Judge, 1925-01-03 · page 4 of 36
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# "By the Time New Year's Comes" This page satirizes post-Christmas household chaos. The main cartoon depicts a father surveying destruction—broken toys, overturned furniture, a damaged Christmas tree with blown electrical fuses—alongside children's gifts that have failed or caused damage (smashed talking doll, broken electric trains, ruined radio). The satire targets both consumer excess and the era's unreliable electrical technology. The accompanying text humorously catalogs holiday disasters: the family must vacate for cleaning, the father contemplates bankruptcy and another mortgage, and everyone agrees "Christmas comes only once a year!" The accompanying short pieces ("Dead men tell no tales," Kelly's gin joke) and "A Posteriori" poem provide additional comic relief, while the bottom cartoon mocks early motion-picture industry pretensions.
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By the Time New Year's Comes F ATHER has presented his Christ mas cigars to the janitor and his red, gift necktie to a vaudeville comedian, | Baby Betty has sinashed her talk- ing doll on Bobby's radio and Bobby needs three new tubes to make the darned thing work. Little Herbert has smashed his | electric trains and bawls continuously for a new set. Mother is compelled to go away to the country for a two weeks’ rest. and the house needs a thorough clean ing from attic to cellar. ‘The Christinas tree ing outfit: has short blown every fuse in the house. Father contemplates the advisa- bility of a voluntary bankruptey, but { finally concludes slap another mortgage on the house. | Everybody is darned happy that Christmas comes only or ar! tric light. | -uited and sae “Dead men” tell no tales. they ». but notice how the neighbors | rm up to you when you put some | empty bottles in the ash barrel. =» sae Little drops of juniper With glycerine added in, Makes de alcohol Taste like Gordon Gin. Edward Kelly Funnybones “Keep that Foo! Girl Compler- ton.” Evorer—Good Lord! Darling, do you think your folks heard this? | “No, dear, I'm the only one at home.” | A Posteriori Iv E never sent red roses to Clarissa, I've never tried to kiss sweet Adaline, I've never felt a keen desire to miss a Poker game to visit Clementine. I never have proposed to Henri I've never even called on Eloi ‘The reason is, todate I've never meta Maiden with a moniker like these. Carroll A hasty impression of civilization at its height. comicbooks.com