Judge, 1925-03-07 · page 5 of 36
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page satirizes the "First Big Blizzard of the Year" through statistics and humorous illustrations. The main content mocks urban vulnerability to winter weather: 482 horses fell on icy streets, 9,000+ city jobless remained after snow removal efforts, and 129,892 elevator operators were reassigned. The central illustration shows a woman struggling through a blizzard, while lower cartoons depict a man celebrating survival ("The fellow who used to lie about the size of his fish—is now working at something else") and a woman losing Los Angeles in the snow, now "working at something else." The satire targets how unprepared modern cities are for winter, forcing workers into new jobs and creating chaos. The humor relies on exaggeration and the contrast between civilization's pretensions and nature's indifference.
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4 — — — — a Vital Statistics on the First Big Blizzard of the Year 482 horses fell on iey pavements and were aided in re ing position by sympat from 20,001 eyes owned b: ning, a stand- mn 10,001 itizens (one citizen lost an eye busy when a lady opened an umbrella as she alighted) from a northbound | trolley car). 9,999 of the 10,000 homeless and. jobless of the city were still homeless and jobless twenty-four hours after i the city broadcasted a call for 20,000 Mi men to shovel snow. One had died if of alcoholic poisoning. it j 3 office workers said, “Well, i i it looks like snow, doesn't it?” to i j elevator operators while ial ken to their places of alleged business. Out of this number 43 » 892 th ht the remark was original with | f, the other one reme ay something similar last July when it was raining real hand. 003 people made the obser- vation to the effect that this was something like winter and it) was about time we had a little snow. And 14,710,801 replied, “Ifyou think this is bad you should ve been in 1 the blizzard of ——" (Insert date). Carroll sae The automobile seems to have done away with the horse but not with the ass. \] yal i Funnybones/ A A brain is as strong as its weakest i think. i j Sue—Oh, can you hold us bill help arrives? i 1 —Chutgo wil poy 85 for cach one printed “Darn right, little woman. Been a straphanger for ten years.” h | | are i Variation (froma Hospital Cot) | i Pisce Los ANGELES. on an Old Theme | > Jenny kissed me, with her hoof! ; Way above the barn she raised me. I came down upon the roof, i | Landing quite complet i Now I'm bent and badl. | i | From the wounds she di if | say! isn’t vitaket | x Say! It isn’t any joke if Jenny licked me! | i] Carroll. | sae ; The man who got disgusted strap- The fellow who used to lie about is now worlsing at something else. hanging is now going crazy looking i the size of his fish for a parking place. comicbooks.com