Judge, 1920-09-25 · page 8 of 34
Judge — September 25, 1920 — page 8: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis for Modern Readers **Top Cartoon**: A well-dressed man encounters a doctor on the street while holding a small child. The child sneezes ("A-AAH!"), and the man appears to be introducing his child to the physician. The joke references "Willie Jones, Jr."—this satirizes upper-class etiquette where social introductions were formal and elaborate. The humor lies in the absurdity of formally introducing one's child to a stranger simply because that stranger happens to be a doctor, treating a chance encounter as a social obligation. **Text Content**: The page contains light satirical humor columns typical of early 20th-century magazines—complaints about noisy neighbors, party anecdotes, romantic banter, and golf jokes. These are domestic humor pieces reflecting middle-class anxieties and social customs of the era, not political commentary. The "Progress" essay critiques radical political movements (anarchists, socialists, Bolsheviks) as self-interested, arguing that regardless of which system wins, ordinary people will suffer equally under any regime.
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ta Lie Drawn by C.D. Swaut Pecuttar action of Witte Jones, JR. UPON MEETING THE FAMILY PHYSICIAN ON THE STREET Progress By Hanay Sutruan Brows NARCHISTS, Socialists, Bolsheviki, Communists and Whatnots are extremely amusing. They all agree on what they don’t want. They don’t want what is. As to what they do want they disagree. Some want this and some want that All of them are failures under the present system of civilization The Anarchists believe they could do better for themselves if we had anarchy. The Socialists want Socialism for their bene fit, not that the rest of us may profit. And on, In other words, each group wants to better itself; that is all. As for the rest of us, outside of the capitalists and politicians who have everything to lose and nothing to gain by such changes, under any scheme we should probably have to work about as hard as ever, Worry just as much, be exploited as usual, and die just as soon as we do now. But what ever change may come to pass, be very sure that the wise historians will write it down as Progress. The Stout Woman's Madrigal (Apologies to Shakespeare) By Ivy Kettersan Reeo oh, take those hips away That the styles have quite forsworn, And the waist-line where would stay Belts in days when belts were worn: Youthful slim bring again, Bring again Tell me not 'tis sought in vain! Sought in vain! Separation Coming Mrs. Benham--What are you going to give mother for her birthday? Benham—IJ am going to give her daughter back St People I Dislike By Te Pesstaust 1. The woman in the next apartment, because she talks too much The husband of the woman in the next apartment, because he lets his wife talk so much. 3. The janitor of our apartment, be- cause he won't make the woman in the next apartment stop talking. 4. The man who owns our apartment house, because he won’t fire the janitor for not making the woman in the next apart ment stop talking. 5. Myself, because L haven't nerve enough to tell the woman in the next apartment to shut up. New Party Stunt “As we had no wine, nobody cculd drink wine from a lady’s slipper. An arctic explorer made the hit of the evening.” “How was that?” “He ate a girl's slipper.” A Word of Caution ren't you pleased to have these ette slips?” “Yes, but don’t say you won me with coupons, Harold.” enjoined the girl. Mash and Smash The Jollierp—We've met before, I think. "he Beauty—Have we? The Jollier—V es; in my dreams ast night you were the young lady who kissed me. The Beauty—Oh, now I remember! In my dreams last night you were the young man whose face I slapped for being too fresh. The Old Handout A fellow wouldn’t be so anxious for a girl’s hand if he thought it would always be in his pocket. Drawn by A. BL Wacken KESPEARE REVISti-—“ALL THE WORLD'S A GOLF-COURSE, AND ALL to her. MEN MERELY CADpIrS.”