Judge, 1921-04-30 · page 10 of 32
Judge — April 30, 1921 — page 10: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Judge Magazine Page Analysis This page contains four satirical humor pieces: 1. **"Get Ready for It"**: A barber-shop joke mocking an "Absent-Minded Reformer" concerned with tobacco regulation, suggesting he's oblivious to larger threats (likely WWI conscription). 2. **"Blowing"**: A dialect-heavy joke about draft eligibility, playing on regional speech patterns for comedic effect. 3. **"Law of the Road"**: Social satire about early automobile culture conflicting with horse-drawn transportation—the car owner cynically claims knowledge of traffic rules while dismissing concerns about frightening horses. 4. **"Simple"**: A Prohibition-era joke defining "hootch" (illegal alcohol) by its exorbitant black-market price ("twenty-five dollars a quart"), reflecting 1920s underground liquor economy. 5. **The main illustration** (by Walton De Mains): An art studio scene satirizing artistic decline, suggesting a model's three-year posing job has dulled the artist's creative imagination. The page reflects Judge's focus on contemporary social issues: regulation, war anxieties, automobile modernization, Prohibition, and cultural commentary.
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Get Ready for It Barber—Next! Absent-Minded Reformer (waiting his turn) —Tobacco Blowing “Ah you-all goin’ tuh be drafted in de nex’ wah, Ezrie?” “Hit'll take gwine take a strong wind!” Drawn by Warten De Manis ana draft tuh git me nex’ time. man; hit’s Law of the Road Don't stop your car neaz my horse! “Hey, you! It skeers him.” “Don't worry, I know the rules. ‘Don’t park near a plug.” Simple “What is ‘hootch’?” “Twenty-five dollars a quart, when you can get it.” “YOUR TECHNIQUE HAS IMPROVED A LOT, OLD MAN, BUT YOU SEEM TO HAVE LOST YOUR IMAGINATION.” FROM THE NUDE.” “WHO WOULDN'T, AFTER THREE YEARS WORKING 10 comicbooks.com