Judge, 1915-03-27 · page 5 of 24
Judge — March 27, 1915 — page 5: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
The main cartoon depicts a crowded bus or streetcar scene captioned "Bus conductor (as stout lady gets off)—Room for three—step lively, please!" The humor derives from the visual contrast: the departing woman is substantially built, so her exit creates enough space for multiple passengers—an unkind joke about her size. Below are six brief humorous vignettes typical of Judge's satirical format, offering commentary on domestic life, workplace dynamics, and social behavior. "Playing Politics" jokes about congressional investigation committees. "A Bad Boy" presents typical parent-child banter. The other sections mock divorce-seeking behavior and other contemporary social situations. This represents Judge's accessible, punch-line-driven humor aimed at general readers, focusing on everyday social foibles rather than specific political figures.
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A AVMCM ERENT a Bus conductor (as stout lady gets off)—Room for three—step lively, please! A Desperate Case Playing Politics Anodyne SHY are you leaving my boarding Crawford—What do you think of investi- HE “twilight sleep"’ that takes away house, Mr. Longfayce?'’ gating committees, anyhow? From every birth its pain Might well be tried by all who ride “T have found out, Mrs. Meegerfead, that Crabshaw—Something might be accom- m » Upon a railway train.—c. L. Edson. my tapeworm has indigestion."” plished if there was only somebody to in- A Bad Boy vestigate the investigators. Alert “Waiter, is this veal?” Necessary Step “She seems to be always sifting evi- “Yes, sir.” She—So Phil’s married at last! dence."* “Well, I'll bet he gave his family lots of | He—Yes; he was so hopelessly involved ‘That's because she’s straining to find trouble. He certainly was a young tough."” financially, there was nothing else todo. _grounds for a divorce.” comicbooks.com