Judge, 1925-01-03 · page 5 of 36
Judge — January 3, 1925 — page 5: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page **Top Cartoon - "New Yearing Daughter":** This depicts a wealthy young woman in fashionable attire confronting her father (in top hat) about a suitor named "Mike." She references "Boiled Beau" and "Cer'nly not," then asks why he didn't take a "Czarsha Chinaman"—likely satirizing contemporary anxieties about interracial dating and foreign suitors among the wealthy elite. The joke appears to mock both the daughter's romantic expectations and period prejudices about acceptable courtship. **Bottom Cartoon - "Wife":** Shows a man who has apparently fallen into a ditch or hole. His wife's response—"Well, whadja think this is, a rehearsal?"—suggests he's an actor or performer practicing a comedic fall, making light of his mishap through theatrical reference. Both employ slapstick and social satire typical of Judge's humor.
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New Yearinc Daventer—Sh-h-h! There's father waiting up for me—for th’ lovra Mike don’t wake him! Boitep Beau—Cer'nly not—but why didn’ you tell —hic—me he wuzsha Chinaman? Wire—Oh, John! Did you slip? “Well, whadja think this is—a rehearsal?” comicbooks.com