Judge, 1925-09-05 · page 8 of 36
Judge — September 5, 1925 — page 8: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page contains two cartoons and a humorous travel essay about Sweden by Robert Cyril O'Brien. **Top cartoon ("Cavewife")**: A domestic scene where a woman tells her husband to go hunting, saying she only needs "about half a yard" of animal skin—a joke about women's modest clothing needs versus men's exaggerated hunting efforts. **Travel essay**: O'Brien satirizes Swedish culture through absurdist humor: a man's match-filled pockets ignite like a firecracker; Lakes Werner and Wetter are distinguished only by the author being wetter at Werner because it rained there; Swedish men are suited to American furnace work due to cold climate familiarity. The humor relies on circular logic and non-sequiturs rather than political commentary. **Bottom cartoon ("Hunter")**: Shows a hunter being attacked or chased by game, reversing expected power dynamics—likely commenting on hunting mishaps or hubris. The page exemplifies Judge's lighthearted satirical style, mixing visual gags with absurdist travel writing rather than pointed political critique.
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Little Travels Matchless Sweden cr was in Sweden that the practice of playing cards for matches was iaugurated. We played poker to kill time, and, as our train neared Stockholm, one of our party quit a winner. His pockets fairly bulged with matches. “Ay tank Ay bane lucky feller,” he said. Just then somebody dropped a lighted cigar into one of his pockets and he went off like a firecracker, Cavewire—Go ahead, John. Two of the most important bodies of water in Sweden are Lakes Werner and Wetter. We tried ‘em both. We found Werner wetter. We do not say this just to slight Lake Wetter; it is a very beautiful body of water and as wet asthey.come. Butit’sno wetter. Werner seemed wetter than Wetter to us because we were wetter while at Werner than we were at Wetter because it was raining while we were at Werner. The chief exports of Sweden are lumber, wood pulp and apartment I'm not asking for the whole skin—I only need about half a yard. house. superintendents. Because of the cold climate most men of Sweden are familiar with furnaces and con- sequently they are eminently suited to’the work they pursue when they arrive in the United States. Swedish men always remove their hats upon entering a store or build- ing. They never remain seated while ladies stand. There are no subways in Sweden. Next: Cities and Hamlets of Den- mark, Robert Cyril O’Brien comicbooks.com