Judge, 1922-07-08 · page 25 of 36
Judge — July 8, 1922 — page 25: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page from Judge presents a collection of brief humorous anecdotes and one cartoon, typical of the magazine's satirical format. **The Main Cartoon** (top) depicts a woman on a telephone with scattered papers and belongings around her, illustrating the London Mail joke about a husband rarely seen—she encounters him "at breakfast only the other week," suggesting marital disconnection through busy modern life. **The Jokes** reflect early 20th-century social preoccupations: - A Nebraska courtroom scene mocking judicial pomposity - A young man's romantic devotion indicated by displaying his girlfriend's photo alongside his dog's picture (satirizing misplaced priorities) - Economic hardship disguised as virtue - Generational disappointment (wealthy father wanting to marry his son's chorus-girl girlfriend) - Bureaucratic absurdity (filing documents with scissors) - Social anxieties about marriage, education costs, and moral decline The humor relies on wordplay, exaggeration, and gentle mockery of middle-class anxieties and institutional failings rather than sharp political commentary. The international datelines (London, Berlin, Boston) reflect Judge's cosmopolitan readership.
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“Why, yes. 'N a Nebraska court an attorney was arguing with great earnestness and eloquence. In the midst of his argument he paused a moment. “I observe that your honor shakes his head at that statement. I desire to reaffirm it, although your honor dis- sents.” “I have not intimated,” replied the judge, “how I should construe the evi- dence or what my decision will be in the case, and your remark is uncalled for.” “But, your honor, you shook your head.” “That may be true,” the court said. “There was a fly on my ear, and I re- served the right to remove it in any manner I saw fit. Proceed with your argument.”—Philadelphia Ledger. tae “Bob is in love with Miss Young- blood.” “Did he tell you?” “No; but he’s got her photo hung alongside the picturé of his best dog.” —Detroit News. PID Melville—What is economy, father? Father—Economy, my son, is a way of spending money without getting any fun out of it.—Answers (London). “Have you seen your hubby, Doris?” I ran across him at breakfast only the other week.”"—London Mail. “After sending your son to college it must be disappointing to have him run off with a chorus girl.” “I should say it was disappointing,” replied the old millionaire. “I ex- pected to marry that little dame my- self."—New York Sun. She (after a tiff)—It is not nice of you to be always so monosyllabic, Max. He—Well, Der Brummer (Berlin). call me Maximilian!— 23 “You told me to file these letters, sir,” said the new yeoman. “Yes,” returned the officer. “Well, I was just thinkin’ that it'd be easier to trim ‘em with a pair of scissors."—Mississippi Bulletin. tae “I wish now,” said the lecturer, “to tax your memory.” A wail in the audience: “Has it come to that?"—Edinburgh Scotsman. tae Judge—Yours is a very serious crime, my man. Thirty years ago it was a hanging matter. Horse Thief—Well, yer honor, thirty years from now it mayn’t be a crime at all—Boston Transcript. Sas Teacher—Who can tell me the mean- ing of the word “leisure”? Little Boy—Please, miss, it’s a place where married people repent!—Lon- don Weekly Telegraph. : Ase “I'm afraid dad will find out that we disobeyed him last night.” “The best way to keep him from finding out is to tell him. He never remembers anything.”—Nashville Ten- nesseean. comicbooks.com