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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page (October 19, 1923) This page contains humorous columns and observations rather than political cartoons. The content includes: **"Great Moments in a Boy's Life"** — nostalgic humor about childhood milestones (first dollar, first girlfriend, first high dive). **"Doping 'Em"** — advice column by Edgar Daniel Kramer offering humorous tips for husbands to manage their wives' behavior discreetly, suggesting deception about infidelity and financial matters while maintaining domestic peace. **Social commentary** includes jokes about bridge parties, shopping habits, and marriage dynamics typical of 1920s upper-middle-class life. The illustration shows a domestic scene with what appears to be a couple and household activity. Overall, this reflects 1920s attitudes toward gender relations, marriage, and gender roles—presented as light satire but revealing period assumptions about marital dynamics and women's behavior management.
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OCT 181923 ©cisss7sge ) EDGE WITH WHICH IS COMBINED y LESLIE'S WEEKLY How to be happy though married— humor him. “Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness” Great Moments in a Boy’s Life by Edmund J. Kiefer Wires he is told he may keep the out- cast dog he picked up on the street and brought home. When the doctor says he has the mea- sles and must be kept home from school. When he earns his first dollar. When he makes his first home run. When his little girl friend gives him a note containing a lock of hair. When he is told the dentist When he is presented with on his birthday: When the ragman comes along and buys his collection of junk and old news- papers. When he disregards warning signs at the zoo and throws the elephant a peanut. When he sits on a horse for the first time. When he stones a snake to death. When he his first high dive. When he is taken to see his first ball game from inside the grounds. * k abed. air rifle Mrs. Dummy he invited to twice as as we are, although the; Dummy—That's — the Richleighs bridge © poor reason. ey “When are you going to marry Loui “After she does her fall shopping.” Why so tired to-day? s—Exercising last night up at the Mutes’ Ball swinging dumb belles. \\ “By the way, Peggy, father’s com- ing entureay. Then I suppose I shan’t see you till Monday?” “Not unless you can get a friend for father.” 1 Doping "Em by Edgar Daniel Kramer Yer cas'r dope a chap by the way: je behaves, When he is out on review: He may be a Shylock, a Bluebeard or worse, But keep the fact hidden from you; His smile may be winning, his’ manners O.K And you may think him a prince. While he is strutting his camou That is concealing a quince. You can dope a chap by the way he be- haves, When he is away from the rout, When he is knowing that no 4 Will likely be finding him out: When he withdraws from the shop, As the dusk falls on the loam, You can bet your last dollar he'll show his real self, In the way that he acts, home! office when he’s Fae Madge—If the girls’ nominates you for office around kissing the babies? Marjorie—I suppose T'll have to, but I'm sure I'd make a bigger hit if I kissed the men voters. political club will you go comicbooks.com