Judge, 1924-08-09 · page 7 of 36
Judge — August 9, 1924 — page 7: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page contains several brief satirical pieces typical of early 20th-century humor magazines: **"Spring Pome"** mocks amateur poetry and generational conflict—a poorly written verse by a 64-year-old woman complaining about her father's morals. **Physical Director anecdote** jokes about college dormitory life and uses a "girl burglar" as a punchline—playing on period anxieties about crime and propriety. **The Public Primper's Prospectus** satirizes male vanity and social pretension by describing a mock fraternal organization where men obsessively groom themselves when women appear in public. The escalating list (combs, brushes, shoe-polish, baths) mocks both masculine self-consciousness and invasion of privacy. The motto "No Privacy" drives the satire home. **Boomerang Straw Hat design** is a throwaway visual gag about windy weather. The page is primarily **humorous commentary on social behavior** rather than political satire—targeting vanity, poor writing, college life, and gender dynamics of the era. The "girl burglar" reference suggests period crime anxieties, but no specific event is referenced.
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Spring Pome (By Hortense Swim, age 64 years.) Tue birds is fleeing in the air; The ladies is all pretty near bear. Pa looks queer and, Ma looks mad: She says my father’s morales is bad! Fas Physical Director—How’d you get all the upper classmen to sleep with their dormitory windows wide open? Coach—Easy; told ’em there was a girl burglar operating in the neighborhood. RR nad A man wags his tongue and a dog wags his tail, but the dog’s wag is always truthful. to At the Olympic Games, a com- petitor threw a javelin 204 ft. 5 in. Evidently he didn’t want the thing. “Breathes there a man with soul so dead—” The Public Primper’s Prospectus T= name of this organization shall ms be The Public Primpers. Any adult male who owns a. suitcase, valise, or carpetbag shall be eligible for membership. C7 ) There are no dues, but there are duties, viz. Whenever a member sees a woman on a train, street-car, ship, or in any public place bring out her mirror and powder her nose or rouge her lips, he shall: Open his bag, produce a large comb and run it through his mustache. If he has no mustache he shall bring out a pair of military brushes and slick his hair. If he has no hair he shall get out a whisk broom and brush his clothes. If he has no clothes he shall bring forth a blacking-brush and polish his shoes. If he has no shoes he shall produce a small tub, with water, soap and wash- rag, and take a bath. The motto of this organization is: No Privacy. Rosert E. Dean. It’s a short lane that has no traffic jam! Boomerane DEsIGN FOR Straw Hats Fly right back to you on windy days. Ciadge will pay $5 for cach ane printed comicbooks.com