Judge, 1919-07-26 · page 10 of 36
Judge — July 26, 1919 — page 10: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Explaining This Judge Magazine Page This page contains several distinct satirical pieces: **"A Tragedy of Temperature"** is a humorous short story playing on romantic clichés. A passionate woman confronts a coldly indifferent man. The irony: her rage literally ignites a newspaper at her feet, catching her dress on fire. She screams for his help, but he remains unmoved—not from emotional coldness, but because he's literally frozen to death beneath his calm exterior. It's absurdist humor mocking melodramatic relationship dynamics. **"Colorisms"** by J.D. McMaster is a poem associating colors with social concepts—Black with "minstrel shows" and "funerals," Gold with luxury items, Red with "anarchy." This reflects early-20th-century associative thinking about color symbolism, though the racial references date it uncomfortably. **The other brief sketches** include wordplay ("Chilly Source") and references to Prohibition-era politics (mentioning Burleson, likely Postmaster General Albert Burleson who enforced tobacco restrictions). The cartoons' specific references to contemporary figures or events aren't entirely clear from the visible text.
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