Judge, 1925-07-18 · page 24 of 37
Judge — July 18, 1925 — page 24: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is a humor page featuring short jokes and comic vignettes typical of early 20th-century satirical magazines. The content includes: **Recurring themes:** - Racial stereotypes (dialect humor featuring "Rastus" and "Mose," common in period publications) - Gender roles and courtship comedy - Student/college humor (Yale, Brown, Michigan references) - Prohibition-era drinking jokes - Class commentary (wealth, poverty) **Notable items:** - A "Marine Sentry" joke referencing the Vice-President, likely dating the page - Transcendentalist poetry parody mocking philosophical pretension - A statistics joke about breath and death (possibly early health/hygiene awareness) - A social commentary on student wealth versus the professor's humble beginnings The page reflects 1920s-era Judge magazine humor: lighthearted, often crude by modern standards, focused on domestic situations, wordplay, and social observation rather than explicit political satire. The illustrations are cartoonish and deliberately exaggerated for comedic effect.
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Oa S. 0. S. Sober Brother—I’ve come to bail you out. Intoxicated Brother (in jail)—You don't—hic—need to bail me—hic— out. I’m not full. —Lehigh Burr PAD “I told Tom that the average woman's clothing only weighs eight “And what did he say?” “He thought it was a shame they had to wear such heavy shoes.” Kino Otp Lapy—And what are you going to do when you grow up, my little man? Urchtn—Foller finger prints. in me father’s —Ya.e Recorp PAP Lady—Why have they let all the monkeys out of their cages? Zoo Attendant—Holiday, This is Darwin's birthday. —Stamford Chaparral PID Stuttering Mose—J-just think, t- that b-b-beautiful b-b-butterfly once c-came from a cocoon, é Rastus—Goo Lord, Ise guess we is the ancestors of everything. mum. —Cairornta PELican sae Marine Sentry—Halt, who's there? Answer—Hell and Maria— Sentry—Tum out the guard for the Vice-President of the United States. —V. M. 1. Sniper PID Teacher—Have you been smoking in here? Co-ed—Er—no, Miss Pinch. “Well, then, what makes the room look so hazy?” “Why—er—I opened a window and a cloud blew in.” —Rutgers Chanticleer 1VE JUST BEEN READING some STATISTICS nERE- Every Time t OREATHE A man pies Gos, man! WHY DONT You USE LISTERINE? Cave CHEER LEADERS w be Transcendentalists’ Triolet If I am what I am, Iam What I am not, yet seem to be. I know that I am but a sham, If I am what I am, I am Convinced that I’m not worth a damn. (With that, I think, you'll all agree.) If I am what I am, I am What I am not, yet seem to be. —Yale Record sas “Dear, what’s the difference be- tween friendship and love?” “Oh, about $15,000 a year, I’dsay.” —Brown Jug Nothing Stirring —Micnioan Garcor.e ae Astute Prof.—Students of to-day have too much money. Now, when I was young I started out as a bare- foot boy. Sophisticated Frosh—I wasn’t born with shoes on either. —De Pauw Yellow Crab sss Clerk—You solemnly declare that you are fitted to receive this license for marrige? Rastus—Ah surely is, boss. In fact, when it comes to marriage, ah is the most licentious nigger in these —Cornell Widow —V. M. I. Sniper pahts. —Lafayette Lyre 22 comicbooks.com