Judge, 1923-08-25 · page 10 of 36
Judge — August 25, 1923 — page 10: what you’re looking at
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# Judge Magazine Page Analysis This page contains two distinct pieces of satirical content: **Main Cartoon ("Present Arms!"):** Satirizes the "modern woman" of the era (appears to be 1920s) and changing gender norms. The joke centers on women's exposed arms as a new form of attraction and power—replacing the demure "Venus de Milo" aesthetic with muscular, "armed" femininity. The satire mocks both the trend itself and practical concerns: what happens when coal shortages require warm clothing? Chapped arms scratching men's necks during intimacy? It's social commentary on women's liberation and changing beauty standards presented as absurd. **Sidebar Content:** Three brief humorous anecdotes mocking pretension and human nature—a Black boy mishearing "swimming" as "watermelon" (reflecting period racial stereotypes), and a writer admitting his father paid him more for fictional "hard luck" sob stories than he now earns professionally. The overall tone is light mockery of social change and contemporary foibles typical of Judge's satirical approach.
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Je werd |, The Native—No, siree! Present Arms! by Arthur Neale *© PD yresent arms! Pree d this y and they Venus de compared was evidently. the r to the ladies most certainly responded! Milo was no beauty at all with these modern stand- vily armed. And suredly dangerous vamp used to do her stuff with a glance of the eye—now however, she does it with a glimpse the biceps. Yes, indeed! When it comes to doing an effective job on a chap—the modern those arms weapons! I ain't always lived this way. girl can do more with her naked arm than a thug could do with a lead-pipe! But what will she do in the winter! And another coal shortage predicted! Will the skin one foves to touch become sufficiently toughened to endure the rigors? Maybe. Maybe not. And chapped arms scratch a_feller’s neck and » something terrible! The sub- ject is a rough one. Also chilly. “What do you consider the highest degree of succ writer of detective fiction can achieve?” ‘Being called in to help the local police solve a baffling murder mys- tery!” 8 I had a housekeeper once, but she et too much. ASvtt nero boy went to a physician LY to be treated for a painful sensation in one of his cars. Upon examination, the ear was found to be full of water, “How did it happen? he was asked after his car had been drained. “Been going in swimming? “ suh,” the “been eatin’ watermelon!” little fellow, st Friend—1 suppose you receive more money now for your’ stories than you did while at college? Successful Author—Well, IT) wouldn't say that. My dad used to come across handsomely for some of the hard luck tales I sent him! comicbooks.com