Judge, 1923-12-08 · page 5 of 36
Judge — December 8, 1923 — page 5: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis This page from *Judge* magazine presents Christmas-themed fiction rather than political satire. The main illustration shows a domestic scene with Santa Claus and family members around a fireplace, captioned with dialogue from a child (Tommy) commenting on Santa's appearance: "Hey, Santa! Yer face is on crooked, an' yer stomach's comin' down!" The joke is straightforward slapstick humor: a father dressed as Santa has a poorly-fitted costume, with his real face visible through crooked makeup and his stomach protruding awkwardly beneath the padding. Below, an article titled "Santa Claus's Double" begins a serialized Christmas story by Robert Cyril O'Brien about Christmas morning adventures. The secondary illustration labeled "Christmas Crystal Gazing" shows adults in conversation. This is entertainment content for holiday reading rather than political commentary.
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Tommy (suddenly appearing)—Hey, Santa! stomich’s comin’ down! Yer face is on crooked, an yer WISH YOUR LIBRARY A MERRY CHRISTMAS Our Five-foot Stocking of Yuletide Stories Help Your Shelf I is with a thrill of pleasure that we present the result of our expe- dition to the realms of Christ- mas fiction, and place before you. this wreath of stories complete, compact and Yuletidy. Santa Claus’s Double \" EXACTLY six o'clock on Christmas 22% morning Simpkins arose, slipped into his robe and noiselessly tiptoed into the nursery. A mere glance convinced him that the kiddies, Junior and Horace. were still safely reposing in the arms of Morpheus. After signi thing was climb the attic ing the wife that every- ake, our hero proceeded. to rickety stairs leading to the There he fumbled around until he discovered a pasteboard box from which he extracted a Santa Claus outfit. Mr Simpkins immediately donned the afore- mentioned outfit’ and surveyed himself ina broken mirror. The mirror seemed by Robert Cyril O'Brien outfit fit him or that it, would fit: him per he put in the sofa pillows ne time to adjust the whiskers. impkins found himself in’ a CHRISTMAS CRYSTAL GAZING Parent—And what do you see? Santa Claus—Nothing much for you —but your bank account is about to go on a journey. dilemma. ‘They just wouldn't stay put and he had no ghuc At last he solved the problem by fastening with stout twine the right end and left end of the whiskers to the right and left car respectively Having shouldered the Simpkins descended into the living- satisfied that his appearance would de- ceive the most inquisitive little skeptic. While Mrs. Simpkins tiptocd into the nursery to at the counterfeit: Kris Kringle wormed his way into the open fireplace. Several minutes elapsed before Junior and Horace. highly excited. rushed into Santa en 1 from the fire- ted the youthful sry smile that lost beneath the whiskers. Junior, the elder, was the first to reg his composure. Stuffing half the contents of a cornucopia into his mouth, he yelled “Hello, Pop. what's the idea of the funny make-up?” (Continued on page 28 bay of toys, 0m, aken the youngsters the room. Jasia partially comicbooks.com