Judge, 1925-08-29 · page 13 of 36
Judge — August 29, 1925 — page 13: what you’re looking at
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# Judge Magazine Page Analysis This page contains humorous social commentary from the 1920s era. The main cartoon depicts a theatrical mishap: a stage manager accidentally placed a real telephone on stage, resulting in an actor receiving actual phone calls mid-performance—the crowded speech bubble shows him frantically answering multiple connection attempts. The written column by Stanley Rauh mocks the inconvenience of waiting behind men collecting large corporate payroll cash at banks, complaining the practice is unnecessary. A secondary cartoon shows an epitaph for "Sammy Rosen," a dark joke about someone who "took a dive" into a frozen lake. The right column discusses contemporary 1920s slang ("Catzy" meaning marvelous, derived from "Cat's Meow") and describes "Coolidge" parties—silent social gatherings where conversation is forbidden and alcohol is served. The page concludes listing popular dance songs of the era. The humor targets modern urban inconveniences, workplace inefficiency, and fashionable youth culture of the Jazz Age.
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People I Am Always Meeting ‘HILE there are any number of individuals of unusual charac- teristics whom I have never met, I am constantly being thrown into contact with people everywhere whom I am not so keen about meet- ing at all. Now, for instance, I rarely go to the bank to cash a little check but that I happen to get into line directly behind the man who is getting the pay roll for the Ford plant or some other large institution, He carries a small leather bag and shoves a paper in to the teller that looks like the U. S. National Debt. Whereupon the teller proceeds to get out a few bushel baskets full of Grey The stage manager put a real phone in the act by mistake. bills of every denomination, and begins ‘assorting them into piles according to their age—following this process closely with the stacking of silver. Men who collect. pay rolls at banks are entirely unnecessary and some- thing should be done about it. Stanley Rauh Below lies the body Of Sammy Rosen, He took a dive— But the lake was frozen. slone ee pays¥s for e0ch ong pt eat nba, HELLO- NO noNOno NO! MUFFIN -SIX: Six: FOUR: SIX- NO-YéS-nor4666- HELLO- SuPeRvison! SIX- HEL FOUR- NOL \ WANT-AA-AH- ER- 11 And now they say a_ thing is “Catzy!" Meaning marvelous, won- derful, etc. Where do these expres- sions come from, anyway? It’s obvious “Catzy” descended from “The Cat's Meow” but what massive brain originated that—and why? Maybe the bird that names Pullman cars started all these expressions. Speaking of Catzy things, have you been to a “Coolidge” Party yet? If you haven’t you've missed a lot of fun. The idea of the party is abso- lute silence, except for the noise of the music and the cocktail shakers, and anyone speaking is not only ostracized but their liquor is cut off for the rest of the evening. It's wonderful what a relief it is not to have to talk! It’s a bit difficult, however, after the fourth or fifth cocktail. Speaking of parties, I saw a crowd the other night out on the road with their cars parked and a victrola go- ing. And they were all dancing by the side of the road. = The Six Best “Steppers”: “Sonia.” “Manhattan.” “Sentimental You.” “All L Want Is Love.” “Ukulele Lady.” “If You Knew Suzie.” Jj comicbooks.com