Judge, 1923-04-14 · page 35 of 36
Judge — April 14, 1923 — page 35: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is a submissions page showcasing amateur cartoonists' work. The header explains Judge magazine is publishing drawings from aspiring artists to encourage talent. The six comic strips feature everyday humor typical of early 20th-century American life: - **Speeding husband**: Wife brags he can do 75 mph (inverting his traffic ticket as boasting material) - **Laundry excuse**: Man ties rag around neck, claiming lost laundry rather than admitting sore throat - **Beggars/rags**: Homeless man prefers rags to woman's rheumatism - **Unfaithful woman**: Man claims indifference to attractive woman - **Judge's pun**: Prisoner told he's "down but not out for thirty days" (jail sentence wordplay) - **Neighborly theft**: Woman never returns anything—including social courtesies - **Revolver irony**: Robbery victim carried loaded gun but thief didn't find it The humor relies on domestic situations, social embarrassment, and verbal punchlines rather than political content.
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BEGINNER'S LUCK UDGE has set aside this page for the work of the budding artist. agement to the amateur whose work gives promise of real ability. 2 is all-important, then draw clearly with india ink on white ur Page, JupGE, 627 West 43d St., New York City. to give hel Remember tha’ paper. Drawn by Jor Veccuo. Ist He—What did your wife say when she read that you were pinched for speeding at fifty miles an hour? 2d Ditto—Oh! She had a fit! She's been telling everybody I could do seventy-five! Drawn by Wa. E. HouMan. “How come you got that rag tied around your neck, Hank? Sore throat?” “Nope, I haven’t got my laundry back yet.” He hopes, in this way, Drawn by SAMUEL Lesunes. “I'll bet she’d rather have my rags than her rheumatism.” . io, CLOUD mre Drawn by Carry CLovup. “Some fellows would fall hard for her, but not me.” twn by MAX CARRUTH. “Oh, Henry! What a becoming color that is to you!” Drawn by GeRALy WAGNER. “Well, Judge, I am down and out.” “You may be down, but you're not out for thirty days!” Drawn by Evsmexe Howe. Henry—lI noticed that woman you just bowed to never returned your salute. Ethel—Onh, she’s my next door neigh- bor. She never returns anything! Drawn by T. MAnINAS. Mr. Monk—The thief took my watch, my purse, my pocketbook—in fact, everything. Mr. Giraffe—But I thought you car- ried a loaded revolver? “I do—but he didn’t find it.” comicbooks.com