Judge, 1925-07-25 · page 5 of 36
Judge — July 25, 1925 — page 5: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page contains several satirical pieces typical of early 20th-century humor magazines: **"Things We Never See"** lists absurdities (upright beef ribs, a stopped clock, sad monkeys) — standard joke format. **The main cartoon** shows a man and woman with a cow in a rural setting. The wife tells "Elmer" she wants to show how far she trusts him—likely satirizing either marital dynamics or rural life stereotypes. **"Puzzled"** is a brief joke about babies not talking, where a father claims a nurse cursed the baby before birth—simple wordplay humor. **"A New Department"** proposes collecting "Bright Sayings of Politicians," humorously noting politicians rarely say anything clever. This satirizes political discourse and offers readers monetary incentives ($100 per accepted quote) to submit witticisms. The content reflects early 20th-century Judge magazine's mix of domestic humor, rural stereotypes, and political satire.
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Things We Never See Dxrmne ribs of beef sans jaus. An eight-day clock that has been stopped by a face. A little egg-and-butter man from the East. Anything as sad as a barrel of monkeys. A representative of the short arm of the law. A bottle of real post-war Scotch., A three-piece bathing suit. A two-piece bathing suit. The bathing suit. Carroll This Epigram Is Not by Dr. Frank Crane Do a job better than everybody else and they will keep you doing that job always. Puzzled Sonny—Why doesn’t baby talk, father? Father—He can’t talk yet, dear. Young babies never do. “Oh, yes, theydo! Jobdid. Just the other day nurse read to me out of the Bible, how Job cursed the day he was born.” Here lies the body of A. Iskovarvitz, He's gone from whence he came. The poot man died a horrible death, Trying to pronounce his name. aut aes esti det ate gy oil te p pays85{fer each one Pasa “This is Station WKZ, Alaska. We are now going to attempt to broadcast a four-inch snow storm that is raging here.” Wire (stopping in field)—Wait a minute, Elmer; I want to show you how far I trust you. Oh, Robert! H, Mary, sweet, petite— Her heart is all athrob, Because she loves her neat, Becoming boyish bob. Such conduct is no crime, So frankly I don’t sob; For listen, readers, I’m Sweet Mary’s boyish Bob! A New Department Jece is thinking of starting several new departments. The first is to be “Bright Sayings of Politicians.” Of course, it’s going to be pretty hard to collect material for this de- partment, as there has been a scar- city of this type of material for some time now. If you have ever heard a politician say anything that you thought the least bit clever, send it in. Don’t make ’em up yourself. In order to stand a chance of acceptance each piece must be accompanied by an affidavit vouching for its authentic- ity. If we should happen to get what we want we might pay $100 per word for it. We are not interested in long political speeches; we won't even pay ten cents an hour for them. We should like particularly to hear from persons who have listened in on William Jennings Bryan. R. C. O’Brien comicbooks.com