Judge, 1921-03-05 · page 21 of 32
Judge — March 5, 1921 — page 21: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page from *Judge* magazine collects humorous newspaper "breaks"—embarrassing typos and unintentionally absurd phrasings clipped from real newspapers. The cartoon at top satirizes journalistic mishaps through visual comedy. The central image shows a broken-down car labeled "BAD BREAKS," with figures struggling around it—a visual metaphor for journalism gone wrong. The "breaks" themselves are modest by modern standards: a physician deciding to amputate an arm "at once" (awkward phrasing about urgency), a typewriter operator working "four words per minute" (typo for speed records), and a "pier glass" mistakenly capitalized as if a person's name. The appeal lay in *Judge's* regular mockery of small-town and provincial newspapers' embarrassing errors—a form of urban intellectual humor targeting less-sophisticated regional press. The page also includes crime briefs and social notes, typical of the magazine's satirical commentary on contemporary life and journalism standards of the era.
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A Lingering Death—" Three men and one woman held in jail here for im- plication in the shooting yesterday in which a Sheriff and two detectives WERE KILLED FOR HOURS last night listened to shouts of a throng outside which de- manded vengeance for the killing of the t. Louis Post-Despatch. (R.J. officers.”” Ehrhart.) Another Contortion Act—“As he faced another long prison sentence while HIS YOUTHFUL FACE SOBBED ON IIS sHoutper, he penciled on a memoran- dum block his parting word to the public: ‘sie transit: gloria mundi’ (thus passes the glory of the world), and handed it to the press.”—Torrington (Conn.) Register. (Walter H. Hull.) Revenge on a Menu—“No trace could be found today of the assassin who SHOT and KILLED HIS RESTAURANT at 247 Elizabeth street, as he taking the money out of a cash register pre atory to closing up last night.” (AL, A. Sussman.) was New York Mail. Attention, Reformers! —“Q How many cigars may I give my daughter? She is five years old. The growing child should least a quart a day and more well be supplied.” — Minois Register. (Mrs.G. PF. Anderson.) ye at fit can State Call the Doctors!—"Two Tons or cANpy and a popcorn ball ror racn of that number of children are being procured.” — Pittsburgh Tele. graph. (I. Abramovits.) His White-robed Epiglottis: “Who makes the charge?’ asked the sergeant. ““Me,’ said a WIHITE-APRONED voice in the rear. ‘De restaurant sent me to. De gang was raisin’ a rough-house and breakin, dishes.’ ”"— New York Globe. (C. M. Dolan.) This Week's Prize “Break” Contributed by R.G Mill Valley, C BarBer Why Not Decapitate? * Lloyd Montanya. son of Judge De la Montanya of San Rafacl, while hunting this week, had the misf tune to discharge the contents of his loaded gun in his shoulder. a coun- cu PHYSICIANS DECIDED THAT IN ORDER TO SAVE THE ARM IT MUST BF AMPUTATED AT ONCE.” —M ill Valle (Calif.) Record. OF The Boston Typo as an Art Critic “Portearr or Ropert Baker, Crasxe”—Boston Sunday Herald, Sager.) by Leoxarp R. (Georg. Lightly Tied—“The bride and the matron of honor, Mrs. Ellis Deaver, of Paris, advanced to the altar and were jotxen by the groom and his best man WITH IMPORTED LACE AND A BRIDAL VEIL.” Fulton (Mo.) Sun. (May M. Horner.) Colored Apparition—“Drap Ne- GkO SreN Prowling Around Ellis Home Witt a Sior Gun Last Evening.” Heading in Clarksdale (AMiss.) Register (Mrs. A. M. Maxson.) Some Speedy Talker—“ Operat Underwood Typewriter at the rate four words PER MINUTE. in the editorial rooms of The Journal ‘Tuesday after- noon, Miss Margaret B. Owen. carried 2 LIVELY CONVERSATION with the and reporters.” — Shreveport (Mrs. M. C. Trichel.) editor Journal, Have You?—“There was a_ pier glass between the windows of the room. Perhaps you have BEEN a pier glass in an $S-flat.”- Lake Tele gram. (Lewis Belsman.) Was Darwin Right? RILLA warfare with the Sinn Fein con tinued in southern Ireland today in Cork a Is here.” J with reports of conflicts Ardeerd reaching offici Glendale (Cal.) Wm. Slater.) 7 evening News. Rather Long Week—“ During the past two months the plant has been ing with ONE-HALF of the em s working SIX DAys, and the re mainder working THE OTHER THREE pays each week.”—St. Louis Post- Dispatch. (Sarah Coffman.) C Pictorial ‘** Eats ""—‘‘ Several FLASHLIGHTS PICTURES were served. They consisted of CAKES AND SHERB- erts, the special ‘brew’ of some colonial dames.”’—Greensboro (N High Life. (Kathleen E. Pettit.) comicbooks.com