Judge, 1921-09-03 · page 12 of 36
Judge — September 3, 1921 — page 12: what you’re looking at
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# Judge Magazine Page Analysis This page contains several short humorous pieces satirizing early 20th-century society: **"Pity the Poor Cyclist"** inverts expectations: a cyclist is prosecuted for traveling at a "furious" four miles per hour and damaging an automobile. The satire targets the car industry's emerging dominance and courts' bias toward motorists over pedestrians—a genuine social concern as automobiles became common. **"Relatively Speaking"** mocks the public's inability to understand Einstein's Theory of Relativity, yet their willingness to celebrate anyone claiming expertise. The piece satirizes how artists, musicians, and writers profit by slapping "Epstein Theory" branding onto existing work, exploiting intellectual prestige without comprehension. **"Simple Nature"** presents a brief domestic comedy about a husband pretending to remember an anniversary while suggesting a generic beach movie. **"Anthropological Research"** offers a quick pun: "T-Bone Tommy" compares men to steaks; "Hamburger Liz" retorts men are "dogs"—crude but period-appropriate wordplay. The cartoons illustrate these pieces with typical Judge-style illustrations reflecting 1920s aesthetics and social anxieties.
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Drawn by Ant HeLFANT. Henn—I THINK MY WIFE'S MIND MUST BE BREAKING UP. Peck—How COME? Henn—BECAUSE SHE IS ALWAYS GIVING ME A PIECE OF IT. Pity the Poor Cyclist By ARTHUR L., SALMON sorPHE charge against you,” said the magistrate, “Ts that of walking at a furious rate. “We must protect our public, if we can, Against the reckless, wild pedestrian. “Our autos should be free to go at ease Without the risk of such mishaps as these. “Complainant further states that he was splashed With blood and mire when into him you dashed. “His car was really in a sorry plight; It took him quite an hour to put it right.” “But, sir,” the prisoner began to state, “He took the corner at a lightning rate. “And, as this worthy constable will tell, Before I crossed the street I rang my bell.” “A poor excuse,” exclaimed the justice sour; “Your pace, I hear, was quite four miles an hour. “And further; witness proves beyond a doubt, That at the time your lamp was nearly out.” Relatively Speaking By KATHERINE NEGLEY A DECTURER read ten lines of the £ Theory of Relativity and went te and fro over the country explain- ing it. No one understood what it was all about, but his audiences voted the lecturer a great man with a wonderful mind. An author did not go into the Theory but he wrote a love story all the way around it and it was a best-seller. Another writer compiled a_ dic- tionary, a thesau- rus, and a book of synonyms from the hard words in it; and a profes- sor of languages translated it into twelve different languages during his summer vacation. A musician set it to jazz music. It made a wonderful two step. An artist had a picture named “Twilight” that he could not sell. He re-named it “The Epstein Theory” and he became famous over night. A scenario writer made it into a scenario with the multiplication table as an introduction. e A sculptor made a bust of Ein- stein; also of the lecturer, the artist, the musician and the writers. And all the world wondered. Simple Nature By R. I. MEHAN ‘THEN he recalled that to-night was one of her anniversaries. It must be observed in some fashion. He spoke nonchaiantly, as if he had known it all along. “Suppose we go to the movie to- night to celebrate, dear.” “Thank you for remembering. What’s on?” “Nothing much, I guess. It’s one of those pictures with most of the scenes laid on the beach.” Anthropological Research T-Bone Tommy—Men are like steaks. The tender ones are rare, while the tough ones are— “Dogs!” retorted Hamburger Liz. knifing a bun. Drawn by Catvert SMitH, “Say, MISTER! THAT WAS A CANADIAN QUARTER YOU GAVE ME FOR THAT FISH!”” 12 comicbooks.com