Judge, 1924-08-09 · page 10 of 36
Judge — August 9, 1924 — page 10: what you’re looking at
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# "The Full Significance" - Judge Magazine Cartoon Page The main cartoon satirizes traffic danger, showing a car with a license plate reading "TO KILL MAIM" surrounded by chaos—pedestrians fleeing, a baby carriage endangered. This is social commentary on automobile fatalities, which were a growing public concern in the early automotive era. Below are three separate joke sections: **"The Godsend"** mocks Dr. Henry P. Donaldson's scientific claim that male brains are 12% larger/superior. The poem shows a man smugly rejoicing over this "fact," only to be humiliated by women outperforming him at golf and card games—satirizing pseudoscientific justifications for male superiority. **"This Mercenary Age"** presents brief satirical news items, including a brick-layer seeking non-union work and a woman married "at nine o'clock" (implying very young marriage). **"A Full Souse"** jokes about Congressional attendance at presidential events, using "Souse" (drunkard) as wordplay. The humor relies on recognizing contemporary anxieties: automobile safety, gender role debates, labor issues, and political corruption.
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The Godsend This Mercenary Age ‘we male of the species is 12 per cent. brainier than the female,” says Dr. Henry P. Donaldson.—The New York World. “The female brain is lighter than The corresponding brain of man,” Says Dr. Henry Donaldson, who's weighed ’em by the score; * By fully 12 per cent., a male’s . Superior,” so say the scales— And life for me holds happiness it never held before! When Janet sinks her putt in three And, dormy five, grins up at me; Or leaps upon my queen finesse with Ls act murderous intent, Snappy work! BrickLayer wishes position; non-union; salary no objection.—Ad in the New York World. A Full Souse In the presence of the Souses of Congress, on the second Wednesday in February, the President of the Senate opens the sealed lists. —The Winston-Salem (N. (.) Sentinel. Naturally, there is always a large attendance. PIS Mrs. John Beamish was Miss Berenice E. .Toben, daughter of Mrs. Theodore J. Toben, who was married at nine o'clock i this morning.—Duluth Evening Herald. No longer does it spoil my day— Fond Father—Isn’t he a wonderful re I simply pat her hand and say: baby? “Poor little thing! My brain surpasses Radio Bug—Yeh, but I think you ought = The up-to-date person will sing: yours by 12 per cent!” to change the wavelength, you get too “Give My Regards to Herald-Tribune Garvner REA much static. Square.” comicbooks.com