Judge, 1922-05-27 · page 34 of 36
Judge — May 27, 1922 — page 34: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page from *Judge* magazine contains a car advertisement and three separate humor cartoons drawn by readers in an "Amateur Knights of the Pencil" contest. **The Advertisement** promotes discounted automobiles (prices down 15-25%) post-war, encouraging purchases while prices are low. It offers free expert advice via coupon. **The Three Cartoons:** 1. A colonial-era scene: A youth has frightened the sultan's harem women; authorities sentence him to jail, using "harum scarum" (reckless youth) as wordplay. 2. A domestic scene: A prisoner dreads his sentence expiring because he's serving a life sentence—the joke being jail is preferable to his outside life. 3. A farmer scene: Jones acts strangely because he fed his hens "new-fangled chicken food," leading to the pun "they're all laying for him" (both literal egg-laying and seeking revenge). These are reader-submitted amateur cartoons relying on puns and situational humor typical of 1920s Judge magazine content.
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Cars Are Now at Their Lowest Prices The last two months have brought decided revisions in the prices of automobiles. Many which had not previously been reduced dropped from fifteen to twenty-five per cent. Not since the war have prices been so low. It is useless to anticipate further declines in automobile prices; in fact, costs may be increased. Now is the time to buy. There are many excellent values available to the man with $500 or $5000 to invest in an automobile. But the best car made for some conditions may not prove — satisfactory under others. The Motor De- partment of Lestir’s WEEKLY will furnish readers with un- biased, expert advice free of charge. Use the coupon below, filling out all of the blanks in order that we may advise you thoroughly COUPON Motor Department, Leslie's Jupce Co. 627 West 43d St. New York Cit I am considering t of a car to cost about $ am especially interested in one (make) (type. My requirements for a car are as purchase and e of body Driven and cared for by Kind of roads o would be used owned other cars of the makes: mately the type in ¢ interested are handled by dealers in my territory Please advise me as to the car best suited to my requireme Name.. Address... . Amateur Knights Pencil = Me ee ee eres St. John St., Jamaica Pl, Mass | Drawn by G. E. Tt of the “This youth has been scaring the ladies of his majesty’s harem.” “Give the young harum scarum thirty days in the jug.” Drawn by WM. C. Darracit, 1224 So. 49th St, West Phil., Pa “Dugan is one prisoner that must dread the day his sentence expires.” “And why?” “He's in jail for life.” Drawn by Freo W. Sati, Box 134, Wilson Creek, Wash. “Why is queerly?” “Oh! He fed his hens some of that new-fangled chicken food and they're all laying for him.” Farmer Jones acting so comicbooks.com