Judge — February 7, 1925 — page 8: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Two Cartoon Jokes, Page 6 **Top cartoon**: A woodman chops down a dead tree while another man shouts to stop him. The joke appears to reference the fairy tale or proverb about sparing trees—likely playing on "spare the rod, spoil the child" or similar sayings about corporal punishment. **Bottom cartoon**: A nervous bride enters a kitchen goods store to buy a rolling pin. She stammers that she and her husband are "very happy," despite requesting an item historically associated with domestic violence (wives hitting husbands with rolling pins). The joke satirizes the clichéd complaint that newlyweds quarrel, while also mocking the bride's defensive reassurance—suggesting the rolling pin purchase itself contradicts her claim of happiness. It's dark humor about marital discord.