Judge, 1924-01-12 · page 20 of 36
Judge — January 12, 1924 — page 20: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page collects brief humorous anecdotes from various college and satirical publications of the early 20th century, arranged around cartoon illustrations. The jokes target common social situations: a wife's infidelity (running over her father with a car), marital discord over fashion and fidelity, flirtation and romantic disappointment, automotive troubles (referencing Ford engines), and rural ignorance (bullfrogs that can't swim after seven years). The cartoons illustrate domestic scenes—a woman with a car, couples in conversation, men examining women's clothing. One silhouette shows a couple in formal wear; another depicts two figures in matching patterned dresses (likely mocking fashion or gender presentation). The recurring publication credits (Cornell Widow, California Pelican, Pennsylvania Punch Bowl, Princeton Tiger) indicate these are college humor magazines—venues for student-produced satire focused on courtship, gender relations, and social pretension. The humor is chiefly observational rather than overtly political.
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the car last night?” Cornell Widow. Prof—From Australia we get the word tapioca; from Germany we get medicine; from Canada we get— Stude—Bad liquor.—Purple Parrot. ™m Madame—Home, Andre—and have many asked who owned my stunning new motor? Andre—Not a one, madame. “Heavens! A whole afternoon wasted.”—California Pelican. “How did your father know you used “Well, you see, I ran over: him.”— The Wife—Paris says women are going to wear their dresses longer. The Husband—I'm glad to hear it. You never wear a dress over a month.—Princeton Tiger. He (hopefully)—Wouldn’t you rather look at me than the stars? She—Yes, if you were as far away as they are.—Cornell Widow. I can tell a lady by the s. Can't you? watched one dress. —Cornell Widow. ttt Ford—Your engine is coughing badly again. Henry—Shouldn't wonder. I had its muffler off last night— Pennsylvania Punch Boul. tae Tourist—Say, stranger, — this surely is a dry place; doesn’t it ever rain? Stranger—Rain! We've got bullfrogs around here over seven years, and they ain’t learned to swim yet—Pennsylvania Punch Boul. 18 And they named him Harry, after his father’s chest.—Gar- goyle. “Did you say that he has } music in his soul?” | “Why?” “His shoes squeak.”—Cali- fornia Pelican. comicbooks.com