Judge, 1924-04-19 · page 12 of 36
Judge — April 19, 1924 — page 12: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis **Top Cartoon**: A suburban homeowner has walked a guest half a mile in the rain to show property, only to realize he's moved. The joke is on the host's poor memory or the absurdity of suburban real estate pitches. **"How Did They Get That Way?"**: Brief satirical portraits of public figures: - **Henry Ford**: As an infant, he destructively disassembled a rattle. The joke: his inquisitive, tinkering nature made him famous—suggesting his success stems from this fundamental personality trait. - **William Jennings Bryan**: He habitually ran for President (three times: 1896, 1900, 1908). The satire mocks his persistent candidacy despite repeated electoral failures, joking he's "cured" but won't admit it. - **Jack Dempsey**: The boxer recently earned over a million dollars in three fights—presented as evidence he's generous, though the humor is ambiguous. **"Intimate Portraits"**: A crude sketch of Napoleon bathing, likely meant as absurdist humor about depicting famous historical figures in intimate moments. The page exemplifies *Judge*'s style: topical satire targeting recognizable public figures through exaggerated character sketches.
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Suburban Host (to guest, after half-mile walk)—Whoa! Blinkhurst yesterday! How Did They Get That Way? (Little Chats of Those in the Public Eye) W288 Henry Ford was an infant his parents presented him with a rattle, Being of an inquisitive turn of mind, the future manufac- turer of high the darn thing just to find out what made it rattle. Evidently he found out. To-day Henry Ford is one of the most widely discussed men in the world, which uy bric-i-brac busted uy or may not be to his adv , n William Jennings Bryan got the habit of running for the Presidency. ‘The people did their best to break him of the habit, and eventually, in 1908, succeeded in As a young doing so. He is now completely cured—but you can’t get him to believe it. For his last three fights Jack Dempsey received over i dollars. But Jack is a gene: srything im in th million us boys INTIMATE PORTRAITS The Emperor Napoleon in his bath. I forgot! We moved to Pussyfoot Johnson, the popular hooch chaser, has just returned to the United es after a tour abroad. It is his ambition to e the entire world so dry that globe-trotters can walk around this jolly old earth without getting their feet wet. The Puss reports that he ‘ed a won- derful reception in Sweden and suc- ceeded in having a law passed com- pelling storekecpers to keep their matches dry. When interviewed, Mr. Johnson insisted that the voy: home was delightful and that the ocean seemed no wetter than usual. “Te ily gave me a thrill to he old Statue of Liberty once he added. When shown a tement. by somebody declaring that mixers sueceeded best in life, the dry advocate was at first reticent, but, after a little probing, meowed that, inasmuch as sufficient data was not at hand, he could not give any positive statement. but was of the opinion that mixing was some- thing of a lost art. R Bri comicbooks.com