Judge, 1924-02-16 · page 9 of 36
Judge — February 16, 1924 — page 9: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Judge Magazine Page Analysis This page combines Valentine's Day humor with general satirical content circa 1924. The main feature contrasts 1824 and 1924 Valentine traditions—the first featuring simple, inexpensive tokens (paper hearts, flowers), the second showing modern materialism (cars, jewelry, coats). The satire critiques how commercialization has inflated courtship expectations. A separate joke mocks an incompetent bookkeeper who was "juggling" accounts—a euphemism for cooking the books/embezzlement. Another cartoon satirizes correspondence schools' questionable medical instruction. The final exchanges poke fun at writers struggling with bad manuscript submissions. The skiing figure appears unrelated to the text, likely advertising or filler content. Overall, the page reflects 1920s anxieties about modernization, fraud, and declining standards.
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-— VALENTINES Tn 1824 A CRIMSON heart, pierced by . a dart, Some pictured cooing doves; A knot of bluc—affection’s hue Which every damsel loves. A nosegay prim, which breathes of him, In silvered paper frill. The word thine. (O, inexpensive thrill!) 3e mine—as Tam In 19.24 Fresh violets fair, for her to wear, A ribboned box of sweets. Perhaps a ring, of pearls a stri Her glance expectant greets. Or some fond swain his love makes plain By even a little car, Or sable coat. Some sport, I note, St. Valentine, you are! Enia A. FANNING. Too E PERT! Flubb—So you let your old bookkeeper go. What was the trouble—couldn’t he bal- ance his accounts? Dubb—V say he could. So well that he was beginning to juggle them! Correspondence-school Doctor (calling up the institution)— “We've done the first and second exercises of ‘disconnecting the patient’—has the third lesson been put in the mail?” “Thought I heard suthin’!” HOPING HIGH I STARTED out to make a rhyme, Your gentle name and fame to sing, But I had such a dreadful time To rhyme your name with anything, T had to give the project up. Yet dare I hope this simple line Will fill my happy Fortune’s you be my Valen- Lucta Trent. tote Author—What do you think of the manuscript of my new book? Doctor Friend—1 think you should sta t at the opening, cut out about half the words, then remove the appendix! comicbooks.com