Judge, 1925-02-14 · page 16 of 36
Judge — February 14, 1925 — page 16: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is a scathing satirical "Valentine" attacking a censor—likely referencing wartime or governmental censorship. The caricature depicts a skeletal, sharp-featured figure wearing goggles labeled "AUNTY EVERYTHING," suggesting an officious authority figure who oversees all content. The poem mocks the censor as incompetent ("brains could be put in a nutshell"), physically repulsive ("homely old hag"), and a busybody who meddles in others' affairs while neglecting their own business. The exaggerated, grotesque illustration emphasizes the satirist's contempt. Judge magazine used such cartoons to critique censorship restrictions on press freedom and expression, presenting the censor as both ridiculous and tyrannical—a common anti-censorship argument in American satirical publications.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
To My Valentine The Censor ‘ov skinny old goggle-eyed has-been, You sharp-nosed, crazy old bore, Your brains could be put in a nutshell— A tadpole would have a lot more. You homely old hag, you're a dead one, You hank-of-hair, rag and a bone, Always prying in other folks’ business, When you ought to be minding your own. comicbooks.com