Judge, 1923-11-10 · page 11 of 36
Judge — November 10, 1923 — page 11: what you’re looking at
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# Judge Magazine Page Analysis This page contains three brief humorous pieces typical of early 20th-century American satirical magazine fare: **"Objection Overruled"** satirizes American football's early days, when the ball was literally placed on a dirt mound before kicking. A referee repeatedly resets a wobbly ball while complaining spectators demand better preparation—poking fun at both the sport's crude equipment and fans' entitled attitudes. **"Case of Necessity"** is a brief romantic joke: a woman explains dumping a poet for a practical businessman because she "hated to do it, but the foot-vision [foot-vision/future vision] is on and I just have to see all those games"—trivializing love for entertainment. **"Age of Canned Goods"** satirizes modern consumer culture, celebrating canned food, recorded music ("canned music"), automobiles ("tin can"), and mass-produced leisure. The final exchange jokes that servants must eat canned goods in the kitchen while masters dine on them upstairs, mocking both industrial products and class hierarchy. The humor reflects 1910s-20s anxieties about industrialization and changing social values.
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