Judge, 1925-04-18 · page 27 of 36
Judge — April 18, 1925 — page 27: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page collects vintage humor from Judge magazine spanning 1902-1913, presented as nostalgic comedy—"what they laughed at in the good old days." The cartoons satirize **domestic life and social expectations**. "Signs of Spring" mocks the financial burden fathers faced as spring arrived: wives and children demanded new clothes, servants needed feeding, landlords wanted rent. The joke centers on the father's exhaustion at constant expense. Other jokes target **class pretension** (a lobster with a gold crown acting aristocratic) and **immigrant Irish stereotypes** (Finnigan, drunk and singing the British anthem). The bottom cartoon, "During Grace," depicts a **city boy teaching rural children to steal cookies during prayer**—satirizing urban corruption of innocent country children. These represent period humor relying on gender roles (spendthrift wives), class mockery, ethnic caricature, and moral lessons about childhood mischief—comedy conventions modern readers would find dated or offensive.
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ASK DAD—HE KNOWS What They Laughed at in the Good Old Days eee et ~N T.S. Sullivant in Judge, 1902. CostiGax—YVis. his tooth. Signs of Spring leaners, cash for i ndlord—it's very shell out to th tough, indeer Spouse must have new outfit, So must all the kiddies; Got to buy the chic Poor old d cost of & » fodder to feed must Shoulder the rrything! To him the dollar Sign’s the most Suggestive Sign of Spring! —Judge, 1912 Advertisement And now is the time to subscribe for “The Jul For this is th mr of the year, all the learned Spring humors are sure to appear. —Judge, 1885 tae The nearest to perfection some people ever get is being a perfect nuisance. —Judge 1907 Th’ lobshter's had leanin’s toward royalty iver since he had a gold crown put in ACCOUNTED FOR Casty—Finnigan’s drunk an’ singin’ “God sare th’ king.” Browne—There’s lots of food for Wife—T'm afraid mother is not thought in this magazine story. well. I don’t quite like her looks Greene—Full of meat, eh? Do you, John? “No. It's a seria John—No, TV never did. -Judye, 1912 —Judge, 1912 eI ill Art Young in Judge, 1913 DURING GRACE City Bov—Swipe some cookies, Bill, while he's got his eyes shut. —_ ees comicbooks.com