Judge, 1920-07-24 · page 8 of 36
Judge — July 24, 1920 — page 8: what you’re looking at
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# Judge Magazine Page Analysis This page contains several satirical pieces typical of early 20th-century American humor: **"Her Decision"** and **"Déclassé"**: Social comedies about romantic entanglements among the upper class. The jokes hinge on women's superficiality—one woman refuses a dinner invitation because a rival appeared, then discovers she had a hole in her stocking. The satire mocks both feminine vanity and the performative nature of high-society courtship. **"Thwarted Ambition"**: A brief comic verse about a boy wanting to become a train robber, mocking both childhood fantasies and criminal aspiration. **"No Use"**: Political satire about a man seeking entry to the White House, turned away by a cop who notes he's the ninth such candidate that day and lacks voting rights in D.C. This likely references widespread frustration with election access or suffrage issues. **"In the Aerial Age, 2500 A.D."**: A satirical future-history treating automobiles as extinct monsters, mocking the newfangled technology's unreliability and danger—a common Judge theme ridiculing modern innovations.
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