Judge, 1923-12-22 · page 17 of 36
Judge — December 22, 1923 — page 17: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains several brief humorous anecdotes typical of early 20th-century Judge magazine: The main cartoon depicts a doctor complimenting a female patient on her improved appearance, but she reveals her good looks are merely due to wearing an attractive hat—a joke about women's vanity and the power of millinery fashion. Below are several short jokes: one mocking an obsequious "yes man"; another playing on "cutting manner" as both social rudeness and teething; a poem contrasting a woman's indifference to baseball versus her excitement over diamond jewelry (engagement ring); and wordplay jokes about courtroom etiquette, Miss Kindheart's teeth-cutting, and a soldier who got "plastered" (drunk) rather than decorated (awarded medals) in France. The humor relies on puns, stereotypes about women's materialism, and casual references to WWI. These represent typical Judge content: light, domestically-focused satire aimed at middle-class readers.
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Doctor—My treatment is doing you lots of good. Fair Patient—Oh, I always look much better in this hat! » bawled the crier. asked a visitor, un- accustomed to court “He must be the original yes man,” ventured his friend. soe Randall—When did Miss. Kindheart begin this cutting manner? Rogers—She began it by cutting her wisdom teeth. The Difference! by Wm. Sanford I TOOK her to the diamond To see a baseball game She was not at all excited She thought it very tame. I took a diamond to her When she said she’d marry me And if T hadn't held her She'd fallen from my knee! 15 You are looking much better to-day. Cora—She’s always able to get a new hat. How does she ma 2 Laura—Oh, she just cz band’s office in a thing she makes herself. tet Mame—Was Bill ever decorated while he was in France? Tom—No, but he used to be plastered about once a week. comicbooks.com