Judge, 1925-02-14 · page 4 of 36
Judge — February 14, 1925 — page 4: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page **Top Section - "An Open Valentine to the Reformers":** This is political satire criticizing ecclesiastical reformers. The author (A.L.L.) mocks clergy who use "bombastic" preaching and aristocratic condescension toward the working poor. The accompanying chaotic illustration shows a crowd labeled "REFUSE," suggesting reformers view poor people as social waste to be discarded rather than helped. The satirist argues reformers should use "human kindness" instead of fear-based tactics, and that genuine moral change won't come through coercive methods. **Bottom Section - "A Patient Patient":** A domestic humor cartoon showing a woman (Harriet) frustrated that her dentist wouldn't schedule an appointment for a week. The joke is wordplay: "patient" means both someone awaiting medical care and someone with patience/tolerance. The satire mocks American service standards and inconvenient professional delays.
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An Open Valentine To the Reformers me feel iconoclastic when I hear you rant. Cultured cult aristocratic, turgent, tiring, too emphatic—ye should wax more democratic—can the caustic cant! Prattling prate on purgatory puts you in a category with the childish fairy story "bout the wicked witch. j With the erring and the spineless, try the milk of human kindness, gently 4 lift the veil of blindness—lead them from the ditch. I Ye should comfort and enlighten; "stead of that ye frown and frighten blackened souls ye'll never brighten with your mien austere. If reforms ye would engender, try some truer - tactics tender—see how sin will then Onward—soldiers! surrender—good can't come from fear! ALL. L, j preach in terms bombastic make | A PATIENT PATIENT Harry—Did you get any satisfaction when you called up your dentist about an appointment? i Harriet—Yes; he said he couldn't see me before another week. comicbooks.com