Judge, 1920-10-02 · page 13 of 32
Judge — October 2, 1920 — page 13: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Explanation of "Bad Breaks" Page This page from *Judge* magazine is a compilation of unintentional newspaper humor—real clippings containing awkward phrasing or accidental double entendres. Judge paid $1 for each accepted submission. The cartoon at the top illustrates the concept: editors and publishers discover embarrassing errors in print. The "Bad Breaks" themselves are absurdist newspaper excerpts where garbled wording creates unintended comic meanings. For example: - "Cora Ashley...ran away from her **faster** father" (likely "foster") - A child was "**wrapped in a workman's coat**" (suggesting kidnapping humor) - Congratulating someone for a trip where people sang "at the **funeral**" - A man charged with attempting to steal another's wife when **33 months old** The humor relies on readers spotting how careless editing or typographical errors made respectable newspapers sound ridiculous or scandalous. It's satire of journalistic sloppiness—a recurring feature mocking poor editorial oversight.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
JUDGE pays $1 each for cece pted Baw Breaks clipped from news papers, magasines or books. Original clippings with source i) the bona fide nature of the Kav Break. No rejected BaD BREAK ith contributors to this department. ed must be furnished to sh is inclosed. The editor contribution to this pag Novel Decoration The love vows were exchanged before an altar banked with palms and tall ferns and decorated with TALL WIckeD Vases holding white Mobile News- oleanders and daisies.’” Tiem, (Frances Harvey.) Hare and Tortoise— Cora Ashley, adopted by Levy Ashley of 641 Gifford Street last March, ran away from her FASTER father on Saturday and has not Syracuse Herald. (J. been seen since.” Edward Porter.) inand out Essie’s Crime—"'It’s in ag: again for Essie Kelly, colored, who ap peared before the judge in police court Tuesday, for the third time in less than two weeks, on an IMMORTALITY charge.” tkron Beacon-Journal. (FN. R boldt.) Joyous— They had a fine time, while at Darlington, Wisconsin. Mrs. Diehl SANG at the FUNERAL of a member of the Eastern Star.’’—Lehighton (Pa.) Leader. (Marie A. Nussbaum.) Mixed Education—"Dr. Bowman is youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Bowman of Gordon Street and was graduated from the Gouverneur High School in Philadelphia, Pa., BEING Cot GATE UNIVERSITY Watertown Times (J, A. Lee.) The Magic Coat—“Mrs. Charles Mounsley, of Willow Grove, near here, said SHE SAW A MAN, WOMAN, 12-YEAR- OLD GIRL AND A BABY WRAPPED IN A WORKMAN’S COAT in an auto on the day the child was stolen,”’—Allentown (N. J.) Chronicde & News. (J. W. Holters.) nnot enter into correspondence worthy of publication as a“ Priz Bap Break This Week's Prize **Break"’ Contributed by FM Fale Riper er, NY. Juvenile Delinquency Charged with attempting to steal another man’s wife, Carl Lesnek MURTY-THRER MONTHS OLD, of Gary, Ind., was sent to the Erie County Penitentiary for eight months.”’ Jamestown, (N.Y .) Morning Post Beside Himself—" Martin Egger was at play alone along the roadside with two other boys.”—Omahe World. (Roy. RB. Bernard.) Congratulations — “Mr. and Mrs, Harry Field returned from a three- FIENDS in Southern (Muskoka, Ont.) Sinclair.) weeks’ trip amc Ontario.” Hunts Forester. (Wm. M Misplaced Cuticle— ‘One of the ban- dits was shot through the left leg by Sheriff Larrabee, one was shot through the leg and in the groin and another hasa slight SCALP WOUND IN THE BACK OF is Neck.’ —New Vork Tribune. (T. J Palmer.) An Opulent veler—“ According to the owners of the garage Weinberg’s taxi was out of commission yesterday and he obtained the use of a TROLLEY CAR, leaving the garage at 10 a. M. and returning at 6:30 p. st."’— Brooklyn Stand- ard Union. (Maurice E. McLaughlin.) 3 ill be returned untess postage Five dollars will be paid for cach Municipal Extravagance—‘The Board of Public Works has recom- mended to the General Council that it gin sweeper with mM. Tt has purchase a new CUTTER attachments for $¢ been tried out on the streets here and demonstrates that it saves the work of six men.”’ — Louisville Times. (No L Sampson.) Freak Babies—"‘Both infants were ex- ceedingly small, and were SEXEN AND A HALP MONTHS OLD AT BiRTH.’’—Salina (Kan.) Journal. (Ruth Leonard.) Page the S. P. C. C.—* There is to be a concert and sale of CHILDREN at the vorge Street chapel tonight.”— entine. (L. H. Haselton.) Knife Did ith his eyes.’ ee” The What Ja whittled his teeth “A Classical C Preston Pagan, A Wise Committee— "The committce recommends that the TROLLEYS Bt ALLOWED TO OPERATE. exclusively ON STREETS WHERE THERE ARE NO TRACKS and the jitneymen on all other streets.” Waterbury (Conn.) American. (WR Hodges.) Investigation Necessary— THe pot- DIN Pusuic Heautie (James SON IVY VINE IS FO! service.”’—Waterbury Herald. R. Schlege.) fough Citizens—"Both stopped over at Floresville to say He11. to Miss Bunkie Craig who is the guest of Miss Stella Tullos in that town.”’—Brownsville (Tex.) Herald. (Ruth T. Wasson.) comicbooks.com