Judge, 1922-01-07 · page 3 of 36
Judge — January 7, 1922 — page 3: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page (January 7, 1920s) The main cartoon depicts a young woman announcing her engagement to "the chauffeur" to her disapproving family—a social scandal reflecting 1920s class anxieties. The joke hinges on the impropriety of marrying "below one's station," a concern that dominated period humor. Below are six separate satirical vignettes about domestic and social life: - A wife who's a poor housekeeper - A boy's destructive behavior ("pulling, hauling, and driving a new car") - A man refusing to promise marital fidelity - A wife sitting through entire movie reels - A woman refusing to wear 1919 fashion in a 1922 car These jokes reflect common marital grievances and social frustrations of the era, with humor derived from generational and class conflicts typical of post-WWI American magazines.
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VoLuME 82, NuMBER 2097 JaNvARY 7, 1\ JUDGE Editors: Douglas H. Cooke, Eliot Keen, J. A. Waldron 1831, at the Post-Office at N lam Green. Pres.: as of Dougi under Act of March 3, 1879, . J. McDonneil, Treas.; W. D. Greei 35.000 ia, See euaees ot 06 “1h4ag Geoee (| NYY = WHY? “Does Mrs. Howard enjoy her home?” “Oh, yes! She is not a good house- keeper.” A MARTYR “Whois your favorite movie heroine.” “My wife—she sits through them all!” ©, DeArion | ViveNTIn™ “Papa, I wish to announce my engagement to the chauffeur.” YOUTH’S IGNORANCE A farmer boy had spent a sultry hour pulling, hauling, and driving a new calf toward the barn. A steer went by headed for the pasture. The calf fol- lowed. “Go to thunder, you darn fool!” mut- tered the boy. “You'll know the dif- ference when supper time comes!” A CONFLICT “Will you promise me never to gamble?” “But aren’t we to be married?” THE REASON “Why did you drop Will? “I’m not going to wear my 1922 clothes in his old 1919 car.” comicbooks.com