Judge, 1923-09-08 · page 5 of 36
Judge — September 8, 1923 — page 5: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis This page contains two separate pieces from *Judge* magazine: **Top cartoon ("Fine view, ain't it!"):** Shows an overloaded early automobile (circa 1900s-1910s) piled with household goods, breaking down on a rural road. A man gestures while explaining to a passing pedestrian. The satire targets the unreliability of early automobiles and their tendency to fail during travel, contrasting the promise of modern motoring with reality. The enormous load suggests people attempting cross-country moves or vacations in vehicles not equipped for such journeys. **Bottom section:** "Restraints" is a poem by Edgar Daniel Kraemer about frustrated desires for adventure and escape from domestic life. "The fast and the furious" is an unrelated humorous sketch about an accident, playing on automotive mishaps of the era. The page satirizes early-automobile culture and its frequent mechanical failures.
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Restraints by Edgar Daniel Kramer I woutp dance in wild abandon, When the dew falls on the lawn, And the stars lean low to whisper Where the twilight dusk has gone; T would dance amid the roses Like a dryad or a fay, But I hesitate because of what The folks would have to say. I would smash the well-known welkin With the echoes of my glee, And the wildest of disturbers Wouldn’t have a thing on me; T would romp with Follies beauties Till cach fleeting night was through; T would be an awful devil, but What would the neighbors do? I would spend my hard-earned shekels Like a sailorman ashor T would wine and dine the chickens By the dozen and the score, But, despite my hectic dreamings And my giddiest intent, Tam using all my income For the family food and rent. “Fine view, ain't it!” Hines one thing that really happ« ned inasmalltown. A young man, tak- ing an examination, handed in a blank paper with the following declaration at- tached toit: “Thereby declare that Thave neither given nor received any aid: dur- ing this examination, but I needed it, something fierce.” The fast and the furious. 3 “Cee more question, Mr. Milf." said the inst agent as he filled out Mif's application blank for a fat policy. “What make of car do you drive?” “Why. [don’t drive any,” said Miff, “Thate them.” “Sorry, then, Mr, Miff,” as he tare up the applic company no long rid the agent ut our usures pedestrians.” tote T order a plank steak At the café round the corner— I think they forgot the latter And just brought me the former! ttt Dyer—1 understand your wife suffers from car sickness. Ryer—Yes, it makes her ill to think we can’t afford as good a car as our neighbors. rer Coming events casting their shadows before yunts for the future shrouded in darkness. sat being A pretty girl \ vie A little face pressed close to yours And then you know what bliss is! a moonlit night ling waist—some kisses. comicbooks.com