Judge, 1921-08-27 · page 7 of 36
Judge — August 27, 1921 — page 7: what you’re looking at
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# "Everyday Can't Be Off Day" This comic strip satirizes the President's administrative challenges, likely referencing a historical executive repeatedly requesting time off. The recurring 2:50 P.M. to 3:00 P.M. sequence at Honeydale shows the same interruptions cycling—suggesting the President's day is perpetually disrupted by crises. The final panel depicts the President frantically reviewing "Situations Wanted" advertisements, implying he's considering resignation due to unrelenting demands. Below are unrelated humor items: Desert travelers, weather predictions (the joke being short skirts will make snow drifts appear higher in newspapers), and fishing anecdotes. The cartoon mocks executive exhaustion and the impossibility of any genuine rest, suggesting even brief respites are illusory for those in high office. It's political commentary on the relentless nature of presidential responsibility.
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VANEER ASKS FOR AN AFTERNOON OFF : {SST LEE, 5 Ne Al (PResioenr] =e / > ANDO ONCE AGAIN-~ A Few DAYS AFTER. Drawn by P. L. Crospy. EVERYDAY CAN’? BE OFF DAY. On the Desert Fourth Estate Weather Unexpected “O dear! It’s so hard to keep track “If there is no radical change in “Did you catch any fish, Jack?” of my dates,” said the sheik’s daugh- women’s apparel, the weather next “Not as many as I expected I ter as the caravan stopped for lunch. winter will be the worst in years. would; but I didn’t expect I would.” . “What have the fashions got to What Did She Mean? do with it?” Right-o! He—Are you going to say “obey” “Well, the newspapers will be Drinking cold water at one’s meals in the marriage service? forced to speak of skirt-high snow- is dreadfully like kissing one’s best She—Oh, I won’t mind! drifts.” girl through the telephone.