Judge, 1924-02-23 · page 33 of 36
Judge — February 23, 1924 — page 33: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains three unrelated cartoons plus advertisements typical of early 20th-century magazines. **Top Left Cartoon ("Ears to Hear"):** A poem satirizing courtship etiquette. A man celebrates that his female companion now actually listens to him—her newly visible ears (from changed hairstyles) metaphorically represent her willingness to hear him speak. The joke plays on fashion changes where women's hairstyles covered or exposed ears differently. **Bottom Left Cartoon:** Two men discussing a young person heading to "Palm Beach" instead of studying. The punchline suggests the youth is going for entertainment rather than education—social commentary on priorities of the wealthy or idle youth. **Right Side:** Advertisements dominate, including a diet scheme ("How I Got Thin—50 Pounds in Eight Weeks"), a railway job opportunity, and Glover's Medicine. These reflect common early-20th-century mail-order marketing targeting insecurities. The cartoons employ gentle social satire about fashion, courtship, and youth behavior rather than hard political commentary.
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