Judge, 1921-06-25 · page 27 of 37
Judge — June 25, 1921 — page 27: what you’re looking at
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This page contains two separate satirical pieces from *Judge* magazine. **Top section:** Four panels depict an elephant with a toothache, drawn by A.T. Merke. The humor is straightforward slapstick—showing the elephant's distress and a figure using a "half-stick" (club) to extract the tooth, then profiting from the situation. This appears to be pure comedic illustration without political reference. **Bottom section:** Drawn by Charles A. Hoodes, this cartoon mocks pretension and inherited status. "Mister Monk" claims his musicianship derives from inherited talent, but reveals the actual source: his mother's grandfather "followed the organ for a living"—meaning he was a street musician or organ grinder (a low-status occupation). The joke satirizes people who inflate their social credentials by claiming refined ancestry when their relatives actually held humble, working-class jobs. The accompanying musical performance scene emphasizes the absurdity of his pretension.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
dom- ouths tured 1 a as bir Wues aw Evernant nas a Iv 1s NO LITTLE MATTER— BUT WITH IHS RARE INTELLI- ME REMOVES THE TROUBLE AND blow TUSK-ACHE— GENCE AND A HALP-STICK- TURNS IT INTO PROFIT. u're Drawn by Cusmirs A. Hoones “My pear Mister Monk, How DID YOU BECOME SUCH A WONDERFUL MUSICIAN?” “Linuertr sty TALENT! ~My MOTHER'S GRANDFATHER FOLLOWED THE ORGAN FOR A LIVING.” 27