Judge — December 1, 1923 — page 1: what you’re looking at

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# "Her Daily Dozen" — Judge, December 1, 1923 This satire depicts a woman eating donuts, labeled "Her Daily Dozen." The joke plays on the popular 1920s fitness trend called the "Daily Dozen"—a set of twelve simple exercises promoted by fitness expert Walter Camp to improve health and vigor. The cartoon mocks this health craze by suggesting a woman's version substitutes actual exercise with consuming a dozen donuts instead. It's a double joke: both satirizing the fitness fad's popularity and using period-typical gender humor about women's indulgence in sweets versus disciplined exercise. The illustration's style and the magazine's satirical focus suggest this commentary on modern trends, consumerism, and competing notions of health were typical Judge fare during the Jazz Age.