Judge, 1923-12-29 · page 10 of 37
Judge — December 29, 1923 — page 10: what you’re looking at
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# Content Analysis: Judge Magazine Page **Main Cartoon ("A Possibility"):** Drawn by S.D. Runyon, this depicts a domestic scene where a mother reminds her son Billy to visit the dentist after school. The humor plays on parental anxiety about children's obedience—the mother hopes he won't "have to stay in after school" (implying detention), suggesting the boy might skip the dentist appointment. The satire gently mocks the tension between parental instructions and children's reliability. **Text Sections:** The page contains four separate humorous anecdotes and witticisms: - An exchange about education's value - A poem about discovering literary classics (likely nostalgic commentary on reading) - A joke about political platforms and women's domestic tastes - A pun about a man perpetually buying matching suit pieces, never completing a full new suit These represent typical Judge magazine fare: light domestic humor, gentle social observation, and wordplay targeting middle-class American life and pretensions.
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Drawn by S. D. RuNYON. A POSSIBILITY “Remember, Billy, you are to go right to the dentist’s this afternoon before coming home. I hope you do not have to stay in after school!” “No; not yet, mother.” * Pepptcatioy, is a good thing in my 4 hbizness,” declared the hobo or tramp. “What did eddication ever git you?” the handy interlocutor or rup. I went to yonder house and when the “She came back at me with a little bacon.” tte The way of the transgressor is being made harder by the traffic cops. A Discovery by Wm. S. Adkins E CAN'T restore the Spanish Main Or bring the pirates back again. But we can sail in magic seas And we can make discoveries. I never shall forget my joy When I found “Treasure Island,” boy! toe A political platform is made of planks, but we suppose the ladies will add a rug and a rubber plant. 8 **T_ Tow 1s ir you never have a new suit?” “Tt is this wa: replied the man ad- dressed, ‘and mine is a sad story, friend. I once wore out a pair of trousers sooner than the coat. I bought a new pair of trousers to match the coat. Later I bought a new coat to match the trousers, and I have been keeping that up ever since. And that’s why I never have a new suit.” Sas “There’s no present like the time,” re- marked the incorrigible punster as he gave his wife a wrist watch. comicbooks.com