Judge, 1925-08-08 · page 7 of 36
Judge — August 8, 1925 — page 7: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page contains satirical humor typical of early 20th-century Judge magazine. The top cartoon shows a street scene with an elephant, crocodile, and various people near a "Drugs & Co." storefront, captioned "My dear! Haven't you heard that elephants are in?" This appears to be social satire about fashionable trends—the joke being that exotic animals have become a fad among the wealthy or fashionable set. "Among the Victors" by William Sanford describes Ms. Jones's hospital stay following injuries, then undercuts expectations by revealing her true satisfaction comes from purchasing discounted dresses (reduced from $8.98 to $2.49) at a department store sale—satirizing women's consumer priorities over actual misfortune. The "Funnybones" section contains a brief joke about chickens damaging a garden. The lower illustration depicts a chaotic street scene with automobiles and figures, captioned "She sure made a liar out of that sign."
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“My dear! Among the Victors M*™. Jones is in the hospital. She has a broken leg, a broken collar bone, a badly sprained ankle and severe bruises and lacera- tions. But she is content. Propped up as best she can be on her snow- white cot surrounded by the flowers of remembering friends she is happy. But it is not the flowers that give her face that look of content and satisfaction that might be found on the face of a conquering hero of the wars No, it is neither of these. It is because she was one of those who got one of the $3.98 house dresses marked down to $2.49 and put on sale at the department store at nine o'clock Monday morning for fifteen minutes only! William Sanford Funnyb ones Don’t holler if the chickens ruin your garden. That's what hap- pened to Adam. ‘Tuadge will pay 85 for Gach one printed Haven’t you heard that elephants are in?” ’ ' comicbooks.com