Judge, 1921-10-01 · page 14 of 36
Judge — October 1, 1921 — page 14: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains three separate jokes drawn by John Held Jr., satirizing early 20th-century American life: **"Bob and Job"**: Mocks the "bobbed hair" trend among young women. A stenographer cut her hair fashionably short but couldn't find employment afterward—suggesting employers discriminated against women with modern hairstyles, viewing them as improper or rebellious. **"Three of a Kind"**: Satirizes wartime financial burden. A man with triplets cynically names them after expenses: "Expense," "More Expense," and "War Tax"—reflecting frustration with rising costs during WWI and the new federal income tax (implemented 1913). **"Fond Recollection"**: References Prohibition-era humor. A visitor recalls not a theatrical "Dance of the Sunbeams" sketch, but rather "the Kick of the Moonshine"—moonshine being illegal homemade alcohol, whose effects he literally felt. The whimsical animal and character drawings frame these social commentary jokes about gender discrimination, economic anxiety, and Prohibition culture.
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Bob and Job “Funny, I saw Della coming out of a wig maker’s yesterday.” “Yes, poor girl! She's a stenog- rapher, and last winter she had her hair bobbed. Now she’s looking for a position.” GOD’S SCREECHERS Three of a Kind “T suppose Simpson is tickled to death over the fact that his wife presented him with triplets.” “Well, I’m not so sure. He calls the first “Expense,” the second “More Expense” and the third “War Tax.” 14 Fond Recollection “Do you mean to say that you don’t remember the sketch at the show called Dance of the Sunbeams?” “No,” groaned the visiting friend, rubbing his head, “but I remember the Kick of the Moonshine.”