Judge, 1925-05-30 · page 15 of 36
Judge — May 30, 1925 — page 15: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
**Top Cartoon**: A man holding a scythe confronts a woman playing ball with children. His quote—"they wouldn't make good wires—but seems ter me they oughter be able to lick a kid proper"—suggests he's criticizing the woman (likely a nanny or caretaker) for failing at basic childcare discipline. The satire targets progressive attitudes about child-rearing; the old-fashioned figure represents traditional corporal punishment while the woman represents modern, gentler approaches he considers inadequate. **"Krazy Kracks" Comic**: A woman knits what appears to be a tiny vest while a child watches. When asked if it's wearable, she replies it's "only for charity"—the joke being the garment is uselessly small, mocking charitable work that's performative rather than practical. **"Interesting Facts Worth Knowing"**: A humorous filler section listing absurd "facts" (like ice skating being exported from tropical islands), typical of period magazines' comedic padding. The page reflects early 20th-century anxieties about modernization and changing social norms.
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“Tt may be jest ez ye say, Bill—they wouldn't make good wires—but seems ter me they oughter be able to lick a kid proper!” Interesting Facts Worth If a man weighing in the neighbor- KRALY CRACKS : : ato is t fentence with the word Knowing hood of 250 pounds hits a common mirror a hard blew with his fist, the ; . Dp" Db apricots are never used as mirror will break. Nate Collier : yor MOR te penwipers among the upper classes of India, but ice skating is of the chief exports of the mon Islands. Heavy glass paper weights dropped from the seventeenth story of an office building upon a pedestrian on the street below will often bounce from six to eight feet. Nitric acid poured on a soiled vest will remove’ gravy:staidis: Ice cream placed in a copper kettle over a roaring fire will often melt if the kettle becomes heated to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. f utuesque™™ Mustache cups are no longer in vogue in ladies’ seminaries. A little linseed oil or turpentine rubbed on the elbows before retiring will tone up the digestion and pre- vent pyorrhea, It is a strange phenomenon, but no. matter how thoroughly one ex- " you are knitting a vest? But surely that would be too small for amines an empty hole in the ground, anyone to wear.” he will never find anything in it. “Yes, but that doesn't matter—it's only for charity!” comicbooks.com