Judge, 1923-09-01 · page 35 of 36
Judge — September 1, 1923 — page 35: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is Judge's amateur submission page, featuring short gag cartoons and jokes by budding cartoonists. The humor reflects 1920s-30s sensibilities: **Social/racial humor**: The "Mrs. Quackenness" and "Sistah Sagg" dialogue uses exaggerated dialect comedy, common but offensive by today's standards, depicting African American women discussing marriage. **Modern life jokes**: A golfer anxiously checking time, a clerk's lunch break excuse, and confusion over "white duck pants" (playing on the phrase as though ducks were clothing). **Youth culture**: A flapper-obsessed college student, a child deciding to remove his tonsils, and a hornet stung while attacking a powder-wearing flapper—reflecting 1920s "modern girl" anxieties. **Nature anthropomorphism**: Insects as characters with human concerns (radio "loudspeakers"). The page's purpose was encouraging amateur artists while providing light satirical commentary on contemporary society, workplace absurdities, and generational change.
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BEGINNER'S LUCK UDGE has set a ide this we for the work of the budding artist He hopes, in this way, to give help and encouragement to the amateur whose work gives promise of real ability Remember that a bright, original idea is all-import paper. Drawn by Cart. C. Royce Mrs. Quackenness—Am yo’ daughter happily mar'd, Sistah Sagg? Mrs. Sagg—She sho’ is! She's done got a husban’ dat’s skeered to death Diawn by LAWRENCE S, KINSTLER A picture of how a budding young golfer feels any business day about Drawn by Georce Gray Customer—I wish you'd show me the thinnest thing you have in a blue serge suit? Clerk—I would with pleasure, sir, but he’s out to lunch just now. Address your contributions to Amateur Page. Drawn by Mrs, W. E. SAUNDEKS “Maw says I got to have my tonsils removed. Guess I'll do it now!” Drawn by R. A. GREEN Customer—I wanna buy a pair of white duck pants. Clerk—I'm sorry, sir; we don’t sell animal clothing. Drawn by Siecrnien EVseN First Student—Well, what’s on your mind now? Second Student—Oh, it’s that boy with those piercing dark eyes and wavy black hair. I tried to find out what his name was when the professor called the roll, but he said “present” to four different names. nt, then draw clearly with india ink on white . JunGe, 627 West 453d St., New York City Drawn by J. R. Mau.ocu Grasshopper—What's wrong, Vespa? You look all in. Hornet—I am. Tried to sting a flapper, bent my stinger and my sys- tem’s full of talcum powder. Drawn by HERMAN GINTHER. Willie Bug—My, what a beautiful new “loudspeaker” for my radio! HN EMR ET Drawn by Hever N. Evexert. “Close up dem wings, chicken! Yo’s retardin’ mah progress!” comicbooks.com