Judge, 1921-12-24 · page 6 of 36
Judge — December 24, 1921 — page 6: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis This page from *Judge* magazine contains three brief comic anecdotes with accompanying illustration. The main artwork depicts "SPECIALIST: The young dentist who was an adept at bridge-work"—a visual pun showing a man sitting atop a tree stump or log, literally doing bridge construction work while wearing a bowler hat, suggesting he's a dentist by profession. The humor trades on "bridge-work," a dental procedure for replacing missing teeth. Below are three separate jokes about domestic situations: a host dealing with unwashed guests, a wife's expensive candy purchases, and a doctor's advice about patient companionship. These are genteel, middle-class humor typical of early 20th-century *Judge* magazine—wordplay and gentle domestic satire rather than political commentary. The overall tone targets polite society's social conventions and marital dynamics.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
Z ( ee . SoKeeren 2efaas NO ROUGH-DRY “Yes,” said the warden, “all our guests are washed, first thing.” “And if they object?” the gentle visitor questioned. “Why, then,” the warden smiled, “they are washed and ironed.” The young dentist PLAYING SAFE “Why are you lugging home that ex- pensive box of candy?” “Just to play safe. The wife kissed me this morning before I left, so I imagine it must be either her birthday or our wedding anniversary!” 4 SPECIALIST who was an adept at bridge-work. THE REASON Post—Do you always advise your neurasthenic patients to have a con- stant companion? Alienist—Always. The companion immediately becomes another neuras- thenic patient. Se ee eae ade nwonwanan