Judge, 1925-06-20 · page 7 of 36
Judge — June 20, 1925 — page 7: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page contains humor pieces rather than political cartoons. The main content includes: **"Just My Luck"** - a poem satirizing the futility of education, suggesting one can teach almost any subject *except* how to teach comedy. **"The Three Classes of Music"** - a brief joke about musical taste. **"Our Flexible English"** - a short piece on English grammar peculiarities (using "after" twice differently). **The shark cartoon** - Two sharks discuss breakfast, with one claiming "That wasn't my lady—that was my breakfast," a dark joke about mistaken identity. **Right column** - Social commentary on current fashions and behaviors among the wealthy (evening clothes, "Stepsuits," knickers, greetings). The page reflects early 20th-century American humor focused on social observation and wordplay rather than political satire.
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Just My Luck Zou can teach your mathematics and your homely homeopathies, You can lecture on the sex life of the bee You can give involved discussions ot the Persians or the Prussians Or can teach to tiny tots the AL BOC. You can teach about the Greeians or the Romans and Phanicians You can teach ubout the eross- word synonym, But to me (L speak in candor) there is nothing that scems grander ‘Than to teach a comely maiden how to swim! You can teach the tongues of Asia or the causes of aphasia And similar psychopathic subjects grim, But to me t than te And tot to swim, res nothing cuter tutor ha frisky flapper how waste Oh, to guide through troubled waters pert, utial Neptune's daugh ters, Oh, te tease them like a pixie or an elf! But my lot is most distressin’, for before T give at lesson, IT shall have to learn, P guess, te swim myself! First Sink “That wasn't no lady The Three Classes of Music Classical, Popular and Incesss ‘Tunes may come and tunes mays but player pianos m forever. We know, our neighbor has one, “AIL TD want to say is that T hope the honorable judge some day: gets what he deserves.” “The prisoner is fined $30 for Our Flexible English To show that it wasn't dinner he was after, he went after dinner. Nv) Oh, drop a tear here r ymor Esra Bean, He had halitosis fn no listerine. Who was that lady UV xeen you with this morning? that wax my breakfast.” The six best “Steppers”: “Madeira.” Don't Bring Lulu.” “Uhulele Lady “Sweet Georg “Tell Me Mor “On the Road to Mandalay. (Danee time.) vo “Montmartre,” New York's faver- ite night club, whiel: was closed last year on Brown.” intoof “wet grounds.” It’s the best place in town. on “After the Ball” swimming parties ure now very popular among the “Step-outs.” 1s considered very Tad form to go in in your evening pf Knickers aren't much in evidence this yea pong the Beaux Brummels butter and started wearing th since t we men have tu business! Those you do see are white linen, ee A very popular greeting among the younger set at present seems to be “Hi, there! P Gea Ye ;