Judge, 1925-03-14 · page 4 of 36
Judge — March 14, 1925 — page 4: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page **Top Cartoon:** "Speaking of calisthenics—how's this stunt of father's?" A man (representing "father") balances children on his body in an acrobatic pose. This satirizes the physical fitness/calisthenics craze popular in the 1920s, mocking fathers attempting gymnastic exercises—likely with comedic results and strain on their bodies. **"Cold Showers" Poem:** A humorous verse about someone pampered in youth who later discovers cold showers' supposed health benefits, becoming "ten times sicker than before." This ridicules health fads and their ineffective or counterproductive outcomes. **Bottom Cartoon:** "Suggestion to Business Men" depicts a car robbery/crime scene, humorously suggesting businessmen "sure ten minutes by doing your daily dozen on the way to the office"—combining fitness trends with crime prevention humor. The page satirizes 1920s health crazes and their dubious benefits.
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Speaking of calisthenics—how's this stunt of father’s? Cold Showers I Nab muscles soft and flabby, Was as pampered as a tabby, And I rarely left my habi- Tation, unless told. I was frail, anemic, slender; I was pale, pyamic, tender, Ever willing to surrender | Toa tiny cough or cold. Then I went to old Doc Bowers Who suggested icy showers In the chilly morning hours— And I took at least a score. I'm rheumatic now and wheezy. I'm lymphatic, weak and sneez; Symptomatic, meek and freez) Ten times sicker than before! A. LL. Records 1925 May See Shat- tered Coottpce will endeavor to * break the all-time laconic mes- sage record of J. Caesar, whose reni, ridi, vici, earned him the deathless hatred of the Amalgamated Locals of Court Stenographers of his day. Tin pan alley plans a concerted drive to lower the mammy song record and it is confidently expected that there will be less than 31,416 ditties glorifying Southern maternity published during 1925, Al Jolson has promised to co-operate by omitting all references to the Mason- Dixon Line. The baseball world looks forward eagerly to the breaking of spring's annual tie, when sixteen major league managers consistently predict a pennant for their respective teams, the theory being that sooner or later one or more must weaken under the strain. Every Hearst newspaper is on the alert to shatter the high-water mark attained when the Evening Journal on August 14, 1917, yielded a net displacement of twelve murders, eight suicides, fifteen holdups, seven ab- ductions and ten breach of promise suits on page one. Crossword puzzlers breathlessly await the publication of a brain teaser which includes less than seven of the following: Period of time, devoured, minute particle, beast of burden, be mistaken, Southern state, clongated fish, chemical symbol, girl’s name, and river in Italy. Roswell J. Powers sae Crime waves also are becomng permanent. = =r — Tev sey SUGGESTION TO BUSINESS MEN Why not sare ten minutes by doing your daily dozen on the way to the office? comicbooks.com