Judge, 1925-06-06 · page 13 of 36
Judge — June 6, 1925 — page 13: what you’re looking at
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# Explanation for Modern Readers This page from *Judge* magazine contains three separate satirical pieces: 1. **"Always Wrong—But a Success"**: A humorous story by Nat N. Dorfman about Rosemary Glutz, a chronically incompetent woman who fails at every job until becoming a telephone operator—where her wrongness paradoxically makes her successful. The joke: telephone operators were stereotyped as deliberately connecting wrong numbers or cutting off calls, so her natural incompetence fits the job perfectly. 2. **"Financially Speaking"**: A brief joke mocking Prohibition-era alcohol smuggling. Two men discuss making illegal whisky; one asks the cost, the other responds it depends on "who catches you making it"—satirizing widespread lawbreaking and bribery during Prohibition (1920-1933). 3. **"Makes a Difference!"**: A beach-party illustration showing a brother inviting his sister "Betty" to enjoy the water, but she refuses to get her new costume wet. The humor targets vanity and fashion consciousness among young women. All three pieces reflect 1920s attitudes toward women, Prohibition, and consumer culture.
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LETTERS OF A FLAPPER TO HER MAIDEN. AUNT Went on an old-fashioned boating party. How you would have enjoyed it, Aunty dear! Always Wrong—But a Fi , Speaking Makes a Difference! Success Willis—The Government is al- Flubb—How much do you suppose . ways going after the interests. it would cost me to make a gallon of Rovexany Gur. poor thing, Gillis—Yes; but they never seem good whisky? was always wrong. From childhood up she never did the right thing. She invariably put her left shoe on her right foot. Her teachers in school marked a zero next to her name even before they put a question to her. They knew the answer would be wrong. She grew into young womanhood, Her parents were distracted. They felt certain she would never be able to hold a job. She didn’t. Some fool hired her as a clerk. She billed everything wrong. She was fired. She got another job. She was fired again. Then came a bright idea on the part of her father. He got her a job in a different line of business, She's always wrong, but she’s a howling success. Her boss will never fire her. She's a telephone operator. Brotner—Come on Retty, it’s great out here! Nat N. Dorfman Betty—What! And get my new costume wet? Likely, isn't it! to get any of the principals. Dubb—Well. that all depends on who catches you making it, old man, comicbooks.com