Judge, 1923-08-25 · page 11 of 36
Judge — August 25, 1923 — page 11: what you’re looking at
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# Judge Magazine Page Analysis This page contains several unrelated short jokes and comic vignettes typical of Judge magazine's format: **Top cartoon**: Two traveling salesmen ("drummers") in a hotel lobby attempt conversation, each suspecting they've met before in New Orleans—but neither has actually been there. The joke plays on awkward small-talk and false familiarity among strangers. **Marital humor**: A husband complains his wife only shows affection when wanting money; she counters it happens "often enough"—satirizing transactional marriage dynamics. **Jazz joke**: Mocks 1920s jazz composition by suggesting taking classical masters' work and "decomposing" it—contemporary criticism of jazz as crude or derivative. **Bottom illustration**: Titled "Hitching on behind," shows a motorist who stopped at night, climbed a post to read a sign in the dark, only to find it says "Wet Paint"—absurdist humor about misplaced effort. The remaining quips target coal strikes, spousal relationships, and social etiquette. These reflect post-WWI American attitudes: skepticism of labor movements, domestic comedy, and period slang ("darn good").
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