Judge, 1922-11-04 · page 34 of 36
Judge — November 4, 1922 — page 34: what you’re looking at
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This is a collection of single-panel joke cartoons by amateur artists, published in *Judge* magazine's feature encouraging aspiring cartoonists. The page contains six unrelated gag comics: 1. **"Stable" pun**: A livery worker jokes that auto repair work is "not so stable"—wordplay on the instability of the new automobile industry versus traditional horse stables. 2. **Barber shop recognition**: A man encounters a woman who sat next to him at a barber shop. 3. **Frog and bird joke**: A frog compares a bird to the installment plan system because of "a big bill and a little down"—satirizing the then-novel consumer credit system. 4. **Golf term**: Visual pun on "at the top of his game." 5. **Child in manhole**: Dark humor—a boy's father fell into a manhole, but the child won't call for help because dad might be dodging bill collectors. 6. **Hand-kissing debate**: A woman objects to hand-kissing as improper. These represent typical early-20th-century American humor: wordplay, social observations, and mild cynicism about modern life.
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