Judge, 1924-08-09 · page 3 of 36
Judge — August 9, 1924 — page 3: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis This page from *Judge* magazine features a satirical cartoon titled "Journalistic Enterprise of To-morrow" with the caption "Entry! All about yer divorce!" The cartoon depicts a street scene where a young newspaper vendor aggressively pursues well-dressed pedestrians—particularly a couple (appearing to be newlyweds based on the woman's flowers and formal attire)—hawking divorce-related news. The satire critiques sensationalist journalism and society's apparent obsession with scandal. The implication is that divorce has become so commonplace and scandalous that newspapers will aggressively market divorce stories as entertainment. The cartoon mocks both tabloid journalism practices and the social upheaval around divorce in this era, suggesting a darkly comic future where marital dissolution is treated as entertainment commodity. The "Useless Information" sidebar contains unrelated trivia typical of *Judge*'s humorous filler content.
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Property of ‘*LIFE LIBERTY Tne names Smith, Brown and Jones are not so popular in Zuzuland and Thibet as in the United States. FAH Cornep BEEF salesmen seldom try to do any business at an American Legion convention, PIS Tue old rumor that Lord Bacon was the junior partner of Liver & Bacon proven without. has been foundation, AND THE PURSUIT OF Ser''o Public Lihrary = HAPPINESS’? UDGE Useless Information A HoRSEPLY can travel eleven min- utes and four seconds without having to make a forced landing. PIS THE average rubber band _ will stretch five feet, four inches before it breaks and busts you in the eye. PAS No person has ever attempted to go over Niagara Falls on roller skates. PIS To make a trip around the world a kangaroo would have to jump 6,789,- 65414 times. Screntists have never been able to definitely decide just where the wind is when it isn’t blowing. FAD Tr is not generally known, but nevertheless true, that an angleworm does not hold out its hand before making a right turn. FAH Ir is an old tradition among the Eskimos of Spoofooland that it is bad luck to wear a straw hat with a dinner jacket between January 1 and 5. Journalistic Enterprise of To-morrow “Eatry! All about yer divorce!” comicbooks.com