Judge, 1925-04-25 · page 4 of 36
Judge — April 25, 1925 — page 4: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page is **primarily advertising** for Rock Island Lines railroad tours (left) mixed with fiction content (right). The main cartoon depicts an officer asking a "Passing Telephone Girl" for a phone number, with the joke being a play on the double meaning of "number"—he wants her phone number (romantically), while she apparently thinks he's asking for a telephone exchange number for official purposes. Below is "The Lardner Ring," a short story about a writer's degradation and redemption through boxing, featuring characters with humorous names (Thyroid, Les Lisonjera, Sanchez, Myra). The bottom right includes "Modern Mottoes"—a caption reading "I'd rather be wrong than be President"—likely satirizing political leadership of the era. The page reflects early 20th-century humor styles and technology references.
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t ) P | j Few of us can see all of our country’s scenic beauties, but, by careful planning, it is pos- | sible to visit the most famous. | Rock Island Lines 80 reach across our Western Vacation Region that an almost un- limited number of tours, af- | fording the widest possible range,areavailableataremark- able saving of time and funds. Step on the luxurious Rocky Mountain Limited at Chica- go;stepoffintheRocky Moun- tains unlimited, the first step on your Colorado way to Yellowstone. Rock Island is also the route of the all-Pull- man Golden State Limited to and from California. See Old Mexico on your way. Go one way; return another. Stop over anywhere. Let our travel experts help you in your | planning. Rock Island Travel Bu- : reaus in all principal cities. Check the book or books you wish. the Coupon Today! sea eae A, Mr. L. M. Allen, [email protected]. M. Rock Island Lines 741 La Salle Station, Chicago Please mail me, without charge your publication on O California O Colorado 0 Yellowstone Check the book or books you desire Orricer—Will you please gire me that number, Miss? Passinc TELEPHONE Girt—Sure—s649. The Lardner Ring (A frightful object lesson of how deep a writer's degradation may become by replenishing the family larder, @ la Lardner, with which is amalgamated the farthest North in Lardner technique, retaining the best features of cach) CHARACTERS: A Gland Old Lady Tom, Dick and Harry Three Chorus Girls Thyroid Les Lisonjera A Pneumonia Symptom’s Father A, Mortician Formerly an Undertaker A Motorman’s Glove Muyra.A Steeplejack’s second cousin Time: One hundred yards in ten seconds. Place: Right field. Thyroid—I am full of secret secre- tions, but why does Myra not listen to me? (Eight young succotash, suffering with corns, dance in on their ears). Myra—I heard dawn break this morning and woke up, but the Gallilallies were not yet cavorting on the Lea & Perrin; to-morrow they will ketchup. (Roshakena enters and is embraced by the pneumonia symptom, which he throws off with a strong grippe, only to be Ivissed by Ruth, the stepdaughter of the motorman’s glore.) Tom, Dick and Harry—Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid— (Three stewed prunes enter. They are met by the president of the Chamber of Commerce, who gives them Sanchos. the keys to the city. The prunes suddenly are changed into locomotires and U.S. Steel drops ten points, though tan shoes should not be worn with a bathing suit. Everyone is happy, despite.) Sanchoe—Three cheers for Ring Lardner. He helped many young writers. THe still does. Les Lisonjera—Why was Oscar Wilde? How many steps are there to a Russian steppe? Who killed Cock Robin? Who cares? Got a mateh? (Two Freudian compleres enter, supported by a strong inhibition. MODERN MOTTOES “Td rather be wrong than be President.” comicbooks.com