Judge, 1925-07-04 · page 6 of 36
Judge — July 4, 1925 — page 6: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page **Main Cartoon:** "The first three members of a board of censors" depicts three figures labeled "Tut-Tut," "Pooh-Pooh," and "Thou Shalt Not!"—personifying disapproving censorship voices. This satirizes the 1920s censorship movement, mocking moral guardians who rejected modern culture. **"What the Hard-pressed Man Will Soon Wear"** lists absurd restrictions censors supposedly impose: stopped watches, pulled hair, tarnished jewelry, etc.—exaggerating censorship's pervasive control over daily life and appearance. **"City Censorship"** cartoon shows authorities measuring women's skirt lengths, referencing actual 1920s debates over hemlines—a real flashpoint between modernists and moral conservatives. The page collectively mocks the era's aggressive censorship boards and social reformers as excessive killjoys stifling American life and fashion.
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For Sale or Exchange m1 sacrifice Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean for a quick sale. No diamond dealers con- sidered. Apply Society for the Sup- pression of Gems. No. 1 Female (formerly Maiden) lane. Tennessee monkeys seek Northern home. All old evolutionary heroes. Will swap well-equipped cages in Tennessee and personal relatives in the State. Must flea at once. Two cocktail shakers and a copy of the Declaration of Independence offered in exchange for a box of coughdrops and a copy of “The Rum Runner's Almariac.” Will throw in acopy of “The Bartenders’ Guide™ to complete sale. Box 145. Statue of Liberty offered to highest bidder. In pretty good condition. Reason for selling: want. to get a 1925 model. Apply, Volstead, Wash- ington, D. C. Any nation needing a good slogan can get this one cheap, as we have no further need for it: “The Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave.” Gave good service from 1776 to about 1919, but hasn’t been doing very much since. Ask for Uncle Sam. Want to sell my horse. Reason TU T PO OH NOT { Revere, Boston, Mass. Cyrano The first three members of a board of censors. Funnybones What the Hard-pressed The Statue of Liberty has her One touch of legislation makes the Man Will Soon Wear ary to the country—can you blame whole scorld sin. Grectacurs—Smoked by censor. xd wit poy 85 fr Coch one printed Heels—Run down by Pure Foot- wear League. Watch—Stopped by Jewelry Ideals ie. Hair—Pulled by Anti-dandruff Shoes—Stepped on by Brother's Keeper League. Neck—Stretched by K. K. K. Jewelry—Tarnished by Humility League. Harassed Look—Fumished by Blue Rest-of-the-week League. Ears—Closed by Padlock League. Furtive Smile—Made necessary by Clean Pleasures League. Cremation Casket—Passed by CITY CENSORSHIP Anti-burial Vault League. The very short skirt style is to be stopped. Legal length markers are Wayne G. Haisley being painted on posts throughout the city. comicbooks.com