Judge, 1925-04-18 · page 4 of 36
Judge — April 18, 1925 — page 4: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page contains three distinct pieces of humor content typical of early 20th-century Judge magazine: 1. **Top cartoon**: Depicts a fashionable woman at a gate, with a dialogue about "peculiar rushing sounds" and a silk petticoat—satirizing the noisy, rustling clothing styles of the era, likely mocking women's fashion. 2. **"Time" poem**: A sentimental narrative about a man's emotional journey, contrasting his hopeful beginning with his later melancholy decline, using shopping lists as a darkly humorous detail about diminished romance in marriage. 3. **"The Accursed Patch"**: Shows children playing, with commentary about a boy's shabby clothing patch—likely satirizing poverty or class distinctions visible in children's dress. The **Funnybones** section offers a joke about the difference between dancing and wrestling. Overall, the page blends social satire about fashion, romance, and class with light humor.
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Lady, Have a Heart! tnoveut th’ Spring wuz here tday. Tscen a bunch o' vi'lets gay An’ smelt a kinder noo mown hay An’ other nifty smells, high-tone. Bu il Fool give me th’ rush Th lets they was made o” plush An’ all the nifty smells was slush— Only powder an’ cologne. George Mitchell Sign in Ku Kluxer’s Office Window: “Will be back at one. Out to Iyneh.” sae Once upon a time there was a man who knew all the words of “The Star Spangled Banner.” He was Francis Scott Key. ae ACY She looked me up in Bradstreet “What is the peculiar swishing sound I hear, Grand pop?” and now I am done. “You're too young to recognize it—but I remember! That young lady is actually wearing a silk petticoat!” Time H E WALKED. There was a spring in his step, a sparkle in his eye, and a smile on his lips. He walked gayly, his hand resting in his pocket on the litle lavender note which read: Dearest: Yes—I lore you and will marry you! . 6 He walked. His shouk Jrooped, his mouth drooped, his eyelids drooped over lackluster eyes. Glumly he walked, his hand resting in his pocket on a little brown note, penned by the same dainty hand, which said: 1 Quart of Potatoes. 3 Brown Eggs. 14 lb, Bacon—slice it thin. Cyril B, Egan Funnybones The difference between dancing and wrestling is that in wrestling Some holds aie bared: THE ACCURSED PATCH! CL “Ella's brother seems kind of haunted lately.” Gade wil poy 85 for o2ch one proted “Well, poor kid, they dress him so old-fashioned.” comicbooks.com