Judge, 1925-09-05 · page 10 of 36
Judge — September 5, 1925 — page 10: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page contains three distinct pieces of early 20th-century humor: **"The Woman"** is a melodramatic short story about a man estranged from his wife over unpaid rent. The irony—emphasized in the text—is that despite his resentment, he cannot stop thinking of her. The story critiques romantic desperation and domestic financial conflict. **The "Conscientious Cop" cartoon** satirizes women's fashion. A policeman confronts someone firing a gun near a hospital; the response jokes that short skirts justify reckless behavior because they reveal where one is going. This mocks both the cop's concerns and the excuse itself. **"Unfortunate Individuals"** by R.C. O'Brien is a humorous list of people facing absurd misfortunes—lawyers arguing with wives, milkmen woken by alarms on days off, and notably, a man who dies from drinking shellac. This gentle satire pokes fun at everyday annoyances and bad luck. The cartoons reflect early 20th-century concerns: domestic discord, changing women's fashion norms, and working-class mishaps.
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The Woman E tay on a hard bench in the park and cursed the fates that had sent him there. Most of all did he curse her, for she was responsible. But he could not forget her. Ah— that was the irony of the situation! In his dreams he saw her again; she, with her jet black hair and the eyes that always questioned. It seemed hardly possible now, but for months he had known the joy of living in the same house with her, had breathed the, same air as she. Oh, to live it all over again! To come home at night and find her there! The end had not come without waroing. He had felt it coming for weeks. Many nights he had walked the floor until gray dawn, and as he walked she was constantly in his thoughts. But she had sent him away. That was the night the lips questioned and he could not speak. To-night she haunted him. A mad longing seized him, a wild desire to take her in his arms and crush her—crush her—until those lips were still. Her fatal words clung in his memory, words suggestive of that forceful personality. ‘‘When will you pay for that room? The rent is six weeks overdue.” Mary A. Welch Conscrentious Cop—What’s th’ idea, shootin’ off a gun on a hospital street? I gotta good mind ’ run ya in! Pur—Well, short skirts give a dog a chance to sce where he’s going, any- way! Unfortunate Individuals T= lawyer who, after a hard day’s work in court, has to argue with his wife when he gets home. The milkman whose alarm clock gocs off on his morning off. The letter carrier who forgets to mail his wife’s letters. The vegetarian whose automobile runs over a chicken on a lonely road. The imbecile who never listens to what anybody says and who talks to himself, and doesn’t even listen then. The merry-go-round owner whose wife complains when he goes around with strange women. R. C. O’Brien ev’ UG Be Sic transit mundi Our friend Pat McGinnish. He drank some shellac ‘And that was his finish. comicbooks.com —_ —4—