Judge, 1924-03-29 · page 20 of 36
Judge — March 29, 1924 — page 20: what you’re looking at
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This page collects brief humorous quips and jokes from college publications, typical of Judge's "Cheer" section. The content includes: **College humor**: Puns about campus life ("broad campus" vs. baby carriage wheels), jokes about professors losing "faculties," and a billing gag from a Chinese truck driver. **Period references**: A Marconi wireless joke about Mars (contemporary fascination with radio technology and space), and a Ford automobile joke (the Model T as "old-fashioned"). **Romantic/flirtation humor**: Multiple jokes about dating, proposals, and courtship—reflecting early 20th-century social anxieties around romance. **The final "joke"**: A deeply offensive racial caricature depicting a violent altercation, with wordplay on "et cetera" vs. "vice versa." This represents the casual racism endemic to the era's "humor." The page reflects Jazz Age college culture and period attitudes, with humor ranging from innocent wordplay to material now recognized as hateful.
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