Judge, 1921-07-02 · page 25 of 36
Judge — July 2, 1921 — page 25: what you’re looking at
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This is a daily comic calendar satirizing American events and figures from 1920. The page mixes topical humor with absurdist jokes: **Key References:** - The Dempsey-Carpentier boxing match (famous 1921 fight, referenced multiple times) - Governor Cox visiting President Wilson (1920 election context) - The Ponzi scheme investigation (Charles Ponzi's famous fraud) - William Jennings Bryan's candidacy - Various arbitrary "historical" dates presented as real events - Social customs (fashion, dating, superstitions) **The Satire:** Judge ridicules American gullibility and fascination with celebrity spectacles—boxing matches, financial schemes, political theater—by treating them alongside invented "facts" (horsehair snakes, fireworks accidents, arbitrary "days"). The title's mention of "pugilism" emphasizes boxing mania. The overall effect mocks contemporary American preoccupations with sensationalism over substance during the Jazz Age. **Artist:** Joseph A. Cunningham
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