Judge, 1920-02-14 · page 8 of 44
Judge — February 14, 1920 — page 8: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page from *Judge* contains several satirical pieces typical of early 20th-century American humor: **Main cartoon** ("Bathing Scene at Palm Beach"): Depicts wealthy beachgoers in swimming attire. The accompanying dialogue shows McDuffy, a man with an injured right wrist, being pressured to sign an insurance or business document. He agrees only after demanding his employer's son visit and a Mr. Bemis be contacted about yesterday's conversation—absurd conditions that mock both bureaucratic procedures and working-class cunning. **"Egg View News Notes"**: A gossip column listing trivial local happenings (people shaking hands with gloves, arguing about cold weather, refusing movie taxes). The satire targets small-town pettiness and society's obsession with inconsequential details. **"Pedal Stall"**: Verse about noticing a woman's stocking with an "arrow" pattern—likely an early hosiery design. The "shocking" revelation appears to be modest by modern standards but represented risqué humor for the era. These pieces exemplify *Judge's* satirical approach: mocking bureaucracy, provincial gossip, and social conventions through everyday scenarios.
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y AB. Watsen Batuinc Scene at order of the Pure By the uzht Board some of this “As soon as y¢ ignature is on this paper.” “T can’t write,” said McDuffy, nodding toward his damaged right wrist ‘ry it with your left hand,” coaxed the kindly agent MeDuffy tried it, and made a fairly legible si Then, retaining the paper, he said firmly: his money only on two conditions.” he agent, happily believing he had saved his com- at least seven hundred dollars, answered gener- “Name anythin “The first condition,” said MeDuffy, “is that you have my son, Peter, who works for your company, call on me here before noon today; and the other condition is that you see a Mr. J. J. Bemis at the Elks’ Club in Grand Street, and tell him I agree with everything he said yesterday, specifically and in general. ture Egg View News Notes By Lesur Vas Every ‘Tite argument yesterday moming between Comy Paine und Tink Nitz, over how cold it was, looked unusually heated because every word was surrounded by stea Will Larcom say's that a fellow can feel as cheap now as he ever could Any fellow who hasn’t been working for some time certainly owes it to himself to hate starting in again The audience at the movie show Saturday night enjoyed in an airship, but was mighty glad to get back to earch ts flatly refused to pay the tax on a movic ticket Saturday night, and thus the nation must bear the burden just that much longer gin, the first local person to engage in the home off his moustache, as every little Ambrose Cros: ne war del Button E mace bubble is precious Mrs. Myrt Spoor tasted of a clothes-pin in the gr yesterday Zeus Bean tried on some new gloves in a Pollywog store day and shook hands with himself beer business, has cu ery Pats Beacu Stidgen Wiltz, who is w shy. paid Miss Phrony Edgin a it Sunday night, and twisted his words as much as he did his hat Muley Cannon took a look at the moon through a telescope the other night, and Muley ad mitted that it w bigger than he thought it was! Plato Prouty is an ving fine as He can now sociable dancer. answer a question without get ting out of step with the music Tink Nitz, who just received a package mailed him at Christmas-time, reports that the delay was bigger than it was serious, because the package contained only a clothes-brush Always Late “You're always late. It st run in your family.” I guess it does, George.” “T understand an ancestor of m: said his wife sweetly: for the Mayflower an missed. it.” Pedal Stall By E. L. I GLANCED at her feet And I noticed her stocking: An arrow most fleet, A symbol petite That made my heart beat, “Twas the daintiest clocking I glanced at her feet And saw it—How shocking! Drawn by A. T. Mannie Have you a litt ted by the traffic ¢ prec p