Judge, 1921-05-21 · page 7 of 32
Judge — May 21, 1921 — page 7: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Judge Magazine Page Analysis This early 20th-century satirical page contains several humor pieces: **Main Cartoon (top):** A woman viewing modern art in a gallery dismisses Futurism as unwelcome, saying she'll never live to see such things. The satire mocks both avant-garde art movements (Futurism) and presumably conservative resistance to modernism. **"The Original Thought":** A mordant commentary on originality—the author believes he's had a novel idea until discovering the same thought in the Bible, suggesting there's "nothing new under the sun." **"The Problem":** A racist dialect joke stereotyping Black Americans, using offensive language and perpetuating harmful caricatures common to early 20th-century American humor. **"Nursery Stuff":** Darkly humorous nursery rhyme variations, including one mocking labor movements (the "eight hour day" complaint). **"Do You Get It?":** A doctor joke: a patient leaves cured simply because the doctor has no prescription blanks—satirizing medical practice or hypochondria. The page reflects period attitudes, including casual racism, that modern readers should recognize as historically revealing rather than humorous.
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Drawn ty Jous Cosacarm ~ “For TH’ LAND’s sakes! The Original Thought By Many Granas Boxwen I WAS pleased; in fact, I was delighted. For I had thought an original thought. It was a rare thought, a far-seeing thought, an advanced thought, a very superior thought. But above all it was so origi I had never heard any one say anything that sounded so strikingly, interestingly, importantly original. And then, I was turning the pages of my Bible one day to look up a certain quotation when I happened upon my original thought. Some one else had had that thought. to be original! Yes h had beaten me to it! And I had fancied it The Problem Friend—Rastus, what is this ‘‘negro problem” we hear so much about? Rastus—It am just this: how’s a man gwine to know dat his wife will still keep on takin’ in washin’ after he marries her? With Standing Unquestioned Here’s to America’s greatest base-hitter—MotTuER! Ip tHat’s Futurisa, I'st Gua V'it sever tive 1 see it!” Nursery Stuff By Euor Kaves Sone ITTLE ROBIN REDBREAST sat on a rail. A bunter shot and plucked him and sold him for a quail Old Mistress McSchuttle Had a coal scuttle; It was filled to the brim with coal. She swelled so with pride That she nearly died, Such wealth turned her simple old soul! Robin and Richard wére two working men, They laid in bed till the clock struck ten. Then up started Robin, and thus yawned he: “ An eight hour day is too many for me.”” Do You Get It? He Didn't Dr. Brown—The other day a man came into my office, all doubled up with pain, Two minutes later he walked out, erect and hastily. Dr. White—How did you cure him? Dr. Brown—I told him I had no prescription blanks left. comicbooks.com