Judge, 1921-03-19 · page 23 of 36
Judge — March 19, 1921 — page 23: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page from Judge (a satirical weekly) contains several standalone humorous pieces from around 1920, rather than a unified political cartoon. **"A Conundrum"** presents a riddle describing a cluttered college dorm room filled with aesthetic pretensions—ash trays, waste baskets, gallery prints—mocking students' affected intellectualism. **"Conclusion to Be Drawn"** is a brief joke about a music teacher unable to detect musical ability, satirizing either the teacher's incompetence or students' lack of talent. **"The Hackneyed Heroine"** parodies sentimental Victorian romance literature, mocking the stock "beautiful maiden corrupted by heartbreak" trope popular in period novels. **"Her Excuse,"** "Her Hair," and other brief jokes use workplace/domestic scenarios for gentle humor. **The Herbert Johnson illustration** shows a fashionable woman with an umbrella in rain—likely advertising the Johnson hat brand. Overall, these pieces target contemporary social pretension, outdated literary conventions, and collegiate affectation typical of Judge's satirical approach to 1920s American life.
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