Judge, 1922-08-26 · page 22 of 36
Judge — August 26, 1922 — page 22: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains several brief jokes and a political cartoon titled "Why the railroad was so full of curves." **The main cartoon** depicts a railroad scene with a surveyor or engineer examining terrain under a tree, with a clear landscape visible. The caption sarcastically explains the railroad's winding path: the implication is that the railroad was built with unnecessary curves—likely a reference to corruption or incompetence in railroad construction, where engineers might deliberately create longer routes to inflate costs or contracts. **The smaller jokes** are workplace/professional humor: - Two tradesmen comparing restaurant prices and value - A medical professor testing a student on treating sweating patients - Banter about someone named Groucho being melancholy from congratulating people - An artist named Brushem being praised, then having his work called "rotten" - A recruit complaining about marching forty miles when he signed up for a "standing army" These appear to be generic satirical observations about everyday professional life, money, military service, and human nature rather than references to specific political events or figures.
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