Judge, 1920-11-13 · page 25 of 32
Judge — November 13, 1920 — page 25: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page mixes brief humor pieces with advertising. The cartoons and jokes reflect early 1920s college and urban social life: **"Not Literary"** mocks a newcomer to the city who asks a waiter to read a menu aloud—suggesting rusticity or illiteracy. **"The Interloper"** depicts two men caught drinking (likely during Prohibition, which began in January 1920) startled by a police officer with a star badge ("whiskers" slang for cops). Their repeated "N-nothing" protests are comedic understatement. Other pieces satirize minor social situations: a ventriloquist selling parrots instead, a button in salad, kissing spreading germs (a common 1920s concern). The **Fatima cigarette advertisement** claims superior sales at Pennsylvania Station—a major New York terminal—presenting cigarette consumption as an established public fact. Overall, the page captures Jazz Age humor focused on Prohibition violations, dating anxieties, and consumer culture, targeting an educated, urban audience.
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