Judge, 1924-06-07 · page 33 of 37
Judge — June 7, 1924 — page 33: what you’re looking at
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This page contains **satirical short jokes** drawn from international sources (Paris, Munich, London, Warsaw, Lemberg) rather than American political cartoons. The humor relies on wordplay and social observations typical of 1920s-era magazines: - A doctor tells a flu patient not to go out; the prisoner jokes he already can't - A woman steals household items including a corkscrew, implying she's a habitual thief - A hunter returns with an empty bag because he "couldn't fit the guide in it" (dark humor about accidentally shooting someone) - A man proposes to a woman with a scandalous past; she threatens violence, then asks if that's a "no" - A burglar writes poetry to get sentence commutation - Commentary on gender and consumer behavior (women smoking matching cigarettes, marriage vs. books) The page also features a **Earle E. Liederman advertisement** for bodybuilding courses—typical of the era's mail-order self-improvement marketing—depicting a muscular man and promising a free book on "Muscular Development." The cartoons reflect pre-WWII European sensibilities about crime, courtship, and social propriety.
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5 ( The Kind Doctor (to prisoner)— With this bad attack of flu you must take the best of care of yourself, and above all don’t go out!—Sans-Géne (Paris). Fifty-fifty “T asked you to loan me dollars, and you let me have only fifty.” “That's fair enough, isn’t it? T lose fifty, and you lose fifty.” —Karikaturen. a hundred The latest feminine fashion is to smoke cigarettes that match the gown. It is t] lady non-smoker, . who really comes nearest to achieving the desirec effect — Passing Show (London). howev tae “Did you shoot anything?” “What do you mean, then, by coming home with an empty bag?” “IT couldn't put the guide in it, could —Szezutel: (Lemberg). I? reed At Perth recently a woman was charged with stealing two bottles of whisky, a hottle of beer, a carving knife, a tin opener, a potato knif and a yard of elastic, a pair of scissors Presumably she had a corkscrew of her own.—London Opinion. ‘iin i ni Hi th “Now that you are selling radio loud- speakers at your phonograph store, you ought to start advertising.” “Certainly not, my wares speak for themselves." —Fliegende Blitter (Munich), tae “How dare you, with your scandalous past, propose to me? It wouldn't take much for me to throw you down stairs and turn the dogs on you!” “Am [to take that Szezutel (Lemberg). sarefusal, then?” ery A burglar undergoing five years im- | prisonment has just written a book of poems. Where: trying to obtain a commutation of sen- tence for good behavior.—Passing Show (London). . others, of course, are ree “A rich r dollar. do, buy a book or get a mar ive in America sent me age license? “If you get a book, the love story will always ren If you get a wife, every day you'll discover something new about women.”";—Swiat (Warsaw). in the same. ery It is instinct of the ave © Britisher to give shelter to the weak. That is why the average Britisher drinks present-day beer.—London Opinion. reed Judge—Explain to me just why it was | that you beat up your cell mate. Prisoner—It was like this, judge. I was dreaming that a fine dinner, roast goose, wine and everything, had been put before me when this jail bird turns over and wakes me up. bite, and it made me so mad I landed on him.—Pociegiel (Lemberg). I never even got a il il ul Father—Ethel, why don’t you take that young man round to the back of the house so that he can see the sunrise?—London Opinion. 31 What do you think Td better Earle E. Liederman The Muscle Builder Rip Off Your Shirt Chances for'a long life or a successful one. WHO WILL HELP YQU? 1 human wre for Hrereules by belng started In the right direct I'VE GOT THE WORKS 0 me and LN sho« of strength and id wD Send for my new 64-page book “Muscular Development” IT IS FREE EARLE E. LIEDERMAN Dept. 3006 305 Broadway, New York EARLE E. LIEDERMAN Dept. 3006, 305 Broadway, New York City 1 enclose herewith 10e, for which yc ne with art pliation on my part what t book “Muscular Development bicae’ write’ oF print pluluiy) comicbooks.com