Judge, 1925-07-11 · page 4 of 36
Judge — July 11, 1925 — page 4: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This appears to be a humor and satire page from Judge magazine. The main content includes: **"Songs of Summer (The Roof Garden)"** - A poem mocking the pretensions of roof garden culture, suggesting that despite claims of enjoying nature, patrons actually deal with urban pests (gnats, fleas, bugs, centipedes, roaches). **"Nice Question in Ethics"** - A logic puzzle about debt payment, typical of the era's humor columns. **"Headlines I Never Expect to See"** - Satirical fake headlines suggesting absurd reversals (Rockefeller bankrupt, Bryan elected president, Ford sales dropping, Coolidge making speeches). These mock contemporary figures and their perceived contradictions. **"For Th' Lova Pete!"** - A cartoon satirizing wedding day anxieties and contortionists' flexibility. The page primarily satirizes urban life, summer leisure culture, and contemporary public figures through humor and wordplay typical of 1920s American satire magazines.
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ee mpi] ( Girl's camp at Mirror Lake. Nice Question in Ethics If A bet B that C will have twins, and if then C has triplets—is A to pay B, or is B to pay A? Or are bets off? Or should B pay A once and a half the original wager? Headlines I Never Expect to See John D. Rockefeller Files Petition in Bankruptcy. William Jennings Bryan Elected President. Sale of Fords Drops Off. New York Traffic Problem Solved. Murderer Hanged in Chicago. Movie Couple Celebrate Golden Wedding. Police Catch Payroll Robbers Red-handed. Follies Beauty Loses Woolen Un- derwear. United States Gone Dry. Coolidge Makes Ten-minute Speech. H. H. Daniel LY WRACKS “sive a sentence with the word Stupor” , “Fatty can't at something tw will rip.” eter.” nr rice pays 95 10r and I wanta be The bones of Jones are resting here His sweetheart said: “Aw, lemme Ainvabe bien bi uty, linet (oe €0cn One primes} Songs of Summer (The Roof Garden) Yo can have your gnats and fleas, On swampy beach approaches, And bugs and bees beneath the trees And centipedes and roaches. T'll sit aloof on a hotel roof, ’Neath summer stars that twinkle, With a gallon pail of ginger ale And hear the ice chunks tinkle. Sleeping at the wheel is a good way to keep from growing old. Tuddge will poy 85 for cach one printed A college professor says students are taking up romantic and classical languages with a real revival of in- terest. It pays to be able to talk to your bootlegger in his own language. A Composite of 245,000 Summer Post Cards Dear ANNIE: Our suite costs us a hundred a day— It looks out over all the bay. The food is delightful And town must be frightful! X marks our section, Yours with affection, “FR TH’ LOVA PETE!” Proressionat Contortionist—Yeh; y’ see, this is my wedding day, sure not t’ forget. comicbooks.com