Judge, 1924-08-30 · page 6 of 36
Judge — August 30, 1924 — page 6: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of "Her Bow" Page from Judge Magazine The main cartoon depicts a man carrying a woman, titled "Her Bow." The image appears to be satirizing aggressive or forceful romantic behavior, showing a man literally hauling away a resistant woman—likely commentary on contemporary dating or courtship practices. The three brief joke sections below mock various social topics: 1. **Medical diagnosis through eye marks** - satire of pseudoscientific health theories 2. **"The Stumbling Block"** - a dialogue joke about drinking and affordability 3. **"High Art"** - mocks pretentious art discourse (reference to a "hanging committee in Texas" suggests rural skepticism toward fine art) 4. **"Where It Happens"** - a subway encounter joke The page combines topical humor with social observation typical of early 20th-century Judge magazine's satirical approach to American life and manners.
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The latest medical theory is that certain diseases can be detected by marks in the eye. When the eye is black, for instance, it means that one has been suffering from argumenta- tiveness. Pas Boys will be boys. So will girls— judging by the modes of dress and hair-cutting. “Her},Bow” The Stumbling Block Green—Does you ever drink mo’ den is good fo’ you? Wood—Lordy! Lordy! Ah can never ‘ford to buy dat much! High Art John—What do you know about Art, anyhow? Jack—Well, I once served on a hanging committee in Texas. Where It Happens Jane—Jack quite swept Dolly off her feet the very first time they met. Mae—Oh, met her in the subway? Pas One million eight hundred and fifty thousand square yards of look- ing-glass are manufactured in Europe annually. This certainly provides material for reflection. XUM comicbooks.com