Judge, 1924-07-19 · page 6 of 36
Judge — July 19, 1924 — page 6: what you’re looking at
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# "Love and Transportation" This page satirizes the evolution of courtship transportation methods in early 20th-century America. The progression shows: 1. **Horse-drawn buggy**: Traditional romance ("a while back there was the buggy ride") 2. **Tandem bicycle**: Couples pedaling together, representing the bicycle craze era 3. **Motor car**: Modern automobiles replacing older transportation The joke's point: as technology advances, the romantic experience changes. The motor car caption states it "kept pace" with love—suggesting automobiles have become the new venue for courtship, replacing horses and bicycles. This reflects anxieties and humor about modernization's impact on traditional romance. The cartoon mocks how each generation adopts current technology for dating, implying automobiles represent progress but also changing social dynamics around courtship and intimacy.
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A while back there was the buggy ride. Then came the tandem bicycle. Now the motor car— but at that love has kept pace comicbooks.com