Judge, 1923-06-09 · page 25 of 36
Judge — June 9, 1923 — page 25: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page collects humorous cartoons and jokes from international publications (Korsaren, Meggendorfer Blaetter, Passing Show, Birmingham Age-Herald, Sidney Bulletin), representing early-20th-century satirical humor. The jokes target domestic life and social conventions: a man defending his ski-fall exhaustion; a traveling salesman ("elastic goods") promising to coach an engaged man in advertising; a henpecked husband admitting he only argues with his wife when alone; a schoolboy cynically comparing his father's regret about school to his own; a suburban husband caught kissing the maid, with his wife unable to distinguish whether he did it reluctantly or willingly; and a chaotic holiday camp scene. The satire centers on **marital dynamics** (nagging wives, powerless husbands) and **masculine performance** — the gap between men's public and private behavior. These reflect period anxieties about gender roles and domesticity. The "elastic goods" salesman's boast about teaching advertising suggests commercial culture's growing influence on behavior itself.
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DIGEST OF THE WORLD'S HUMOR “Do you know, miss, that out ski-ing to-day I fell so many times and became so tired that I only took the trouble to get up every alternate fall?”—Korsaren (Christiania). THE TRAVELER IN ELASTIC GOODS. “Engaged, eh? Very well. I will see him And show him how to advertise.” —Meggendorfer Blaetter ‘Munich). His Better Half—Henry, what do you mean by arguing with me when visitors are here? Mr. Henpecked—Er—er—well, dear, you know I daren’t do it when we are alone!—Passing Show (London). tt “Ah, little man,” exclaimed the kindly old man. “Going to school, ¢ it’s the opening day, too! I’ possess if I were going to school again.” “Huh,” replied the tough youngster. “That's what pa said when I left the house this mornin,” but he backed out when I called his bluff."—Birmingham Age-Herald. ery Mrs. Suburbs — (hysterically)—John, you thought I didn’t see you, but I did. You kissed the maid. Mr. Suburbs (reproachfully)—But, my dear, you asked me to try to persuade her to stay another week. “Tell me quick, John dear, did she promise?”—Sidney Bulletin. A hopeless dawn at our holiday camp.—Passing Show (London). 23 comicbooks.com