Judge, 1924-10-04 · page 25 of 37
Judge — October 4, 1924 — page 25: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page presents humorous contrasts between "the good old days" and present times (circa 1910). The top cartoon shows children with a broken-down automobile, asking a chauffeur for repairs—suggesting modern inconveniences and expenses. Below are three joke quotations from earlier Judge issues (1855, 1885, 1910), each reflecting period concerns: rising living costs, social ambition, and changing entertainment (from old songs to new popular music). The bottom cartoon by James Montgomery Flagg shows "Three shots for a million"—likely referencing either golf (a wealthy pastime gaining popularity) or gambling, mocking upper-class leisure pursuits. Overall, the page uses nostalgia humorously to comment on modernization's costs and how society's values and entertainments have shifted, inviting readers to remember simpler or different times through "dad's" perspective.
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ASK DAD—HE KNOWS — What They Laughed at in the Good Old Days Payne in JupGeE, 1909 CuHavuFFEUR—I say, me man, will you repair our car? We are in a deuced hurry! It costs a lot to live these days “Do you see that man? His life I cannot sing the old songs, More than it did of yore is full of brilliant achievements.” For I am full of grog; But when you stop to think of it “Indeed! Who is he?’ But I will sing “Sweet Violets” It’s worth a whole lot more. “A lamp-lighter.” If you will hold the dog. —Judge, 1910 —dJudge, 1885 —Judge, 1885 ngs momtionte! ACC James Montgomery Flagg in JupGE, 1910 “Three shots for a million”