Judge, 1924-02-02 · page 30 of 37
Judge — February 2, 1924 — page 30: what you’re looking at
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This page mixes **advertisements** (Aspirin, saxophone, patents, cough syrup) with **three humor cartoons**: 1. **Customs Officer & Ostrich**: A traveler attempting to smuggle contraband by disguising it as an exotic bird—a visual gag on customs evasion and the absurdity of smuggling attempts. 2. **"Do you know Pung Chow?"**: A domestic humor joke playing on the Chinese name sounding like English slang, with the punchline being the mundane reality that this person simply does laundry. 3. **Trespassing Hunter**: A farmer shoots at a hunter who claims ignorance of a "No Shooting" sign—satirizing careless hunters and rural disputes over hunting rights. The cartoons represent typical early 20th-century Judge humor: visual wordplay, ethnic comedy (now considered offensive), and rustic/domestic situational humor. The extensive advertising reflects the magazine's business model of selling commercial space alongside satirical content.
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