Judge, 1924-08-09 · page 4 of 36
Judge — August 9, 1924 — page 4: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page 2 This page contains several standalone humorous anecdotes and cartoons rather than political satire: **Top cartoon**: Shows men discussing going to a movie, with comedic exchanges about keeping secrets and bribing someone with a quarter—typical early 20th-century humor about casual corruption and childhood mischief. **"The Ingenious Lawbreaker"**: A short joke about a man who reports his own stolen car to police, using the police card as evidence he didn't steal it himself—clever wordplay on circular logic. **"Treacherous" and "Very Simple"**: Brief anecdotes about deception and avoiding rules. **Bottom illustration**: Shows an aviator's wife worried about her husband's job security due to "sky-writer's cramp"—a contemporary joke referencing the then-novel aviation industry and aerial advertising. The humor is domestic and observational rather than politically pointed.
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“Let's go to a movie.” “T’ve been to one.” The Ingenious Lawbreaker A man inadvertently left his auto parked in front of an office entrance and returned to find a police card attached to the steering wheel. Thinking quickly, he notified the police his car had been stolen. After a short search the car was found and returned to its owner, minus the police card, which was held as evidence in the case. Treacherous Alice—Dick is so adept at lying. Virginia—But if you don’t watch him he’ll deceive you by telling the truth. Very Simple “Jack wants me to learn all the traffié rules but I think that would be foolish,” said Mrs. Cutie. “Why foolish?” asked the friend. “Why, it’s much easier to let the officers explain them to you.” Philosopher says the secret of suc- cess is to look ahead and never be- hind. Any racing crew will tell him he’s a liar. He'll Tell the World! He—Dearest, no one will ever know how I love you! Voice from Under Sofa—Huh! Dad’ll know unless I git about a quarter! It’s a Wise Author Knows His Own Film! Author—May I write the sub-titles for the filming of my novel? Director—Sure, but read the continu- ity first and get some idea of what the story’s about. A Hard Question Why do they send government cut- ters after bootleggers? Don't they cut the stuff enough as it is now? A red nose indicates a horn of plenty these days! Aviator’s Wire—I don’t know what we shall do! Papa’s going to lose his job— he’s got sky-writer’s cramp! comicbooks.com