Judge, 1921-05-21 · page 12 of 32
Judge — May 21, 1921 — page 12: what you’re looking at
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# What This Page Contains This page from *Judge* magazine presents several unrelated humorous items: **"What Killed Methuselah?"** uses biblical genealogy as the framework for a joke: the article calculates that Methuselah died at age 969, the same year as Noah's flood, leaving ambiguous whether he died of old age or drowned—a play on the absurdity of extreme longevity. **The cartoon** depicts a social gathering where a daughter describes attending a lecture by an impressively tall, dark man with a "pointed beard," but admits she didn't get a program identifying him. The humor lies in her focusing on his physical appearance rather than his actual lecture content—satirizing how audiences (particularly women, per period stereotypes) prioritize social gossip over intellectual substance. The other items are brief jokes about life's minor annoyances and social observations typical of the era's light humor.
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What Killed Methuselah? By J. tk NOUS grandfather, Methuselah, lived longer than any- body else. He lived to the ripe old age of 960. And still there is room to doubt whether he died of old age Horrman or not Beginning at Genesis 5:25, we read that Methuselah was 187 when Lamech was born. Lamech was 182 when Noah was born When Noah was born, Methuselah was 369 years old. Lamech lived sos years after the birth of Noah, The flood came when Noah was 600. Lamech had been dead only five years Adding 600 to 360 makes Methuselah 969 years ol fat the time of the flood Methuselah happened to die at that age: The question is, Did Methuselah dic just before the food or did the flood drown him? At any rate he lived longer than any other man; and if the flood hadn't come, perhaps he would still be living. Who knows? Light Verse (Very) AMID life's problems, my poor brain Hath one that daily knocks; How is it they can raise such ferns In undertakers’ shops! Calumny Kindly Old Gentleman—Vhat's right, my boy; try to part the cat and dog. Boy (in great disgust) tryin’ to part ‘em? Good night! Did you think I was The Difference came the unstill small voice, “what's the difference between a specialist and just plain doctor?” “Oh, the doctor examines you physically before prescribing treatment; the specialist first makes a financial examination.” Subject to Change without No Is your wife a friend of Mrs. Jones?” North: I don’t know; I haven't scen my wife since morning. West Drven by ¥. Fowrem Lixcoun+A. € Daughter—( returning LOVELIEST POINTED BEARD. Mother—WaT iD ME LECTURE ABOUT? “Usvortunarecy | pip’ GET A PROGRAM.” home late)—We've jusT HEARD THE MOST INTERESTING MAN LECTURE. He was TALL AND DARK WITH THE comicbooks.com