Judge, 1923-12-29 · page 5 of 37
Judge — December 29, 1923 — page 5: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page contains two distinct pieces: a dialogue-based comic about marital disputes over furniture and clothing expenses, and a poem titled "Roads" by Louis E'arl. The main cartoon, illustrated by Gilbert Wilkinson, depicts a domestic argument between a husband and wife. The husband complains about his wife's spending on home furnishings and a new suit of clothes, while she defends her purchases. The satire targets typical early-20th-century marital conflicts over household finances and consumer spending—particularly women's expenditures on clothing and home decoration, which husbands often viewed as extravagant. The closing quote ("A girl always is when she gives her heart to some one else") suggests commentary on marriage's financial and emotional complexities. The humor relies on relatable domestic tensions rather than specific political references.
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yy y Y y q , “What!” exploded the iratelady. “Do you mean to tell me that you are going to—marry again?” “Can't tell id the quondam lord of the house, winki ly! never can Always good to be prepared. Be you told me, Aggie—vou certainly told me—to take all my belongings with me! It took the furniture men about an hour and a half to move everything out. Throughout the operation, Mrs. Little- john sat in the kitchen, rocking herself fur ou can have the chair you're sitting on.” Mr. L. had generously informed her. “Lord knows I wouldn't have it said that I took the chair from under a body, even if it did belong to me!” Mrs. Littlejohn was still rocking her- self when her husband rode away with the last van load; still madly swaying back and forth, when later on in the dusk of evening, he returned. “Sorry to disturb you so much,” he apologized, as he poked his head a fourth time through the doorway; “but I just thought—you belong to me, don’t you? At least, you're my wife, and that makes you a kind of doesn't it? possession, And you told me to take all my belong- ings, didn’t you? . .. Well?” Mrs. Littlejohn relaxed. Mrs. Little- john relented. Mrs. Littlejohn stopped rocking. She was so glad there was no other woman in the case! Said she: “Is it a nice apartment?” Reel “No, sir, I won't pay $100 for a suit of clothes.” “Why, si aid the salesman loft 's people will be paying § for such’a suit as this.” “That doesn't scare me. When that happens plenty of people will be wearing barrels and I’ve got a cellar full.” 0 Barr—My baby won't go to sleep until I've shaken her for half an hour. Carr—You must have spoiled her. “Yes, we took her riding in a Ford a couple of times.” erry An Optimist —an un- married man contemplat- ing marriage. A Pessimist ami Lf [1 Roads by Lucia Trent Mx the roads that lc To wood and hill and sea, Roads to th st of us, Roads to the west of us, Roads that are summoning me. Many the roads that lead away, Where the sea is warm and blue, Roads to the cast of us, Roads to the west of us, Winding the whole world through. But there’s only one road that leads away, Where the sky has your eves’ own blue, Roads to the east of us, Roads to the west of us, Only one road to you! Drawn by GiteRt WILKINSON. “Gerald thinks I’m heartless!” “A girl always is when she gives her heart to some one else.” comicbooks.com