Judge, 1924-02-23 · page 9 of 36
Judge — February 23, 1924 — page 9: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page The page contains three distinct pieces: 1. **Top Cartoon**: A courtroom scene where a defendant explains fighting by claiming self-defense—his opponent gave him a black eye, so it was "fair" the opponent provide "raw meat" (his own flesh) for treatment. This is crude humor about reciprocal violence. 2. **"The Early Bird" Poem**: A moralizing verse by Phil Rosa promoting hard work and early rising, contrasting industrious people with "lazy" sleepers. It reflects early 20th-century American Protestant work ethic messaging common in satirical magazines. 3. **"Fifty-Fifty Contest No. 2"**: A humor competition where readers complete a caption. The winning entry compares an unattractive man ("Johnny") to a "Missing Link" (evoking Darwinian evolution jokes—a common insult suggesting someone looks primitive or ape-like). The $25 prize-winner was Fred Allen from Massachusetts. The page reflects period attitudes: casual violence acceptance, pro-capitalist moralizing, and racist/evolutionary pseudoscience humor typical of early 20th-century American satire.
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Judge—He says you drew a knife and started to carve him up. . “Well, he blacked my eye, so I thought it was no more’n fair for him to furnish the raw meat to put on it! THE EARLY BIRD [0288 gore ny ord, It's the early bird Who catches his morning fare. While the sleepyheads Who lie in their beds Will never get anywhere. It's the one who knows When the rooster crows It's time to be up and working. While the lazy sleep Ina slumber deep. All chance of glory shirling. At the break of day {nd enter into the fight, Take this tip of mine Hew straight to the lin {nd you'll land on top all right Just to help some soul To a cherished goal, 1 failure ever scorning, Is my carnest hope 1s T pen this dope Tn bed on Monday morning Punt Rosa WINNER OF FIFTY-FIFTY CONTEST NO. 2 Johnny What's wrong with me? What va laughin’ at?” Connie 1 just real’zed what the sport model of the Missing Link would look like! ttt The author of Connie's answer, the $25.00 prize winner, is Mr. Fred Allen, 7 Grafton street, Dorchester, Mass. A close competitor was the Tne: “At your necktie. Tt shows what your ‘checks’ are worth!” by Mr. J. F. Fishman of New York City