Judge, 1920-12-11 · page 12 of 32
Judge — December 11, 1920 — page 12: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Understanding Judge Magazine's "Bad Breaks" Page This page showcases the satirical "Bad Breaks" column, which pays readers for humorous typographical or logical errors clipped from newspapers. Rather than political satire, Judge ridicules sloppy newspaper writing. Examples highlighted include: - **Nonsensical claims**: Glass bottles that dissolve honey's purity; a woman "killed" yet dying later; a baby owning its parents as "property" - **Logical absurdities**: Parents visiting relatives *while* being born in Poland; a person surviving in a cemetery; a hat "faced" with pumps The cartoon header shows figures handling the "breaks" as physical items—comedic visual representation of collecting newspaper gaffes. This reflects Judge's role as a *humor magazine for educated readers*, celebrating verbal/print mistakes while mocking newspapers' carelessness. It's meta-humor: satirizing not politics but the press itself.
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for con fide nature correspondence with contributors to this department What Say the Glasseaters? —" The dealers didn’t believe that the public, mis educated in the direction of heated, de lavorized honey in INEDIBLE GLASS BOTTLES, jars and cylinders, would ever respond to the honest, unheated pure product of the hive in any such com- mon-sense container as The posed and recommended.” Globe. (Anne M. Kerr.) O, Suffering Freedom!—* All the hunger strikers were declared to have been reduced to a severe degree of EMAN- cipation.”"—New York World, (Arthur Folwell.) But Later It Shouted.—* The next day Gregg Newton gives his leather a washing with gasoline, and before it CRIES OUT ENOUGH puts it on to take up a passenger. The passenger lights a cigar- ette to show his nerve is still with him, and the coat catches fire.” Short Stories. (W. Bennett.) Original Millinery, What?—“She wore a brown silk sport suit and a large leghorn HAT FACED WITH BLACK AND wiite pumps.”—Los Angeles Examiner (Eileen R. Elsbury.) The Merry Village Chorus—* Heads were bowed for a nearby VILLAGE SAID Grace.”"—Waco (Tex.) Times-Herald. (C. L. Niles.) Elastic Suspension—“‘Rupprr BaNps Hold Up Americans In Crete.’’—Headline from Bluefields (W. Va.) Telegraph. (Thos, E. Patterson.) The Garrulous Mute—* The negress COULD NOT TALK, and saw she had been poisoned in Arkansas!""— Memphis (Tenn.) Press. (John J. Dean.) ibutions worthy of use prize Bap Break. ™ An Aching Void—“His resignation came as a great surprise and his ABSENCE WILL BE GREATLY sussep.”—Dover (V. J.) Index, (H.1. Harris.) Not a Feminist—“The srr of Monday morning was born in Mari- nette and reared to MANHOOD within the environments of HER natal city.”— Marinette’ Searchlight. (Thomas Deb- nam.) G Blade Chases Mary—‘ Leverer Mary of No. 30 Franklin street com- plained to the police yesterday that she had been assaulted by a wo! and chased with A KNIFE WHO LIVES IN THE SAME HOUSE Hartford (Conn.) Courant. (Robert Craig.) Modern Alchemy!—“Imagine their surprise when the first bailer fu was OIL—PURE LIQUID GOLD (Ariz.) Ore. (Robert H. Burrage.) A Young Tyrant—“ While in France he married Miss Nora Andrews of Calais. ... Capt. Gillespie and Mrs. ‘Gillespie are the PROPERTY of a baby bos {lbany (N. Y.) Knickerbocker Press (E. Talcott Henning.) This Week's Prize “Break” Contributed by Miss Carrie Barco Ocala, Florida “It Works While You Sleep.” “Miss Blanche Dittmar, who TALKED on B. Y. P. U. work at the Baptist church From SUNDAY TILL Wepnespay, left for Oc day Ocala (Fla.) E; Original clippings with source indicated must b of the Bao Break. No rejected Bad Breaks will be returned unless postage is inclosed. The editor cannot enter Mere typographic mishaps nct considered. Cheques sent upon acceptance. dollars each will be paid furnished to show the bona Amazing Nativity —“ Miss Paw- luskiewiez was BORN IN POLAND, WHILE HER PARENTS WERE IN| THIS COUNTRY visiting — their _ relatives.” Faribault (Minn.) Daily News. (Robert 1. Pierce.) A Spirit Problem—* Tucker is sur- vived by Two sons, IN THE Grrarp Cem- TERY.” —Columbus (Ga.) Ledger. (Nellie Barber.) Double Fatality—“Woman_ Killed on Crossing Dies at St. Jos. Hospital.” Heading in St. Charles (Mo.) Banner News. (C. R. Decker.) Notable Anniversary—*Two HUNDRED YEARS of Wedded Happiness. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Haygood have re- turned from Athens, where they were prominent guests at the golden wedding reception of their kinspeople, Mr. 1 Mrs. W. J. Thornton.”"— Atlanta (Ga.) Constitution. — (Mabel Wilson.) Sad Deprivation—“He taught me retouching. It’s all I know, and I never have a chance to talk things over with ANY WOMAN OF MY OWN SEN.”—From Four Flights Up” in The Saturday Eve- ning Post. (Charles C. Sharman.) Not Noisy Enough—‘Cummins gave the speaker a sharp, hard, piercing cLaNnce, but Lowry was rolling a brown cigarette and APPEARED NOT TO HEAR i Western Story Maga (Jerry Strait.) Fatal Combination—“You should insist. upon your chauffeur secing the results of FRECKLES AND CARELESS privinc.”—Richmond (Va.) Times-Dis- patch. (Lucille Flournoy.) ae