Boston.”’ “Sir, you are presumptuous! there be any comedy about life in Bos- ton?”” How can aes TO USE HIS RAIN CHECK I'm feelin’ sick. comicbooks.com