Judge, 1925-01-31 · page 5 of 36
Judge — January 31, 1925 — page 5: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page contains three separate humor items: **"I Know a Girl"** (top): A anecdotal column where the narrator describes a girl's confused historical knowledge—she thinks Robespierre was a French dressmaker, believes Bismarck invented herring, and confuses various historical figures and facts. The accompanying sketch shows a man in a library, likely representing the bemused listener. **"Funnybones"** (middle): A brief joke about people getting "time-and-a-half for overtime." **"How to Judge an Automobile!"** (bottom right): Satirical instructions for evaluating a car by performing various physical tests and inspections, ending with ignoring your wife's suggestions—poking fun at both automobile salesmanship and marital dynamics. The overall page emphasizes humorous social observation typical of early 20th-century satirical magazines.
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I Know a Girl S'® thinks Robespierre was a = h dressmaker who invented a perfectly horrible collar, that Napoleon is a very difficult kind of French pastry to eat, that Bismarck is a popular brand of herring, that Caesar is a highbrow command and that Nero is a good name for a dog, but she’s rightfully. interested in history. I mentioned Hannibal to her and she said she'd just read in the paper that some of them do recently eaten a party of missionaries. Then I spoke to her of of Are and she replied that she hadn't had the slightest idea, until this very moment, that Noah had taken any of his daughters with him, the time of the flood. Columbus, she thinks, is a per- fectly lovely little city. She said she had such a wonderful time there last year when she spent the holidays with Aunt Martha that she doesn’t wonder a bit that the whole country celebrates in its honor one day a year. She admits she’s not very good at remembering things and says that for the life of her she can't decide whether Balboa is an old- fashioned feather scarf or a species of snake. Carroll Funnybones “> When the wages of sin are paid { a lot of folks will get time-and-a- half for orertime a } wl pag 85 for Gach one printed 7 “She's so plain, being an artist you would have thought he'd have married something pretty!” “My dear, the attraction is, she’s a student of economics.” Exnitarateo Gurst—Well, b'gosh! Firsh time I ever knew ole Poggy ran a circulatin’® library! How to Judge an Automobile! A‘* the salesman. Twist the right front door handle. Look at the instruments on the dash. Kick the left rear tire Bend down and look at the floor beneath the ear. Poke a finger inte the upholstery. Place right foot on front bumper and push gently Light a cigar Ignor Step yur Wife's suggestions. ack ten feet, close the left ‘ nd get the ensemble effect. Ask the salesman again JM, ory You'll find no fool like an old fool— ask any young fool. comicbooks.com