Judge, 1924-08-16 · page 32 of 36
Judge — August 16, 1924 — page 32: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily an **advertisement for art prints** from Judge's Art Print Department, featuring four illustrations by various artists available for 50 cents each. The main cartoon (top right) shows a child asking her mother: "Mummy, now daddy's been made a knight, I suppose I am a nightie?" — a simple pun playing on the similar-sounding words "knight" and "nightie" (British term for nightgown). This reprinted joke from London's *Passing Show* relies on a child's innocent wordplay misunderstanding. Below are four humor snippets from international publications (*Tit-Bits*, *London Opinion*, *Fliegende Blitter*, *Le Journal Amusant*) — typical filler content for satirical magazines of this era. These include a story about a Black pastor explaining biblical physics, a joke about Scottish immigration to America, and barber/doctor jokes. The page reflects Judge's late-period reliance on reprinted international humor and advertising rather than original satirical political content.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
“The Gift of Gifts’’ Drawn by Angus MacDonall “‘Land Ho!’’ Drawn by Angus MacDonall “‘Life Is Just One Summons after A Drawn by Angus MacDonall ‘*Your Board of Directors’ Drawn by Orson Lowell Any of the above subjects, printed on Heavy Art Mat, approximately 15 x 11, sent postpaid, carefully packed, for 50c each. JUDGE Art Print Department 627 West 43d Street New York City AS ffi [ ] “Mummy, now daddy’s been made a 4) WS ee We a I: Zoey Ue aM BN knight, I suppose I am a nightie?” —Passing Show (London) At a prayer meeting in a negro church the pastor was explaining the passage which tells of the passing of the children of Israel through the Red Sea. “Tt is all very simple,” he said. “You know that water generally flows down hill, but in this yere instance’ things was jus’ reversed. The water, instead of flowin’ down hill, done suddenly flow up hill, leavin’ the bottom of the sea all dry, so that all the children ob Israel jus’ passes ober without eben wettin’ their feet. Then—” “But,” interrupted a young negro who had been to college, “it wouldn’t have done that, pastor. It would have been against the law of gravitation.” “You jest set down, sah,” answered the pastor. “You don’t know what you are talkin’ about. This all happened three thousand years fore the law of gravita- tion done been discovered.” —Tit-Bits (London) On a recent trip made by a liner from Glasgow to New York more than three- quarters of the passengers bore names beginning with Mac. In spite of Pro- hibition, America seems to be absorbing plenty of Scotch. —London Opinion Rake Baldheaded Man (who has asked for a haireut)—Do you want me to take my collar off? Barber—No, sir, it isn’t necessary, and you can keep your hat on if you want to.” —Fliegende Blitter (Munich) aad “What? If the operation isn’t a suc- cess I must pay you double!” “Yes, so as to compensate me for the bad effect it will have on my other patients.” —Le Journal Amusant (Paris) comicbooks.com