Judge, 1923-09-08 · page 3 of 36
Judge — September 8, 1923 — page 3: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page contains three separate humorous pieces rather than political cartoons. The main illustration shows a surreal landscape with massive curved roads or paths and a small car, accompanying a caption about the "solar system" and travel destinations—likely satirizing 1950 post-war automobile culture and suburban expansion. The three text pieces ("Not So Bad," "More of that Kind Needed," and "Real Sentiment") are light domestic humor columns featuring dialogue between characters like Mrs. Highbrow and Mabel, discussing everyday topics: house painting, children's behavior, and romance. This appears to be general-audience satirical content focused on middle-class American life rather than political commentary. The humor targets social pretension and domestic situations rather than political figures or events.
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C1B584759 Not So Bad by William Sanford HE painter came to-day to continue his work on my house out in the country, but as soon as he arrived it commenced to rain, ‘Well.’ TI said: “Nothing for you to do, but go back, here’s one day T don’t have to pay!” He looked’ at’ me in surprise. cost you just the same,” he s whole day is broke up! I nuthin’ ¢ “The our time for the day is rea mine, whether you work or not?” He admitted that it was. “Well, come on in, then,” T said, ‘and we'll. play cards. I never thought I should pay a dollar and a half an hour for some one to play cards with, but as long as I've got to pay you any might as well ha ame, and let the rain do its darnde So we played poker until five o'clock and I won sixty-seven dollars from him. He wanted to keep on and get some of it back, but I said: ‘‘No! you've finished a union “Tell “the can’t do lly I said. handed over twelve dollars. for his day’s wages out of the sixty- seven I had won from him. te Now it would give me no irprise, As evidence has been un- folding, To learn that girls penalize A football star for holding. Aas Madge—The trouble with Charlie is that he’s just crazy about the girls. Marjorie—That’s it ex- actly. I thought for a long time that he was just crazy about me. don't ft tieaen = More of that Kind Needed Mrs. Provincial—T haven't ever got it clear in my mind just what your son- in-law does, Mrs. Highbrow. Mrs. Highbrow—We has a position with the Government: he’s an economist. “My! Ain't that nice! My children are all so extravagant!” Pre) is quite a toe dancer.” remarked “Just look at my pumps.” Y Wife (1950)—John, dear, I'm fed up with the solar system. This year can't we go somewhere different? 1 Real Sentiment by Strickland Gillilan O's oF a siren and heart of a saint: as free as an angel's, from Lips one would barter salvation to kiss: Hair of spun gold. Such a vision as this Looks from the page of the booklet I hold— Smiles; but her smile is not forward or bold! Something she says, with her lips parted Something she utters in whisper so low One must lean close to that v fair Ah, T could swoon in the scent of her hair! Something she whispers; some wonderful hint See, down below, in that nonpareil print: “Blivens’ Cold Cream keeps me looking this way; Run to your drug, buy ‘some to-« ery m so ist and Reporter (on divorce ease) — The only roomer at. Mrs. Swift's house was a sort of al worker. City Editor—What church? “None; he is a freethinker.” “T see; put him down, then, as an unconfirmed roomer. pre Nora Th ings hang out. If I marry you, will © to take in any wash- Just wash and T'll take ‘em in! Rd “He wanted several chil- dren and she wanted a lim- ousine.” “Yes—they finally promised on’one baby and a flivver!” com- comicbooks.com