Judge, 1925-03-14 · page 11 of 36
Judge — March 14, 1925 — page 11: what you’re looking at
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# Judge Magazine Page Analysis This page contains three separate satirical pieces typical of 1920s humor: 1. **"The Champion Cross-Country Walker Goes Shopping"** (top cartoon): Mocks the fad of extreme "cross-country walking" by showing an athletic enthusiast reduced to mundane domestic shopping with his wife—deflating the romance of athletic pursuits through ordinary reality. 2. **"A Castle in the Air"** (left column): A romantic comedy about a soda fountain clerk and a female juggler who fall in love. The satire gently mocks theatrical romanticism—their "meet-cute" over her juggling skills in his soda shop leads to marriage. It's sentimental but playful social commentary on working-class courtship. 3. **"What Physical Culture Can Accomplish"** (center): Compares a man who exercised for years versus a girl who only dances and smokes, with an illustration showing they appear equally physically capable. This satirizes the obsessive "physical culture" fitness movement popular in the era, suggesting dedication doesn't necessarily outperform natural ability or lifestyle. 4. **"It Takes Two!"** (bottom): A simple joke exchange about postage stamps sticking together—light wordplay rather than satire. The page reflects 1920s concerns with fitness fads, courtship rituals, and modern leisure culture.
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— 6 fe * EZ we SS ¢ a The champion cross-country walker goes shopping with his wife, A Castle in the Air A Romance of the Theater ne calisthenic soda clerk was woking for a mate to share his Hood be t was to rest him in the evening after hurried hectic days of brewing chocolate malted milks and slinging out frappées. A famous female juggler, yet withal a simple maid, sauntered t his fountain for a lime and lemona watched him juggle dishes with a surreptitious thrill, marveled at his sleight-of-hand and tumbler tumbling skill. A wearied soda fountain clerk in center aisle, row A, viewed the gentle jugglerette that evening at the play. He saw her spiral crock- ery with understanding stare and chuckled at her deft control with objects in the air. He radiated harmony—a_ secret joy was his thereafter as exultantly he drew his foaming fizz: he polished tarnished silver and he paced the mpish floor with a lithesome. hesome attitude he never showed ~\ Funnybones (>) Dam her. tL \ —Cructeo will pay $5 for Oach one printed ~ 7 A i WHAT PHYSICAL CULTURE CAN ACCOMPLISIL The man has exercised two hours a day, all his life, while the girl has done nothing but dance and smoke ciga- rettes, before. One evening in the twilight he removed his little his oron, tom pressed his narrow: trouser squirt of lilac smell and the jugglerette—the rest T needn't tell! She ju and — tosses took a Jed upon vs plates of oatmeal now serambled eggs. She twirls upon her pt kitchen table's: legs. famous flapjac turvy grace. that brings contented laughter to her happy hubby's fs Their family life is beautiful; devoid hose the » flips her s with a topsy- squalls, they snuggle as they fruit and countless rubber Compatible in temperament, new twists and tums they hatch, a whirling, twirling couple and a most successful match. Arthur L, Lippmann It Takes Two! Winkler —How can | keep postage stamps from sticking together? Blinkler Buy ‘em on comicbooks.com