Judge, 1923-07-21 · page 24 of 36
Judge — July 21, 1923 — page 24: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page from *Judge* magazine collects international humor pieces. The content reflects early 20th-century social attitudes: **Top section:** A mother warns her child not to approach a comet—likely referencing Halley's Comet (visible 1910), which sparked public anxiety about catastrophic collisions. **Middle jokes:** A conductor regrets separating a mother and daughter on a bus, satirizing rigid transit rules. A senator's comment about being "told where we get off" is political wordplay about losing elections. A factory manager dismisses ancestry as irrelevant to promotion—mocking class pretension amid industrial-age meritocracy concerns. **Bottom cartoon:** "The cross-country race" humorously depicts a chaotic mass foot race ending in a "dead heat" (tie), with competitors arriving as one confused mob—absurdist visual humor about competitive chaos and undefined outcomes. The page showcases *Judge*'s model of reprinting humor from international sources, emphasizing universal comedic themes: parental concern, bureaucratic absurdity, social hierarchy, and physical comedy.
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DIGEST OF “Mother, may I go and look at the comet?” “Yes, dear, but don’t go too near it!” they all came in a dead heat. THE WORLD'S HUMOR Conductor—One seat on top, ma’am, and one inside. Lady—You surely wouldn’t separate a mother from her daughter! Conductor (ringing bell)—Never again, lady. I did it once and I have regretted it ever since!—Humorist (Lon- don). “What do you mean by the term ‘off ye It’s a year,” replied Senator Sor- ghum, “when so many of us are told ex- actly where we get off.”—Washington Star. Fae “He’s very proud of his ancestry.” “I know, but somehow or other I don’t ever recall a man being promoted in this factory because of his ancestors.” — Detroit Free Press. The cross-country race. —Passing Show (London). 22 comicbooks.com Pe