Judge, 1924-01-26 · page 6 of 37
Judge — January 26, 1924 — page 6: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page The main cartoon depicts a domestic dispute about finances. One figure sits at a table with a lamp and ledger, stating "It is not a question of farm loans etc." while another figure gestures frantically. The caption reads: "Gosh ding it! Stop talkin' fer a minute an' gimme a chance 'uh answer yer arguments!" This satirizes rural/agricultural financial disputes, likely referencing contemporary debates about farm loans—a persistent political issue in early 20th-century America. The cartoon mocks how such arguments become circular and unproductive, with neither party able to get a word in. The remaining page content consists of humorous short poems and a separate cartoon about ice skating. These appear to be typical Judge filler material rather than focused political satire.
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- ———— Ig NOT A QUESTION “Gosh ding it! LOANS ETC. Stop talkin’ fer a minute an’ gimme a chance tuh answer yer arguments!” For a Song ER SONG is so joyous and glad, Floating out, as a bird soars and dips; She'll never be silent and sad; She'll die with a song on her lips. When the dawn is first tinting the sky, The song from her heart lightly skips, So I've borrowed a gun. And that’s why She'll die with a song on her lips. —Harvey J. Duneka. tae First Old Timer—Yes, I used to want to go into the circus business, too, but I got over it. Second Old Timer—Gosh! how's that? “T went into it.” tae The man who brags about how much snow he could shovel when he was a boy generally has rheumatism each winter. wae “Her grandfather was a big lumber man, wasn’t he?” “Well, he had a wooden leg.” PSH Poet's Wife—For the first time this winter our flat is warm. Poet—Then I'd better write that spring poem. First Golf Enthusiast—Remember that trouble I had slicing the ball? Well, I overeame it. Second Golf Enthusiast—Good! How'd you do it? “Began topping the ball.” rd Mother (arriving home)—And makes Susan so quiet? Willice—Oh, don't pay any ’tention to her. She's just tryin’ to remember all the things she said she was goin’ to tell you "bout me. what Ballade of a Broken Heart Written by a Young Man Contemplating Suicide ‘ou po Nort love me living, Arabella, And so I thought I'd die for you instead. Perhaps you would prefer me When they're ready to inter me— I'm particularly fascinating dead. I have contemplated suicide by hanging, Ihave tied a rope around my neck to see: It is apt to rouse your passion In an interesting fashion If you come upon ine dangling from a tree. T have even thought to try asphyxiation, Though drowning really interests m« more— For perhaps you'd feel compunction When my heart has ceased to function And the sad sea waves have washed me up ashore. I have thought a dozen times of taking poison, Though I shudder at the agonies that follow; But I’m bound to wake your fire By the way that I expire If it’s bichloride of mercury I swallow! I have stood and watched the passing locomotives And thought to jump beneath them with a smile, And perhaps the recollection Would awaken your affection When I'm scattered down the track half a mile. I would die for you with tantalizing pleasure, And I'v show it! You would offer me cares: AAs you smother me with kisses: But the trouble is that I would never know it! —Corey Ford. “Gladys cuts a pretty figure on the ice, doesn’t she?” “Oh, but you ought to see her in a bathing suit!” comicbooks.com