Judge, 1919-03-22 · page 15 of 32
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This page from *Judge* magazine satirizes Prohibition's social effects through short humorous anecdotes. The jokes mock how Prohibition disrupted established professions and social habits: - **"Strong Constitution"** and **"No Future"** ridicule the unintended consequences: men no longer fear alcohol's health dangers (since it's banned), and soda fountain workers can't advance to bartender positions anymore. - **"Deserted"** personifies a liquor bottle lamenting lost social prominence—once a cautionary symbol, now irrelevant. - **"One Change"** suggests businessmen will no longer need trips to New York (implying illegal alcohol tourism will cease). - **"Soon"** jokes about meter readers being confused for "booze searchers"—referencing Prohibition enforcement raids. The final cartoon, **"A Chill Millennium,"** references Bolshevism's impact on Russia's imperial power ("steam roller"), suggesting revolutionary upheaval has weakened Russian authority—topical Cold War-era commentary. Overall, the page treats Prohibition as culturally disruptive, undermining traditional industries and social structures while enabling new enforcement challenges.
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| Strong Constitution—* You are no longer afraid that drinking whiskey will injure your health?” “No,” replied Mr. Jagsby. “The pro- hibitionists have made it unnecessary for me to worry any more about a matter that troubled me off and on for nearly 30° years.”"—Birmingham Age- Herald. No Future—“ Bein’ a sodawater jerker ain't no job for an ambitious young chap these days,” remarked Mr. Grubbins. “How's that?” “Th’ time has passed when a brisk young feller in that line of business had a chance to develop into a regular bar- tender.""—Birmingham Age-Herald. Deserted—*I suppose prohibition has je you a little lonely.” “It sure has,” replied Uncle Bill Bottletop. “Nobody notices me any more. The folks don’t even point me out as a horrible example.” —I Washington Star. ma Courage— District Visitor—When you are tempted to drink think of your wife at home. Visited One—Madame, when the thirst is upon me, I am absolutely devoid of fear,—London Tit-Bits Full Instructions First Old Salt —Me sister writes me every le in that box we s + was broke \re you sure yez printed “This side up, with care cond Old Salt Oi am. An’ for fear they shouldn't sce it on top, Oi printed it at the bottom as well. —Saturday Journal (London). One Change—“ What will happen, do you think, after the country goes dry?” “T don’t know exactly, but a lot of fellows probably won't find it as neces- sary to go to New York as they seem to now.” —Detroit Free Press. Soon—The Wife—You'd like to see our cellar? Oh, I suppose you're a meter reader? The Caller searcher.—Buf -No, madam; I’m a booze lo Express. of the Worlds Hla A Fashionable Mother “Oui, madame.” “Is this child mine or does he belong to some neighber? He's been around here all day now.” —Kansas City Journal, Salvage—He—Have you ever loved and lost? She—Oh, no; the jury awarded me $7,000 damages.—Bradley Bugle On the Safe Side—Daughter—But, ma, I don’t like him Mother—He’s an only son and _ his father is very rich. Daughter—Well, as to that, his father is a widower and may marry again. Mother—True! I didn’t think of that. ‘haps you’ dbetter marry the fathe sas City Journal, A Chill Millennium Le Bolchevisme ou L' Ancien Compresseur What Bolshevism has done to the Russian steam roller!—Le Péle-Méle (Paris) comicbooks.com