Judge, 1923-03-03 · page 5 of 36
Judge — March 3, 1923 — page 5: what you’re looking at
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# Judge Magazine Page Analysis This February 28, 1923 page contains three stories and one cartoon. The main cartoon, "Absent-minded Buyer," depicts a man and woman in a shop, with the woman holding fabric. The joke plays on the husband's inattention to shopping—a common domestic satire trope of the era. The three stories—"A Proud Young Man," "The Prodigal's Return," and a William Jones narrative—are typical Judge humor: romantic misunderstandings, class anxieties, and financial worries. The Jones story mocks undergraduate pretension and new academic titles. The satire reflects 1920s concerns: marriage dynamics, economic status, and educational vanity. The content aims at middle-class readers through relatable domestic scenarios rather than explicit political commentary. The overall tone is light social mockery rather than sharp political critique.
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©ce571121 FEB 28 1993 A Proud Young Man by Cyril B. Egan “Noe” ne cen, “though I love you 2N madly, I cannot marry you!” She paled. “Is thei He laughed bitterly. “No, there is not some one else!” She grasped him tenderly by the left mustachio, “Then why, Alfred—why and where- fore +, then,” she breathed—‘some Ah,—how ean I explain it?” ‘xplain what, my dear?—Only: tell me what!” “It is all so sordid: Money, money— O cursed money ! Mammon, mammon! Mighty mammon!—Luere, Inere—O foul and filthy, loathsome lncre “Dear Alfred, don’t take on so—only explain.” less red in it, please? Absent-minded Buyer—Show me a sample with a little =™ JUDGE ~ WITH WHICH IS COMBINED LESLIE'S WEEKLY She took him tenderly by both mus- tachios. “Well then, Theo—it is this: I can never marry a woman who makes twice as much money as I do!” “Alfred!” No, my pride simply would not allow it. “Dear boy, don’t let that worry you.” “No, no—I will let it worry me! I will! T will Yot until you make five times as much as Ido, can I think of marrying you!” eee Wis Jones, returning to col for his junior 3 cally observed his _ fellow-passenger. When the opportunity arose he asked him where he was bound. “To Hanover,” replied the man, Jones thought rapidly. “Surely the man was too old to be a freshman. But his clothes were too outlandish and shabby for an undergraduat Finally Jones smiled. “What are you?’ he asked, ing salesman?” “Why, no,” re- plied the other. “Tam the new English pro- fessor.” ae “He thinks it benefits a man to look ahead, “Tt does; at any rate, all the checks he gives e dated that “Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness” The Prodigal’s Return by Sherman Ripley (With thanks to Mr. Poe for the use of his meter) I A MAZE ot mournful numbers, inter- fering with my slumbers, Grimly I prepare to make my income tax returns once more; And with mental acrobatics, delving into mathematics, Compound fractions and quadratics and equations I explore; Logarithms, conic sections and propor- tions I explore— And T murmur, Nevermore!” All the year my only Mecea is to boost the old exchequer; Now I sweat and ponder how to make it lower than of yore; And T bless the valuationcof my wifie’s poor relation, Cutting down the net taxation as it never did before— The exemption slightly greater than it ever was before, But I groan, “O Nevermore!” I would like to take and file ‘em in a lunatie asylum As I look in vain for Schedule C and Section Number Four. If their figures should refute me, “fare- thee-well” you may salute me, For I’m going out and shoot me with my back against the door; With my perforated person draped against the chamber door, Croaking gently, “N sae “What's all these knives and forks for?” asked the golf professional. “It’s a dinner of sixteen courses,” ex- plained his friend. “You'll need ’em all to go around with.” yermore!” a eS ea