Judge, 1924-05-10 · page 27 of 36
Judge — May 10, 1924 — page 27: what you’re looking at
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**Top Cartoon: "Real Estate Agent"** A prospective tenant meets with a real estate agent. Through a series of dismissive questions about children, pets, and musical instruments, the agent establishes the tenant has none of these. The tenant then reveals his one annoying possession: a squeaky fountain pen. The satire mocks both demanding landlords who impose strict tenant restrictions AND the absurdity of tenants willing to accept unreasonable conditions while clinging to minor personal quirks. **Bottom Cartoon: "Irish Constable"** An Irish police officer explains to an inspector how a prisoner escaped: the man simply ran through a door marked "No Admittance." The joke satirizes the constable's literal-minded obedience to rules—he couldn't follow the prisoner through the "No Admittance" door because rules prevented him, even in pursuit of his duty. This plays on period stereotypes of Irish police as dim-witted and overly rule-bound.
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